Please Join. JUSTGeorgia is a coalition of community organizations and
individuals committed to making Georgia’s justice and social service
systems more fair to children and youth. In order to enact and sustain
positive changes we seek to unite organizations to build a broad based
and authoritative voice for youth. We will work together to translate our
message to politicians and agency administrators who can then create sound
public policy and law. Please read the Coalition Participation Statement
below and fill in the Participation Form when you're ready.
Have a question? Email info@justga.org, or call us at 404-521-0311.
Address:
100 Edgewood Avenue
Suite 1580
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Coalition Participation Statement
The JUSTGeorgia Coalition is a coalition of community organizations and
individuals committed to making Georgia’s justice and social service
systems more fair to children and youth. Our primary objective is:
To improve the health, education, child protection and other services
available to children in order to keep children safe, out of trouble and
out of the court room.
Our work is grounded in the following shared beliefs:
* Science and experience tell us that children are different from adults
and that our commitment to develop, educate and nurture them into adults
must accommodate the social, emotional, behavior and cognitive stages of
development through early adulthood.
* Our laws should provide balanced and restorative justice, which holds
children and parents accountable under the law, enhances community safety,
increases the competency of a child or parent subject to the court’s
jurisdiction, and ensures that the rights of all involved, including victims
and the accused, are protected.
* Public and private systems and institutions serving children must work
together to improve the outcomes for at-risk youth for the benefit of the
youth, the youth’s family and the youth’s community.
* Children involved in antisocial behaviors should receive early services
and attention that promote their healthy development and that stop the
child’s penetration into the juvenile justice system.
* Community and public services for youth leaving the juvenile justice
system should maximize their potential for successful transition and minimize
the potential for recidivism.
Participation Form
As a member of the JUSTGeorgia Coalition, I subscribe to the beliefs stated
above. Furthermore, I will support the coalition to the best of my ability
and authorize the coalition to use my name or my organization’s name
on public statements of the coalition after reasonable notice.