RISE for Youth is a nonpartisan campaign committed to dismantling the youth prison model by promoting the creation of community-based alternatives to youth incarceration. Our work centers the voices of impacted youth and communities and challenges racial injustice in Virginia.
Artwork created by teens across Richmond and artist Mark Strandquist as part of a Performing Statistics workshop on re-imagining school safety.
RISE for Youth Statement to Governor Ralph Northam The culture of white supremacy is the foundation upon which this nation was built and has dominated every system of power in this country for the past 400 years. This moment in
RISE for Youth Coordinator Valerie Slater Recognized for Tenacious Effort on behalf of Youth The Youth First Initiative congratulates Valerie Slater, RISE for Youth Campaign Coordinator, recognized tonight as an emerging leader in youth justice reform by the National Juvenile
WHEN U.S. SEN. MARK Warner of Virginia toured a shelter that held migrant children who had been forcibly separated from their parents, Warner reached the same conclusion as millions of other Americans: Kids should be with their families. But separating families
In response to Governor Northam’s call for an investigation into abuse allegations from immigrant children detained in Virginia juvenile facilities, Valerie Slater, Coalition Coordinator of RISE for Youth, issued the following statement: “The reports of abuse from immigrant children being
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