Young adults who are involved in the juvenile or criminal justice systems are disproportionately low-income, Black and Brown, having a disability and/or unmet mental health needs. In Allegheny County, Black youth are six times more likely to be detained than their white counterparts, and Black girls are 10 times as likely than white girls to be referred to the juvenile justice system. Prevention, early intervention and pre-arrest diversion approaches must be adopted to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline.
The priorities for our youth justice grantmaking are the result of local community-guided research and the Foundation’s on-going collaboration with community, nonprofit leaders and Allegheny County providers that serve youth impacted by the justice system. Specifically, we are interested in supporting intervention and prevention activities that:
- Support youth who have any involvement with the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
- Prevent and address disproportionate system-involvement of Black and Brown youth.
- Support prevention and pre-arrest diversion initiatives.
- Improve staff knowledge and skill related to best practices in intersectionality, trauma, conflict resolution and mediation skills.
- Address a youth justice issue of emergent priority that prevents youth involvement with the criminal justice system.
| GRANT CYCLE | APPLICATION DEADLINES |
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| Spring grant cycle | Feb. 26, 2024 by 5 p.m. (for funding decision by June 6.) |
| Fall grant cycle | July 11, 2024 by 5 p.m. (for funding decision by Oct 30.) |
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CONTACT:
Michael Yonas, DrPH Vice President for Community Partnerships and Learning yonasm [at] pghfdn.org |
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