V4JJ CONFERENCE 2024
the 3rd annual conference
This conference offers participants of all backgrounds a rare opportunity to stand at the intersection of community and scholarship to imagine and begin realizing a more fair and equitable juvenile justice system.
when?
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 2024
9:00AM-4:30PM
Where?
Location: Community College of Allegheny (CCAC)
Foerster Student Service Center
808 Ridge Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15212
SCHEDULE
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9-9:30am Registration & Coffee in Auditorium
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​9:30am-10:45am Welcome & Keynote Speakers
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11:00am-12:15pm
+ ROUNDTABLE 1 Breaking Chains: Teens and professionals tackle generational trauma (Room 310)
+ ROUNDTABLE 2 Experiencing Homelessness: Understanding the Intersections for Justice-Involved Youth (Room 312)
+ ROUNDTABLE 3 Youth employment: Challenges & opportunities (Room 313)
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12:30pm-1:45pm LUNCH BY CAFE MOMENTUM (Cafeteria)
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1:00pm-4:00pm ART EXPERIENCE (Outside)
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1:45pm-3:00pm
+ ART WORKSHOP Telling Our stories: Art as social advocacy (Room 310)
+ LEGISLATIVE ACTION WORKSHOP Be the Change: Legislative Updates and Letter-Writing Action Workshop for Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) Youth (Room 312)
+ ART WORKSHOP Painting with a purpose (Room 313)
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3:15pm-4:30pm
+ ROUNDTABLE 4 Interventions: Pre-Diversion and Diversion Programs to Support Youth (Room 310)​
+ ROUNDTABLE 5 Another App? How One App Has Changed Service Delivery to Youth In Need (Room 312)
+ ROUNDTABLE 6 Narcan and harm reduction (Room 313)
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COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
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