Grantee Profile
John Howard Association
Grants to John Howard Association
-
$150,000Active Strategy
2011 (Inactive Grant)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — The John Howard Association, which provides citizen oversight of Illinois' adult and juvenile correctional facilities, will use this grant to track and monitor the implementation of reforms in the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice as part of Illinois Models for Change and its transformation from a punitive adult correctional model to a rehabilitative agency that adheres to the basic tenets of juvenile justice and child welfare. It also will continue to publish reports on all the Department's facilities; pilot an ombudsman program to address youth and family grievances; and continue its Juvenile Justice Hotline.
-
$84,000Active Strategy
2010 (Inactive Grant)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To track and monitor the progress of implementing reforms in the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice as part of Illinois Models for Change.
The MacArthur Foundation awarded John Howard Association $234,000 between 2009 and 2012.