Chicago: Who We Are

SOUTHWEST YOUTH COLLABORATIVE

The Southwest Youth Collaborative is a community-based network of youths and community development organizations working together in five neighborhoods on the southwest side of Chicago. The organization's mission is to work with youths between the ages of 5 and 19 from diverse racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds to unleash their potential to become successful and actively contributing members of society.

CHILDREN & FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER at NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW (CFJC)

CFJC is a comprehensive children's law center where law students, under the supervision of attorneys and clinical professors, represent young people on matters of delinquency and crime, school discipline, and immigration and asylum. It collaborates with communities, as well as with child welfare, educational, mental health, and juvenile justice systems to develop fair and effective policies and solutions for reform.