The California Association of Youth Courts brings young people from California youth courts together to exchange information, share best practices, and participate in educational activities designed to promote students' interest in seeking careers within the justice system. The Association incorporated as a non-profit in 2008 and prides itself on being one of the fastest growing youth court associations in the nation.
Youth are empowered with trial by jury of their peers. Kids hand down real life consequences to their peers. The recidivism rate is less than 7% compared to adult offenders' recidivism of 70%.
The California Association of Youth Courts strives to advance principles of justice through innovative youth practices and promotes positive youth development and justice through accountability and education:
1. Educates youth to become informed future jurors
2. Saves lives by transforming the school-to-prison pipeline into stairways to success
3. Promotes adherence to our constitutional principles
4. Promotes experiential learning, community development, and civic education
California Association of Youth Courts seeks to establish stable funding resources to support the activities of local youth court programs throughout our state whose goals are to address the school to prison pipeline, provide educational materials, and support to Keep Kids in School using restorative justice principles and in producing informed jurors for the future.
California Association of Youth Courts is an entirely volunteer organization. The Board of Directors seeks to provide financial support to the eight Youth Advisory Board members as they travel to meetings and conferences as well as make presentations in their local communities on the benefits of youth courts. Youth court programs face constant turnover of volunteers as youth move through the school system, thus are challenged by the need of continuous training efforts.
The California Association of Youth Courts seeks to build a broad-based board with resources to implement its vision and mission. Training for the Youth Board members is critical to developing leadership skills that allow these youth to take leadership roles in their communities.
The California Association of Youth Courts seeks to establish and expand a social media presence creating and sustaining state-of-the-art electronic media platforms which appeal to all youth throughout our state.
California Association of Youth Courts seeks to identify new and innovative sources of sustainable funding.
Organization name
California Association of Youth Courts
other names
CAYC
Tax id (EIN)
26-3678335
Mission Category
Youth Development
Organization Need
Funding: Program, Funding: Unrestricted, Board Members, Technology, Funding: Other
Address
671 Newcastle Rd. Ste. 9