Bipartisan Bill Reintroduced to Address the Needs of Dual Status Youth

CONNECT Act Reintroduced
Important Legislation Reintroduced During National Foster Care Month
On May 14, U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Michigan) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced bipartisan legislation known as the CONNECT (Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams) Act. This important legislation (S.1465) will assist states in addressing the unique challenges of youth who are involved with both … Continued

FOSTER – A New Documentary from HBO

HBO’s New Documentary premieres on May 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
“You can’t always write the beginning to your story, but you can definitely write the end.”
From Oscar™-winning filmmakers Deborah Oppenheimer and Mark Jonathan Harris, FOSTER takes an unprecedented look at an often-misunderstood world and upends some of the most enduring myths about foster care … Continued

Ongoing Partnership with CWLA

Special Training Institute at CWLA National Conference
On April 12, the RFK National Resource Center facilitated a Special Training Institute session, entitled Proven Effective Methods and Practices that Create Futures of Opportunity for Youth Involved in both Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems, as part of the CWLA National Conference in Washington, DC. This dynamic … Continued

Now Available – Printer Friendly Version of Probation Resource

Access the Printer Friendly Version of the Probation System Review Guidebook, 3rd Edition
We are pleased to announce the availability a printer-friendly version of our new Probation System Review Guidebook, 3rd Edition. This resource was developed to support the transformation of probation and juvenile justice policy and practice in your jurisdiction. The Guidebook features the seminal … Continued

Now Available – Probation System Review Guidebook, 3rd Edition

The Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice is excited to announce the release of its Probation System Review Guidebook, 3rd Edition to support the transformation of probation and juvenile justice policy and practice in your jurisdiction. This new release features the seminal framework that we have used in partnership with twenty-five … Continued