After a year of strategic partnership building incl Georgetown Juvenile Justice Initiative @OSSE Children's Law Center Mikva Challenge Bainum Family Fdn the DCAAP launches "Prescription for the District," #Rx4DC, taking a proactive stance on preventing violence in DC's youth. Thank you to all who have participated.

Thank you, Thank you! 36 donors showed up on Giving Day to support the JJC. We are so grateful for your support and are so close to our goal of 50 donors (in honor of our 50th anniversary). Can we get 14 more donors to help by the end of the day? hoyasgive.georgetown.edu/campaigns/juve…

DC spent $53.6 million in FY2023 to jail & incarcerate children. If "secure placement" means just YSC & New Beginnings, DC spent ~$930 per bed/night. Imagine if we were willing to spend that money directly on our youth & families instead. It would be life-changing.

📢New report! Check out our Crossover Youth Audit, out today, which provides recommendations for how the District government can better meet the needs of these vulnerable young people. buff.ly/4bYagkz

Today, I’m testifying in opposition to Titles I-III of the Utilizing Partnerships and Local Interventions for Truancy and Safety Amendment Act of 2024. Full statement below:

Happy #TheFestivalDC🧡! Join our live stream on YouTube, Facebook, and X (Twitter) at 11am for Day of Awareness and Prevention. Let's spread prevention on #GunViolenceAwarenessDay! #WeArePrevention

End Gun Violence Citywide Conference + Festival 2024 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Check out what our alumni had to say about coming back to campus for the Juvenile Justice Clinic's 50th Anniversary celebration: instagram.com/reel/C76vpQcxk…

A must read.

ICYMI: Please read this story by @AlexKomaWCP about the federal agency that supervises 75% of kids in DC’s delinquency system. DC should have control over this important function. #DCHomeRule #HandsOffDC #DCStatehood washingtoncitypaper.com/article/744450…

Words cannot describe how humbled & honored I am to be transitioning into my new role as an Associate Professor at Georgetown Law this academic year. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue teaching & learning in a place that feels like home. law.georgetown.edu/news/seven-sch…

Great evening at Busboys and Poets watching Kristin Henning moderate an amazing discussion with Premal Dharia & James Forman, Jr. about their new book - Dismantling Mass Incarceration. Link: us.macmillan.com/books/97803746…

Today, WIN and DC residents gather in Ward 8 for a Public Safety Conference featuring speakers Eduardo Ferrer, Julia Irving, Tyrone Parker, Herbert Robinson, Lauren Haggerty and more. #WINDC #PublicSafety

Having affordable and livable homes that’s public safety. Having clean air is public safety, says Lauren Haggerty. #publicsafety #windc

‘Prevention starts with love. Prevention with caring enough to do something. —Reach out to our office and allow those with a spiritual gifting to stabilize to help do something. ‘ said Julia Irving, Deputy Director ONSE,

Such a great night honoring Black Swan Academy's 10th anniversary! We cannot wait to see what the next 10 years of youth-led advocacy achieves.

Calling all Youth Defenders! Applications for the 2025 YDAP Summer Academy are due in one month on 1/14/25! Get more information and apply at bit.ly/YDAPSA2025

Violent crime in DC has been steadily trending down for decades and fell to a multi-generational low in 2024. Every single article covering whatever the administration does this week should mention that fact and highlight the data.

As Trump stokes fears over crime in D.C., @eduardoRferrer reminds us: "It is critical that we address the perception that the city’s crime is spiraling out of control – because the data tells a different story." 51st.news/opinion-trump-…

Trump's new executive order wants to make D.C. "safe and beautiful." But as Eduardo Ferrer outlined in an op-ed last week, D.C. is the safest it's been in decades. Keeping it that way, he argues, requires community-first programs, not punitive policies. 51st.news/opinion-trump-…