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Announcing the 20th Annual MJS Awards Finalists
April 25, 2013
It is with pleasure that we announce the finalists for this year’s Media for a Just Society (MJS) Awards. The finalists include authors, journalists, photographers, directors, and producers from outlets like the New York Times, the Huffington Post, the New Yorker, National Public Radio, and others...
Why the Producer of "The Hangover Part III" Has Spent So Much Time in Prison
May 23, 2013 | by Michael Mechanic | Mother Jones
Scott Budnick may be best known for producing the three "Hangover" movies starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis. But as NCCD President Alex Busansky told Mother Jones, Budnick has spent countless hours working with incarcerated kids. His Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) advocates...
Restorative Justice Offers Better Way to Settle Disputes
May 15, 2013 | by Sonja Eide | Laney Tower
The Laney Tower profiled Sujatha Baliga, Director of NCCD's Restorative Justice Project, and described restorative justice's power to help heal people who experience crimes, those who have committed crimes, and their communities. To learn more about NCCD's current restorative justice projects,...

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A Path From Girlhood to Womanhood for Girls in Foster Care
May 24, 2013 |  by Karen Worthington

We're pleased to have Karen Worthington, JD, join us for another guest blog post focusing on girls in the foster care system. Karen is a consultant and author focusing on system-involved children. Her most recent work on girls in the child welfare system is ...

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The Important Role of Parent Advocates in the Child Welfare System
May 24, 2013 |  by Stephanie Wang-Breal

Stephanie Wang-Breal is the director/ producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary, Wo Ai Ni Mommy (I Love You, Mommy). She is currently working on a film titled...

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Past, Present, and Future: How Foster Care Affects Young People’s Relationships
May 20, 2013 |  by Antron DeMario McCullough

Antron McCullough entered the foster care system while in pre-K. He was adopted at the age of 8, then placed back into the foster care system at age 10, where he remained until he aged out at 18. He went through seven elementary schools. Antron has been featured in numerous newspaper...

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Events

The 20th Annual Media for a Just Society Awards
October 2, 2013 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |  The W Hotel, San Francisco, CA

The Media for a Just Society (MJS) Awards are the only national recognition of media whose work furthers public understanding of criminal justice, juvenile justice, child welfare, and adult...

NCCD Conference on Children, Youth, and Families
May 14, 2014 - May 16, 2014 | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |  San Diego, CA

The NCCD Conference on Children, Youth, and Families seeks to engage all systems working with children and families, including child protection, foster care, juvenile justice, and education. In the...