LINKS MENTORING

Today, Links Mentoring is made possible through a Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative grant. Indiana joined Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative in 2006. JDAI is a bipartisan effort with public, private and community partnership for juvenile justice system improvement. The initiative focuses on the reallocation of public resources from mass incarceration toward investment in youth, families, and communities. This reinvestment provides an opportunity for lasting improvement to public safety. For over 25 years, JDAI has proven that the juvenile justice system's dual goals of promoting positive youth development and enhancing public safety are not in conflict and can be greatly strengthened by eliminating the unnecessary or inappropriate use of secure detention... Determined to make a difference, organization leaders partnered with the Indiana Youth Institute to establish program guidelines, recruitment strategies and mentor training..

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