Justice Innovation, Inc. received a $1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement the Justice Scholars Network at the Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The project aims to build capacity to prevent and reduce school violence through staff training in violence prevention, youth court, peer mediation, and...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Justice Innovation Inc. d/b/a Center for Justice Innovation to implement the Youth Justice Equity Program (YJEP) in New Rochelle, New York. The YJEP will serve 30-60 high school youth, ages 14-17, who have been impacted by community violence and/or are at risk of school violence. The program aims to 1) enhance partnerships between the school system and...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $811,316 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence program to Fordham University's Graduate School of Education. Over a 36-month period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, the project will serve 480 participants, including 240 K-12 students and 240 school personnel across three high-need school districts in New York City. The interventions will focus on mental health strategies, evidence-based techniques for improving school climate and...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $400,000 to the Center for Community Justice Incorporated through the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to expand a restorative justice in education liaison program in partnership with Elkhart Community Schools. The three-year cooperative agreement aims to prevent school violence by providing direct restorative services and training school staff in Elkhart, Indiana on...
This Project Grant award, totaling $999,681, was provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839). The purpose of the project is to implement trauma-informed approaches and community violence intervention strategies in five middle and high schools in New Orleans, Louisiana that have been historically underserved and disproportionately impacted by violence. Key activities include training school personnel, educating students and parents on...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $999,066 Project Grant to Adams County School District 14 in Commerce City, Colorado under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund the Promoting Restorative Justice in School Classrooms (PRJSC) project. Key elements of the project include: Expanding re-focus spaces for students with cognitive and behavioral issues, offering teacher/staff training on restorative...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded $1,000,000 to P2L Pathways To Leadership, Inc. under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) on September 1, 2022 for a cooperative agreement ending September 30, 2025. Under this award, P2L Pathways To Leadership will implement the PREP (Peace, Respect, Equity and Purpose) project in partnership with three New York City Department of Education Title I schools...
The Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council (SJJC), a non-profit organization, received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund a program to assist in reducing school violence and its related impacts on the youth and families in South Suburban Cook County, a historically underserved, majority-minority community. The program will implement several evidence-based strategies, including...
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to the Moses-Weitzman Health System, Inc. for the "Heal Our Youth" program. This 3-year intervention combines restorative justice and mindfulness training to prevent community violence among high-risk youth in Brooklyn and the Bronx, New York. The program engages community members to train youth in underserved communities...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Program grant to Collaborative Solutions for Communities (CSC), a non-profit organization in Washington, DC. The 3-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) will provide a comprehensive range of school safety services, including training for school personnel and students, violence intervention strategies, and educational curricula focused on trauma awareness, socio-emotional development, and healthy behaviors. Key...