Collective Action for Youth

Creating communities where all youth can thrive.

[Collective Action for Youth @CA4YHTX]

A7: We can do a better job of uplifting and prioritizing youth in our youth justice work by not only allowing youth to have a voice to advocate but also helping them get in positions to be changemakers and take action toward the things that impact them the most.
#YJAM2023

[Texas Center for Justice and Equity @TexasCJE]

Q7: How can organizations and advocates do a better job of uplifting and prioritizing youth and impacted voices in their youth justice work? #YJAM2023 #FinishThe5 #Ft5TownHall

[Collective Action for Youth @CA4YHTX]

A5: Stronger communities, an abundance of accessible resources, active wrap-around services in schools, and funding for organizations and community establishments that serve youth on a consistent, emergency, and as-needed basis.
#YJAM2023 #FinishThe5 #Ft5TownHal

[Texas Center for Justice and Equity @TexasCJE]

Q5: Imagine a future where youth incarceration doesn’t exist. What does that world look like? What is in place to help kids thrive? #YJAM2023 #FinishThe5 #Ft5TownHall

[Collective Action for Youth @CA4YHTX]

A3: (1) educate parents and young people ab the pipeline. Knowledge is power. (2) advocate against decisions being made to place more tactics in schools that lead to incarceration. (3) build communities that protect youth if they fall victim to the pipeline. #FinishThe5

[Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS) @TNOYS]

A3: 1/2 The number one thing TNOYS hears from young people is they wish that school had taught them about mental health, what it is, how to take care of their own mental health. Most tell us they wish schools had more mental health resources. #YJAM2023 #Ft5TownHall

[Collective Action for Youth @CA4YHTX]

Some alternatives to incarceration for children could be care facilities with REAL rehabilitation methods that address intellectual, emotional, and behavioral barriers. We believe in care over confinement and that does not involve shackles or cages.
#YJAM2023 #FinishThe5

[Texas Center for Justice and Equity @TexasCJE]

Q2: Research has found that youth incarceration is harmful to kids and ineffective at increasing public safety. What are some alternatives to incarceration for children? #YJAM2023 #FinishThe5 #Ft5TownHall

[Collective Action for Youth @CA4YHTX]

A1: To us, youth justice means creating communities and opportunities where ALL youth can thrive regardless of their background or circumstance.

[Texas Center for Justice and Equity @TexasCJE]

Q1: The theme of this year’s Youth Justice Action Month is “justice is…”

What does youth justice mean to you? #YJAM2023 #FinishThe5 #Ft5TownHall

[Collective Action for Youth @CA4YHTX]

Our Youth Board presented their cultural competency training to funders of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program! We believe in creating communities where all youth can thrive and to do that we must ensure that those working with youth are equipped with ALL the tools!

[Texas Center for Justice and Equity @TexasCJE]

We're hearing now from people incarcerated as kids, about how being separated from their families and punished without rehabilitation hurt them.

https://t.co/utrvp4AUo4 #txlege #FinishThe5

[Collective Action for Youth @CA4YHTX]

Courageous activist, Jernard Brown took a stand on behalf of CA4Y to support the filing of HB 4356, which will close the state's 5 remaining child prisons, replace the Texas Juvenile Justice Department with the Office of Youth Safety and Rehabilitation #finishthefive

[Texas Center for Justice and Equity @TexasCJE]

“There are only five that remain,” said Alycia Castillo, director of policy and advocacy at @TexasCJE. “And I think we have the folks that we need to figure out how we can bring us down to zero youth prisons in Texas.” #FinishThe5 #txlege

https://t.co/yaNptev6yu

[Hon. Jarvis Johnson @jarvisjohnsontx]

Child prisons are immoral, inhumane, and ineffective.

I'm proud to join my colleague @jamestalarico and these courageous activists to announce the filing of HB 4356, which closes Texas' 5 remaining youth prisons and creates a new system of rehabilitation, not punishment. #txlege

[Texas Center for Justice and Equity @TexasCJE]

The #FinishThe5 Coalition will be at the Texas Capitol on Thursday for a legislative announcement! Join us if you can, and stay tuned for more 👀