Oak Hill Youth Center closes today (Justice for D.C. Youth, 5/28) – “For too long, Oak Hill represented the abusive and inhumane confinement of hundreds of D.C.’s youth and an ineffective approach to reducing juvenile delinquency,” says JDCY’s Director, Shani O’Neal.
“New Beginnings Youth Development Center” opens on Friday (Campaign for Youth Justice email, 5/28) - DYRS is opening a new, smaller facility, “New Beginnings” which reflects a more effective approach to working with young people…Please join us: Friday, May 29th; Official opening of the New Beginnings Youth Development Center; 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; New Beginnings Youth Development Center, 8400 River Road, Laurel, MD 20724
Background:
- Leading the way in D.C.: A public-private partnership for juvenile justice reform (WG Daily, Sept. 2007)
- Washington Grantmakers testifies in support of reform efforts in D.C.’s juvenile justice system (WG Daily, Dec. 2007). Mary Hallisy, former chair of WG’s CYF Older Youth Task Force:
“[W]e strongly believe that it is in the best interest of both our youth and our community that this reform effort moves forward. We will continue to work with DYRS and with nonprofit organizations like those here today to help provide the opportunities our youth need to succeed…”
September 14, 2009 at 10:48 am |
Please provide me with the phone number for New Beginnings Youth Development Center, I am unable to find it anywhere.
September 14, 2009 at 1:41 pm |
Not sure, but you could try contacting DYRS:
http://app.dc.gov/apps/about.asp?page=htru&type=dsf&referrer=dyrs.dc.gov&agency_id=1145&dyrsNav=|34198|