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Looking for ways to start a Campaign in your state? This page has everything you need to launch your own crusade to diminish the involvement of youth in the adult criminal justice system. Don’t think you have the time to make a difference? We have several ideas and tools that only take a few minutes but have a big impact.

Organizing Tips
Organize a campaign dedicated to ending the practice of trying, sentencing and incarcerating youth in the adult criminal justice system.
Organizing Tips (DOC 112 KB)

Student Organizer
Are you a teacher or a student interested in social justice issues?  Here is a sample Raise the Age Campaign Student Organizer Workshop that will provide leadership skill building and engage students.
Student Organizer (DOC 212 KB)

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Media Guide
Interested in learning how to use the media to spread your message? The Media Guide explains how you can cooperate with news agencies to get your message into the spotlight. Planning media hits, writing media materials, pitching stories, and more are all covered in this comprehensive yet easy to understand manual.

Media Guide (PDF 268 KB) 

Legislative Guide
Want to find out how to contact legislators and get them on your side? The legislative guide shows how you can educate your legislators about important issues which they may have otherwise overlooked. Plenty of sample materials and templates make contacting your legislator easy and effective.

Legislative Guide (PDF 204 KB) 

Interview Guide
This interview guide is intended to use for the purpose of interviewing current and formerly incarcerated youth in the adult criminal justice system, their parents and families.  The guide can be used for a variety of purposes; including to document experiences and identify patterns; to establish a connection with these youth and their families; to engage, involve and empower youth, parents and families in the policy process; and to illustrate concretely to policymakers, the public, and the media how state policies which try and sentence youth directly impact youth, their parents, and families. The ultimate goal of conducting these interviews is to inform and change public policy with the involvement of those most directly impacted – youth incarcerated in the adult criminal justice system.

Interview Guide (PDF 288 KB)

Take Action Tool Kit for Organizations
This kit is intended to provide you with the background information and the tools to take action on state policies and practices that try and sentence youth in the adult criminal justice system.
Take Action (PDF 3.4 MB)

Childhood Interrupted
Get your friends and family involved in youth justice with our great new tool.  It’s a short DVD designed to get people thinking and spark discussion about the practice of trying youth in the adult system. Also included is a Discussion Guide, which can be used to further exchange about this important issue. For your free copy of this DVD, contact Jessica Sandoval at jsandoval@campaign4youthjustice.org

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