Justice Education Project
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Children & Youth
- Education & Literacy
- Justice & Legal
- Politics
Location
2000 14th St NW Suite 104 #73116, WashingWashington, DC 20009 United States
Organization Information
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide resources and education about the issues that exist within the criminal justice system. We aim to educate, empower, and encourage our viewers to take action and create change by utilizing digestible social media posts, personal interviews, and collaboration with similar organizations.
Description
The Justice Education Project is the very first national youth-led and youth-focused criminal justice nonprofit in the United States. Our goal is to empower Generation Z to advocate against the unjust policies and inequities in the US criminal justice system. We provide resources, activism tools, and opportunities to directly help current and formerly incarcerated people (especially women and children).
We have 19 chapters across the country
We have had over 17 webinars: including with Senator Jason Pizzo, Manhattan Supreme Court, ACLU, Innocence Project
Donated 15,000 menstrual hygiene products in menstrual hygiene drive
Published Teen Vogue Article about our book: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/justice-education-project-book