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Career Training and College Access
Huckleberry ACE (Access to College Equity) Academy is a college and career access program in Marin County for first-generation college students.
Juvenile Justice Diversion
Learn more about Project READY and CARC — Huckleberry’s approach to Juvenile Justice Diversion. Learn More
Huckleberry Counseling Services
Huckleberry Youth Programs offers family and individual therapy as well as case management.
Support for Sexually Exploited Youth
Huckleberry House Crisis Shelter
Huckleberry House offers 24-hour crisis intervention and emergency shelter to youth aged 11-17.
SF and Marin Health Care and Education
The Huckleberry Youth Health Center offers comprehensive health services to high-risk teens.
Recording of Huckleberry’s Juvenile Justice Reform Panel
Virtual Wine Tasting Event with In Good Taste Wines & Ripen Co., Thursday, May 6 at 6:00 pm
Huckleberry’s college access and career readiness program unveils new name
Watch Huckleberry’s RISE UP for Youth & Family Rights Event on YouTube
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Huckleberry's Board of Directors shared their thoughts on the recent Supreme Court decision rejecting limits on life terms for youth. Read their letter to the editor which was published in the @marin_ij Marin Independent Journal Readers' Forum today!
Court decision on life terms for youth misguided
As members of the Huckleberry Youth Programs Board of Directors, we are saddened by the Supreme Court’s recent 6-3 decision to reject limits on life terms for youth.
This decision marks the first time in almost two decades the high court has deviated from rules establishing more leniency for juvenile offenders, even those convicted of murder. The U.S. is the only nation that sentences people to life without parole for crimes committed before turning 18.
Research shows a child’s brain does not fully develop until age 25. Adolescence is a difficult time for youth, particularly low-income youth of color, who face systemic barriers making these years more challenging.
We also know that the use of life without parole disproportionately affects youth of color. Black youth are sentenced at a rate 10 times greater than White youth. Black youth in California are 22.5 times more likely to receive a life without parole sentence than their White counterparts. We must advocate for legislation to stop life without parole sentencing for youth.
Huckleberry’s Community Assessment and Resource Center (CARC) is a San Francisco program for youth, ages 11-17, who are arrested for misdemeanors or certain felonies. With a focus on positive youth development and access to mental health services, CARC helps youth avoid detention and further involvement in the justice system. Thirty percent of all arrested youth in San Francisco are served by CARC and 72% of those young people are not rearrested within one year of the program. Seventy percent of CARC’s clients are youth of color, 67% are boys.
California is in the process of closing its juvenile detention centers and preparing counties to take on young people convicted of crimes in a way that protects the community while preparing youth for life outside of prison. Huckleberry’s CARC is a model for other jurisdictions to follow.
Our Board of Directors shared their thoughts on the Supreme Court decision rejecting limits on life terms for youth. Read their letter published in the @marinij Readers' Forum today! "Court decision on life terms for youth misguided" https://tinyurl.com/s7b4de9u
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/well/family/teen-milestones-prom-graduation.html?fbclid=IwAR3CskxnGI-vJmER2vTFxIcDdma9qBpXOCVKzASbg4AOFSKXu_tTQZOFBVk
Huckleberry House just got a make over, thanks to a grant from the Bothin Foundation. Check out the before and after pictures. If you'd like to help with their kitchen "GLOW UP", view the Amazon Wish List of new and improved kitchen items here: https://tinyurl.com/3eprjysc
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Huckleberry's Board of Directors shared their thoughts on the recent Supreme Court decision rejecting limits on life terms for youth. Read their letter to the editor which was published in the Marin Independent Journal Readers' Forum today!
Court decision on life terms for youth misguided
As members of the Huckleberry Youth Programs Board of Directors, we are saddened by the Supreme Court’s recent 6-3 decision to reject limits on life terms for youth.
This decision marks the first time in almost two decades the high court has deviated from rules establishing more leniency for juvenile offenders, even those convicted of murder. The U.S. is the only nation that sentences people to life without parole for crimes committed before turning 18.
Research shows a child’s brain does not fully develop until age 25. Adolescence is a difficult time for youth, particularly low-income youth of color, who face systemic barriers making these years more challenging.
We also know that the use of life without parole disproportionately affects youth of color. Black youth are sentenced at a rate 10 times greater than White youth. Black youth in California are 22.5 times more likely to receive a life without parole sentence than their White counterparts. We must advocate for legislation to stop life without parole sentencing for youth.
Huckleberry’s Community Assessment and Resource Center (CARC) is a San Francisco program for youth, ages 11-17, who are arrested for misdemeanors or certain felonies. With a focus on positive youth development and access to mental health services, CARC helps youth avoid detention and further involvement in the justice system. Thirty percent of all arrested youth in San Francisco are served by CARC and 72% of those young people are not rearrested within one year of the program. Seventy percent of CARC’s clients are youth of color, 67% are boys.
California is in the process of closing its juvenile detention centers and preparing counties to take on young people convicted of crimes in a way that protects the community while preparing youth for life outside of prison. Huckleberry’s CARC is a model for other jurisdictions to follow.
— Jerry Peters and Jared Polsky, San Rafael
Marin IJ Readers’ Forum for May 6, 2021
www.marinij.com
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