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Report calls for youth voices in juvenile justice reform
An eight-month study by The Pittsburgh Foundation has found that youth involved with the Allegheny County juvenile justice system could play a much greater role in shaping prevention and diversion programs.
Report finds youth want a voice In shaping juvenile justice policies
Youth need more of a say in shaping the juvenile justice system they're a part of, according to a report released Monday by the Pittsburgh Foundation. Lead researcher and senior program officer Michael Yonas said that even though they have first-hand knowledge of the system, youth voices are not taken into account.
Study calls for giving youth a voice in juvenile justice reform
Juvenile justice reform efforts should more directly engage youth who have had first-hand experience of the juvenile justice system and whose experience could help shape more effective prevention and diversion programs, a report from the Pittsburgh Foundation argues.
Youth give a voice to Pittsburgh Foundation study on juvenile justice, poverty
Research abounds on the vast numbers of children and teens who land in the juvenile justice system. But for a new project on how to assist vulnerable youth who are caught up in crime, the Pittsburgh Foundation decided to go beyond statistics.
What juveniles said about how they landed in the justice system
Youth participants in the 100 Percent Pittsburgh study on the juvenile justice system were asked about circumstances that led them to get into trouble. Here are some of their comments.
Many college scholarships go unused
Every year, thousands of dollars in scholarship money meant for incoming college students go unused. That baffles school counselors and scholarship providers.
August Wilson Center seeking executive director
The August Wilson Center for African American Culture is searching for the first executive director to run the Downtown Pittsburgh nonprofit property since it thwarted foreclosure more than two years ago.
August Wilson Center seeking new executive director
The August Wilson Center is looking for a leader. An online job posting recently went live for an executive director of the African American Cultural Center, the group that owns and operates the August Wilson Center.
Jasmine Hearn premieres blue, sable and burning
A main reason people are drawn to works of art is the chance to see themselves reflected in them. So it was for dancer/choreographer Jasmine Hearn, whose blue, sable, and burning took inspiration from a few other artists’ works. The 40-minute piece, funded by The Pittsburgh Foundation, grew out of Hearn’s solo work CINDER, which was made while she was an artist-in-residence at Dance Source Houston’s The BARN.
In honoring MLK Day, leaders hopeful for more 'inclusive' Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania must work harder at attracting immigrants and improving the quality of life for all residents — particularly low-income people of all colors and ethnic minorities — to fuel the region's economic growth, public officials said Monday during a celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. inside the August Wilson Center for African American Culture in Downtown Pittsburgh. (The Foundation's Maxwell King and the Heinz Endowments' Grant Oliphant quoted.)