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Help our children and youth!
Do you want to help others? Do you want to try a new experience? Or are you just seeking volunteer hours? If you answered yes to any of the following questions, then come join the Youth Justice Collabathon 👋!
🤔What is the Youth Justice Collabathon?
The Youth Justice Collabathon is an opportunity for others to work together on improving the juvenile legal system for youths.
✍️ What project will you be working on?
The project will focus on helping to make the juvenile legal system accessible and easier to understand for youths and their families, which is very complex. We are working on a website that explains how the system works. However, it's still very hard for youths to understand this information in written form. So we need your help to make this information easier to digest.
🤲 Who can join the Youth Justice Collabathon?
Product Managers
Designers
Researchers
Developers
Problem-Solvers
Students (High School to Higher Ed.)
Formerly Incarcerated/Systems Impacted Youth
Anyone can help! Have no experience? No worries! This will be an exciting opportunity to get experience!
Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? We're here to answer! If you don't see your question here, drop us a line on our contact page.
How does the collabathon work?
Once you fill out the survey down below and formulate your group you're ready to go! You will be given a month to complete this project which you will get a brief of the project on the day of the "kick-off". After that, your group is free to collaborate. If you run into any questions you are welcome to reach out to us. More information and questions can be answered during the "kick-off".
How will my work impact incarcerated youth?
This project is focused on improving the learning process for Youths to understand the juvenile system. The work that you do for this project will impact the lives of Youths all across LA.
Is this in-person or online?
That is up to you and your group! This will primarily be a virtual event if you need help formulating a group. However, if your group are friends that live close together then you are free to meet up in person. Totally up to your group!
How do I find a team?
Great question! Anyone can participate in this project. If you know friends that would want to participate you can form your group. If you don't have a group, no worries! We can help form a group for you.
Can I add this to my resume? Will there be a certificate of participation?
Yes! This is an experience! You can add this experience on your resume, Linkedin, etc. At the end of this project, you will also receive a certificate of your participation in this project which you can share with your school or on your Linkedin profile.
How many hours are required per week?
Depends on how much your group wants to spend on this project! The minimum amount of time to spend on this project would be 5 to 7 hours per week. You are more than welcome to spend more or less time depending on the group you work with.