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Mentoring

OJJDP FY 2022 Multistate Mentoring Programs Initiative

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This program supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk or high risk for juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement.

OJJDP FY 2022 National Mentoring Resource Center

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The overall goal of this program is to operate OJJDP’s National Mentoring Resource Center and enhance the capacity of mentoring organizations to develop, implement, and expand effective mentoring practices across the nation.

OJJDP FY 2022 National Mentoring Programs

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This solicitation provides funding for applicant organizations to enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth that are at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice systems involvement.

January is National Mentoring Month

President Biden proclaimed January as National Mentoring Month, a nationwide observance honoring mentors and encouraging communities to engage in mentoring activities to ensure positive outcomes for youth.

OJJDP News @ a Glance January/February 2022

This issue’s Message from the Acting Administrator reviews OJJDP’s achievements from 2021, including launching the Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Bullying Initiative. The top story highlights the Office’s nearly $344 million in fiscal year 2021 discretionary awards, which fund mentoring programs, children’s advocacy centers, missing and exploited children’s programs, anti-gang programs, drug treatment courts, and other initiatives.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2021

This issue's Message from the Acting Administrator and top story recognize National Native American Heritage Month and highlight OJJDP's efforts to better serve Tribal youth. Additional stories feature a college freshman who serves as a youth advisor to the National Mentoring Resource Center and OJJDP's National Training Conference for state officials. 

OJJDP Is Taking Action To Achieve an Equitable Juvenile Justice System

By Chyrl Jones, Acting OJJDP Administrator

When President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month, he noted that far too many young people have been "sidelined by unnecessary encounters with the justice system." Citing the adverse effects of system involvement, the President called for a national shift from incarceration to prevention.

National Youth Justice Action Month supports intervention and prevention strategies...