Center for Children’s Law and Policy
Center for Children’s Law and Policy
The Center for Children’s Law and Policy is an organization that believes strongly in alternatives to incarceration for young people. Their mission is to work toward a world where the response to justice involved youth is age appropriate, free of racial bias, and restorative in nature. Staff and volunteers understand the implications of processing young […]
National Juvenile Defender Center
National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) was established in 1997 in response to ongoing deprivations of youth rights in juvenile courts. Its mission is to promote justice for all children by ensuring excellence in youth defense. NJDC focuses on youth defense specialization through a lens of racial justice and examines state-based youth defense delivery systems. Youth […]
School Justice Project
School Justice Project is a legal advocacy organization that specializes in serving older students with special education needs in the justice system. Staff and attorneys believe strongly in ensuring that those with special needs have equitable access to justice in youth corrections courts. They protect the rights of their clients through direct representation, advocacy, policy […]
Open City Advocates
Open City Advocates is a community based organization that advocates for the rights and protections of young people in the justice system. Their mission is to address two major problems in the juvenile justice system by: offering adequate and passionate representation and mentoring to youth in the justice system, and advocate for systemic reform to […]
East of the River Clergy Police Community Partnership (ERCPCP)
East of the River Clergy Police Community Partnership is a collaborative organization dedicated to community improvement and reentry support. Their mission is to provide assistance to individuals and communities east of Anacostia River who require positive improvement through a combination of community services, school based support and programming centered on reintegration. The organization operates a […]
District of Columbia Department of Human Services: Transitional Housing for Individuals
The District of Columbia Department of Human Services offers a number of programs to support individuals in and around the Washington, DC community. Transitional Housing for Individuals is a program which provides emergency and temporary assistance to individuals facing housing emergencies, as well as those returning to the community after incarceration. Housing communities are designed […]
Coalition For The Homeless, Inc.
Coalition for the Homeless is a community based organization committed to ending homelessness in the Washington, DC metro area. Their mission is to assist at risk individuals and those who experience chronic homelessness transition from temporary housing to permanent, self-sufficient living. They offer three categories of housing programs: permanent supportive housing, temporary housing programs for […]
Safe Haven Outreach Ministry, Inc.
Safe Haven Outreach Ministry is a faith-based nonprofit organization committed to serving vulnerable members of the community. Their mission is to offer housing and human services to those without insurance, low income individuals, homeless and indigent adults who experience chemical dependence, and those experiencing mental health crisis. Staff and volunteers hope to improve the quality […]
Clean & Sober Streets
Clean and Sober Streets is a community based organization committed to providing treatment and residential services to individuals in need. The program offers long term residential and outpatient services to individuals who require treatment for drug and or alcohol dependence. Currently, these services are available to adult men and women in the greater Washington DC […]
DC Doors
DC Doors is a community based nonprofit deeply committed to addressing chronic homelessness in the Washington DC area. The organization originated with the Latino Transitional Housing Program, a program designed to address the transitional and permanent housing needs of the Latino community in Washington, DC. Since 2011, DC Doors became an independent organization in order […]