Alternatives, Inc. RJ staff are looking back on the 2013 RJ Summer Internship, compiling evaluations and reading/listening to helpful reflections from all our youth interns. For a sneak peek at their brilliant, deep thoughts, check out this Wordle!
On August 15, 2013, our RJ Summer Interns put on an amazing youth-focused, youth-led Restorative Justice Expo event at our Uptown youth center. The event was organized to promote empathy, youth voice, and dialogue around how young people are viewing and addressing...
We had an absolutely FANTASTIC group of RJ interns this summer! Joining us from CPS high schools across Chicago, our interns shared and gained new storytelling skills, leadership, perspective, and empathy… and we could not be more proud! More info about the 2013...
Youth Advisory Board members organized an event called Pop-Up Summer – a community gathering, this event was free and open to the public, geared towards youth ages 5-18, and was held in a vacant lot in the 48th ward. Youth Advisory Board designed the event to respond...