Our Mission:

To create better lives for generations of children and youth by reforming the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

Our Approach:

By convening and partnering with parents, advocates, service providers and policymakers, CCYJ develops and advances innovative approaches to systemic change to support kids, stabilize families, and strengthen communities. We work to achieve research-based, data-driven, tangible outcomes for generations of youth.

Our work Is…

Youth-centered: We respond to the urgent and critical needs articulated by our state’s most vulnerable youth, including their voices in our research, data collection, and project design.
Collaborative: We bring together all stakeholders, including families and youth, to plan and implement our reform efforts.
Data-driven: We research best and promising practices to inform our work.
Innovative: We seek fresh ideas and interventions, conduct research, test pilot projects, and advocate for new policies that make change possible.