Grantee Profile
Northwestern University Children and Family Justice Center
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Grants to Northwestern University Children and Family Justice Center
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$395,000Active Strategy
2012 (Duration 1 year)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Created with Foundation support in 1992, the Children and Family Justice Center, part of Northwestern University School of Law's Bluhm Legal Clinic, undertakes significant work in legal education, public policy, and justice reform. Under Illinois Models for Change, the Center coordinates system reform efforts to improve access to counsel and the quality of representation for juvenile justice-involved youth. It will use this grant to improve juvenile defender services statewide by maintaining the Illinois Juvenile Defender Resource Center and Network; pursue post-dispositional advocacy and policy reform; and develop materials and training to help youth and their families know their rights and responsibilities.
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$230,000Active Strategy
2010 (Inactive Grant)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To coordinate Illinois' work on juvenile indigent defense and participation in the Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network as a part of Illinois Models for Change.
The MacArthur Foundation awarded Northwestern University Children and Family Justice Center $625,000 between 2009 and 2012.