Tag Archives: youth justice program
Building the Leadership of Young People to Dream Beyond Bars
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
Xochtil Larios was only 16 when she found herself behind bars and caught up in the criminal justice system. She […more…]
CURYJ Town Nights
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
On Friday, June 14th CURYJ hosted the first of our 3 Summer Town Nights events. We kicked off the series with our traditional […more…]
CURYJ Is Helping Once Incarcerated Youth Find ‘Their Voice and Power’
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
By age 17, Xochtil Larios had experienced the foster care system, homelessness, and incarceration in juvenile hall for “like my […more…]
Building a World Beyond Incarceration for Bay Area Youth
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
Alex Diaz, 26, first encountered the youth organizing and community building nonprofit Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ, pronounced […more…]
CURYJ’s Young People Are Leading the Movement to Reimagine Public Safety
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
CURYJ youth are organizing for a future free from policing and incarceration. Xochtil Larios, our Youth Justice Program Associate and […more…]