Upcoming Events
2026 Innovation Center for Youth Justice Research & Practice Symposium
Location: James Madison University, Taylor Hall (The Union), Harrisonburg, Virginia
Researchers, practitioners, system leaders, students and faculty, emerging leaders, and importantly - lived experts in the field of Youth Justice will gather to learn how Positive Youth Development is shaping the way the youth justice system interacts with the young people and families it affects.
Writers in Residence Chapbook Release Party
Location: Visible Voice Bookstore - 4601 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, Ohio
Join us for a night of workshopping, open-mic readings, and hear former residents' writing at Visible Voice bookstore's gorgeous new location!
Coming Full Circle
Location: WMHT Educational Telecommunications, 4 Global View, Troy, NY
Coming Full Circle is a microlearning series hosted by the New York State Youth Justice Institute (YJI) that brings diverse perspectives together for action-focused conversations. This upcoming session explores Youth Justice and Technology through four lenses — research, lived experience, policy, and practice — across three 45-minute panels, with food, refreshments, and dedicated networking time throughout the day.
DECODED: A YOUTH, BRAIN, AND JUSTICE EVENT
A live interactive neurolaw workshop from Mind on Trial where students examine a real ongoing case, vote on the outcome before and after learning the science, and then debate the biggest unresolved question in neurolaw right now.
TURNUP RI Planning Day
Location: Rhode Island for Community & Justice (RICJ), 271 N. Main St. Providence, RI
Brainstorm together and empower the youth to plan for a successful youth-led summit.
And Then What Foundation Hosting Philly Youth Basketball Foundation
Location: PhillyCam - 699 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, PA
And Then What Foundation will be hosting Philadelphia Youth Basketball Foundation as they share their experiences on the Looking Forward Radio/Television Show at PhillyCam on October 13, 2026 at 4:00PM. Staff and participants will join the Looking Forward Show and share how basketball can indeed changes lives and give youth structure, support, direction, and purpose.
Glendale Park Take Back
Location: 2210 Lion Ave North, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Building our Youth vs. Tearing them Down!
Girls Justice Day
Location: virtual
Girls’ Justice Day is a day to help raise awareness about the factors that fuel the criminalization of girls all across the country during Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM).
OUR EVENT, OUR VOICE
Location: Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 N Main St, Fairfield, Iowa
Friday, October 23, 2026, the District 8 Youth Justice Planning Team will host a youth-led Youth Justice Action Month event at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center.
The event brings young people together with schools, courts, foster care partners, law enforcement, businesses, service providers, families, and community organizations.
Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Housing Voucher Information Session- Webinar
Location: Virtual
Join this session to learn how juvenile justice leaders and providers can play an active role in connecting youth to Foster Youth Independence Vouchers and other supports. Hear from communities about points of opportunity to better serve youth at the intersection of juvenile justice, child welfare, and housing instability.
Tow Youth Justice Institute Career Summit
Location: West Haven, Connecticut
Tow Youth Justice Institute Career Summit - Your path to impact and connections.
Beyond the Gate
Beyond the Gate is a celebration, extraction, exploration and elevation of the lives, gifts, and voices of the young men who are at the intersection of their lives and who get to rewrite their narratives in being a cornerstone in our community.