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House Party Kit
Are you interested in raising awareness about the impact of prosecuting youth in the adult criminal justice system? By hosting a house/dorm party you will be the catalyst for change. These parties are essential for raising awareness, recruiting volunteers, and educating legislators. Hosting a party is easy, important and a great way to educate others about this atrocity. Our “House Party Kit” includes a sample invitation, a planning checklist, and ideas to make your party personal and fun.


House Party Kit (PDF 128 KB)



Vigil Guide
Are you looking for a way to engage others? The Vigil Toolkit will help you organize others and how to make an impact in your community and with the media. This toolkit has everything you will need to put together a successful event.
Vigil Guide (DOC 252 KB)



Childhood Interrupted
Get your friends and family involved in youth justice with our great new tool.  It’s a short DVD designed to get people thinking and spark discussion about the practice of trying youth in the adult system. Also included is a Discussion Guide, which can be used to further exchange about this important issue. For your free copy of this DVD, contact Jessica Sandoval at jsandoval@campaign4youthjustice.org

See the clip!



Postcard Campaign
Using postcards to spread a message can produce good results in a small amount of time. Unlike letters, which are often thrown away without even being opened, post cards can be easily read and passed on to others. Postcard campaigns are inexpensive, effective, and easy.

How to conduct a Postcard Campaign
Step 1: Consider your target audience.
Will this postcard be sent to legislators or the general public? What kind of information will be best suited for informing this audience?

Step 2:Develop a message.
Remember that postcards are relatively small, so you will need to make it succinct. Nobody will bother to read an entire novel squeezed onto a single card. A few large words of text will suffice.  If you have any trouble getting your message onto the card provide these files to your local Kinkos and they should be able to assist you.

Step 3:Send your postcard to a professional printing company (e.g. Kinko’s or an online printer).
Send them your design and ask them to print it onto high-quality postcards.  The printer will address the postcards if you provide a mailing list in an excel spreadsheet.  Otherwise you will need to print labels from your computer and affix them to the postcard.

Step 4:Send postcards out to target group, in a timely manner. 
Below are your printable postcard downloads. Choose between 2 postcard fronts to go along with our customized postcard back.  See the “postcard sample” jpeg for your reference.

Postcard_Front1 (PDF 132 KB)

Postcard_Front 2 (PDF 216 KB)

Postcard_Back (PDF 36 KB)

Postcard Back Sample