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Council of State Governments
Grants to Council of State Governments
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$150,000Active Strategy
2012 (Duration 1 year)
Juvenile Justice
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — The Council of State Governments Justice Center) is a national, non-profit organization that serves policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels from all branches of government. The Center will use the grant to develop a strategic plan for using Models for Change policy and practice innovations to help states and counties divert youth in trouble with the law away from juvenile courts and corrections toward developmentally appropriate community-based sanctions and services.
The MacArthur Foundation awarded Council of State Governments $150,000 between 2010 and 2013.
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