2024 Mini-Grants Awarded
Congratulations to all our awardees!
The awards are in and we are happy to announce that 73 organizations representing 40 states have received grant funds to support JJDPA awareness and YJAM programming this fall!
Programs ranging from community resource and job fairs, JJDPA educational campaigns, art advocacy and mental health town halls, these programs will uplift the importance of the 50th anniversary and reauthorization of the JJDPA as well as promote actions for youth justice transformation across the country.
In honor and in celebration of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) 50th anniversary, and with support from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ), and National Youth Justice Network (NYJN) are administering 2024 JJDPA/YJAM mini-grants to increase public education and awareness about the JJDPA, preventing youth-legal system involvement, Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), and related activities across the nation. These funds are made available under OJJDP’s FY 2023 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Outreach and Education Subgrants Program.
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2024 YJAM Social Media Toolkit
Find easy-to-share sample posts and images in our social media toolkit. Don’t forget to use the hashtags: #YJAM, #YJAM2024, #youthareworthit to amplify your message!
YOUth ARE Worth It!
Youth Are Worth Investment - Why the JJDPA Matters. Youth justice leaders discuss the transformative power that the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act has had as a federal protection for young people in the legal system, and why it's crucial to reauthorize during this 50th year marking of the cornerstone legislation.
JJDPA 50th Anniversary/YJAM 2024 Events
Links to More Information
#YJAM 2024- YOUth ARE WORTH IT!
Informational Webinars to Learn More
Learn more about YJAM by attending one of our informational webinars.
2024 Mini-Grant Awardees
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#YJAM 2024: Send us your photos of your events
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