THE IMPORTANCE OF A CHILD’S ROOTS Citlali* and Kabil* are the parents to Nicte*. Nicte is a 17 year old boy from the Rarámuri indigenous group located in Chihuahua State in Mexico. Nicte was detained three years ago and placed in the Chihuahua City Detention Center. He does not speak Spanish. He is part of […]
And the Sullivan Ballou award goes to
It fills us with great pride to know that young people supported by JJAI are also being recognized by other organizations. This time, the Sullivan Ballou Fund awarded Gabriela*, a previously incarcerated youth, a scholarship to complete her law degree. As a lawyer, Gabriela will help young people who were in the same situation she […]
New project launch in Durango
As part of the preparations for piloting JJAI’s Re-entry Services Project in September, we held a two-session roundtable with the State’s Juvenile Justice Authorities and a multidisciplinary team, to adjust the tools of this project to the specific needs of the region. We will also hold focus groups with children and their families to detect […]
Supporting children in detention in Mexico City
We delivered 5 care packages full of shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste and female hygiene products to girls from the Centro Especializado para Mujeres Adolescentes detention center. We also delivered sports equipment to four male detention centers to help children stay active and healthy while in confinement. Additionally, the Mexico City Detention Center Evaluation Project, which […]
A successful celebration
During our 2022 Annual Celebration I STAND WITH THEM, our team felt renewed as they met with dozens of friends and allies of the children in conflict with the law who joined our main fundraiser of the year. They helped us raise $24,000 dollars surpassing our goal and providing a foundation for our work in […]
Monthly Newsletter September 2022
A SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION! During our 2022 Annual Celebration I STAND WITH THEM, our team felt renewed as they met with dozens of friends and allies the children in conflict with the law who joined our main fundraiser of the year. They helped us raise $24,000 dollars surpassing ogoal and providing a foundation for our work […]
Improving the lives of children
Part of a successful reintegration is to provide new opportunities for the children who finish their time in the juvenile justice system, which is why Juvenile Justice Advocates International continuously supports the children with workshop materials. At the CEMEPA detention center in Mexico City the baking workshop is in full swing with more children participating […]
The piloting of our re-entry services project takes off in Durango
As part of the preparations for the piloting of the Services for Youth in Release Model and the Re-entry Services Project, we held a focus group with parents of the children who are interned at the CERTMI detention center in Durango. On Sunday, August 21, the consulting psychologist of JJAI, carried out a workshop with […]
USAID visit in Chihuahua
The Program for the Prevention and Reduction of Violence (PREVI) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with whom we are collaborating for the Re-entry Services Project, visited us in Chihuahua and congratulated us for the work that was done in the region. This project has been successfully implemented thanks to JJAI’s commitment […]
Families Healing
Planning a visit to a detention center is often a difficult task for the parents of children in conflict with the law. Many of them come from poor communities that are very far from where the detention centers are located. Affording a trip to the detention center is not something they can easily contemplate. On […]