Children of incarcerated offenders
OJJDP FY24 Family-Based Alternative Justice Program
Strengthening and Maintaining Family Connections: Best Practices for Child-Friendly Video Visiting
OJJDP Is Taking Action To Achieve an Equitable Juvenile Justice System
By Chyrl Jones, Acting OJJDP Administrator
When President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month, he noted that far too many young people have been "sidelined by unnecessary encounters with the justice system." Citing the adverse effects of system involvement, the President called for a national shift from incarceration to prevention.
National Youth Justice Action Month supports intervention and prevention strategies...
The STARS Multi-state Peer Mentoring Partnership
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation - Badges for Baseball Program
2020 National PAL Mentoring Initiative
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP has announced the following fiscal year 2020 funding opportunities:
- Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS): All applications are due by February 25, 2020.
(Open to federally recognized Tribes and Tribal consortia.)- CTAS Category 8: Juvenile Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts
- CTAS Category 9: Tribal Youth Program
- Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children: All applications are due...
OJJDP FY 2020 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children
This program will provide funding to support states and units of local government to develop programs within detention or correctional facilities to respond to the needs of incarcerated parents who have children younger than age 18. This program supports activities that foster positive family engagement between incarcerated parents and their children within detention and correctional facilities, and implement programs and services that support the children...
Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Synthesis of Research and Input from the Listening Session Held by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the White House Domestic Policy Council and Office of Public Engagement
2019 National PAL Mentoring Initiative
Mentoring at Boys & Girls Clubs
The Red Expansion Project
Families Supporting Reentry: A 2-GEN Approach (FSR)
Keeping Family Connections Project
The Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP)
Badges For Baseball - A Youth Mentoring Program
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Reducing Risk Increasing Pro-Social Skills through BBBS Youth Mentoring
Department of Justice Awards More Than $74.5 Million To Reduce Recidivism
On April 25, 2019, the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs awarded more than $74.5 million in grants to reduce recidivism among adults and youth after confinement. OJJDP, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the National Institute of Justice awarded grants to state, local, and tribal jurisdictions, research institutions, and organizations to support reentry. OJJDP awarded $14.2 million to support reentry for detained juveniles...
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP has announced the following fiscal year 2019 funding opportunities:
- Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children
Applications are due by April 15, 2019. - Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative
Applications are due by April 22, 2019. - VOCA Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Prosecutors
Applications are due by April 22, 2019. - Juvenile Justice Emergency Planning and Demonstration Program...
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP has announced the following fiscal year 2019 funding opportunities:
- Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children. Applications are due by April 15, 2019.
- Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative. Applications are due by April 22, 2019.
- VOCA Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Prosecutors. Applications are due by April 22, 2019.
Resources:
- Visit the funding...