Stable employment helps build a solid foundation for youth as they enter adulthood. Some youth involved in the justice system—especially for serious offenses—may face increased barriers to finding and securing employment. This blogpost features…

This article outlines lessons learned from a study that looked at workforce development programs serving 16 to 24-year-olds that were convicted, adjudicated of, or charged with serious crimes in the juvenile or criminal justice system. Insights…

Supportive services are one of 14 program elements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth program that enable individuals to participate in WIOA activities. This second set of resources on providing supportive services to…

This blogpost highlights a new partnership between the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Chief Probation Officers of California that supports strategies to change juvenile probation in California. The partnership is exploring how county-level…

This collection of Annie E. Casey Foundation-funded resources, which includes blogposts, videos, reports, guidebooks, tools, and tip sheets, offers different models and collaborations to transform the juvenile justice system. Material topics…

This blogpost explains how juvenile diversion programs can be used as an alternative to the juvenile justice system. The blogpost notes the effectiveness of diversion programs and how commonly these programs are implemented in lieu of…

This practice guide illustrates case management practices that are appropriate and effective for promoting youth well-being and provides methods for helping youth on probation understand and take responsibility for their actions. The guide…

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation brief identifies current and past research and evaluation studies that assess program interventions targeting justice-involved, incarcerated, and formerly incarcerated parents and youth.

This article, published in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, describes programs designed to provide employment support to fathers who are in the criminal justice system. The T.O.R.I. Program and RIDGE Project are described in detail in…

This Web resource provides a wide range of resources on homelessness prevention for prisoners that include publications, best practices and programs, and policy and legislation briefs. One of the featured programs is entitled Polk County…