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Invest In Me CT

Invest In Me Connecticut

#InvestInMeCT is a campaign that seeks to reduce the number of system-involved youth by addressing the root causes of youth criminalization.

The goal of the #InvestInMeCT campaign is to build opportunity-rich communities where all youth and families can access the resources they need to succeed. By urging decision-makers to support in the futures of our state’s youth by investing in success instead of arrests we seek to end the criminalization of youth.

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Why Investment?

Through hosting community conversations, AKA vision sessions, the Justice Advisors were able to identify 7 inequities and injustices commonly experienced by system-impacted youth and communities.

  1. Economic Insecurity

  2. Housing Insecurity

  3. Trauma within Communities

  4. Lack of Trust in a System that Displays Abuses of Authority

  5. A need for More Positive Influences and Credible Messengers

  6. Lack of Hope

  7. Need for Equal Opportunities

Referred to as the 7 Themes of System Change, these root causes of youth criminalization reveal a stark reality most common in traditionally underserved communities and communities of color. These inequities mean communities of color and communities impacted by poverty do not get the same opportunities to thrive as wealthier, predominantly white communities.

We realized that addressing the 7 Themes requires investment – of money, but also of time and care, into communities that have long been left out and left behind.

Shape the Vision

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Group conversations hosted by the Justice Advisors — CTJA team members who have first- or second-hand experience with the legal system. Youth, families, and community members across CT are invited to discuss challenges & potential solutions related to youth justice.

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Addressing the Seven Themes

We developed the #InvestInMeCT campaign to tackle the root causes of justice system involvement by working to identify solutions that directly address the 7 Themes. To identify solutions to the 7 Themes, our Justice Advisors continued hosting vision sessions with system-impacted youth, families, and community members.

We examine these conversations in our annual reports.

Do you believe all Connecticut youth deserve an equal opportunity to live safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives? If so, join us.

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