NATIONAL FLORENCE CRITTENTON MISSION

Programs

1. Reducing risk for girls in the juvenile justice system training and technical assistance, funded by the u.s. Department of justice's (doj's) office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, provides training and technical assistance to project sites as they implement strategies to support girls and risk for girls that are in the juvenile justice system. Njrpe (new jersey's rape prevention and education initiative)the new jersey department of children and families, division on women (njdcf-dow), recognize that the prevalence of sexual violence is a health epidemic which transcends race, age, gender, sex, religion, and socio-economic status. As such, the state has committed funds to specifically address the statewide prevention of sexual violence at both the individual/relational and community levels of the socio-ecological model. National crittenton was chosen to implement an evidence based/informed curriculum and a community action plan, which seeks to decrease risk and increase protective factors at the community level.

   $1,499,985 spentof which $12,000 as grants
   46% of program spending

2. Educationnational crittenton worked with crittenton agencies, survivors of violence and neglect. And partner organizations to provide education, resources, and information to decision makers, influencers, and funders to increase their understanding of the needs and potential of girls and young women who are survivors of abuse and violence, with a specific focus on girls of color. This included communicating the need for the gender and culturally responsive, trauma informed, strength-based services they need to heal and thrive. Girls @ the margin national alliancewith over 12 years of national organizing since its inception in 2010, g@tm continues today to support relationship building and collective action among partners focused on eradicating the oppressions experienced by cis and trans girls, and gender-expansive young people. Founded by national crittenton and rights4girls, and co-steered by these organizations in partnership with the national women's law center, georgetown center on poverty and inequality, and girls inc., the alliance has entered a new phase of re-imagining an alliance that will be of the most benefit to girls and gender-expansive young people. This process…

   $886,371 spent$7,606 earned by the program
   27% of program spending

3. Envisioning new structures fellowship is a collective of girls, young women, and gender-expansive young people of color (14-25 years old) who are committed to advancing their leadership and safety and healing in their communities. During the fellowship they engaged in research training, critical dialogues, and collaborative opportunities to strengthen their leadership and prepare them to design and implement youth participatory action research (ypar) projects within their communities. Research focused on envisioning new structures that better support the mental health needs of girls and gender-expansive young people of color by reducing their exposure to genderbased violence in all its forms.

   $839,900 spent$28,489 earned by the program
   26% of program spending

4. Fixing democracy (fd) and the rapid response education fund (rref) created to support young people in mobilizing their peers to the ballot box and to support them in igniting their long-term civic involvement. Youth leaders were engaged in every step of the project working to ensure that the perspective of genz young people of color grounded each step of the project. Fifteen virtual and in person focus groups were conducted to gain insight on their views of the state of democracy and to gain insight on effective message development to reach them.

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,226,256.