The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) supports Second Chance Month 2022. This observance helps individuals, communities, and agencies across the country recognize the importance of reentry and their role in supporting the safe and successful reentry of adults and youth.
BJA's National Reentry Resource Center, with OJJDP support, is hosting a website that offers a variety of reentry resources. The website provides a reentry calendar and access to webinars, podcast, and live learning events. It also include resources specifically for the justice field and Second Chance Act grantees.
Resources offered cover a range of topics essential to successful reentry, including reentry basics, education, employment, housing, behavioral health, youth and young adults, family engagement and community engagement, and evaluation and sustainability. Register Now!
"For so many young people, a second chance is the first step toward a brighter future."
Acting Administrator Chyrl Jones
Read the blog post: OJJDP Second Chance Funds Support Peer-to-Peer Learning
OJJDP is hosting the following youth-focused reentry webinars:
OJJDP Resources:
- Expunging Juvenile Records: Misconceptions, Collateral Consequences, and Emerging Practices
- In Focus Fact Sheet: Juvenile Reentry
- Juvenile Reentry and Community Supervision
View Juvenile Reentry Webinars:
This toolkit for youth in juvenile corrections and treatment programs is intended to assist them in preparing for reentry and success in the community.
OJJDP Observes Second Chance Month
April is Second Chance Month. Acting Administrator Chyrl Jones highlights some of OJJDP's reentry work to help young people.