CCYJ and the Vera Institute of Justice et al v. Department of Justice Litigation Timeline
Litigation Timeline Last week, on Tuesday, October 14th, CCYJ CEO, Rachel Sottile, stood side by side with our counsel and other plaintiffs during the Appeal
At the Center for Children & Youth Justice (CCYJ), we’re changing the way young people experience the child welfare and juvenile justice systems—for the better. By listening to young people and working with partners across Washington State, we’re helping to redesign our child welfare and juvenile justice systems to meet children and youth’s unique needs.
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At the Center for Children & Youth Justice (CCYJ), we’re changing the way young people experience the child welfare and juvenile justice systems—for the better. By listening to young people and working with partners across Washington State, we’re helping to redesign our child welfare and juvenile justice systems to meet children and youth’s unique needs.
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At the Center for Children & Youth Justice (CCYJ), we’re changing the way young people experience the child welfare and juvenile justice systems—for the better. By listening to young people and working with partners across Washington State, we’re helping to redesign our child welfare and juvenile justice systems to meet children and youth’s unique needs.
JAN 10 – 12, 2025
At the Center for Children & Youth Justice (CCYJ), we’re changing the way young people experience the child welfare and juvenile justice systems—for the better. By listening to young people and working with partners across Washington State, we’re helping to redesign our child welfare and juvenile justice systems to meet children and youth’s unique needs.
CCYJ operates nearly a dozen programs that together address a wide array of issues critical to the wellbeing of children in our state. All of our programs focus on achieving better outcomes for children and families by facilitating collaboration among system stakeholders and others, providing training and technical assistance (TTA), and advocating for solutions that are data- driven and youth-centered. Wherever they work within Washington’s child-serving agencies, and whatever they do, the people charged with supporting our state’s most vulnerable children want to be more effective individually, at the organizational level, or both. CCYJ technical assistance, a targeted process offering organization level support to address a development need or problem, and CCYJ training, help service providers realize this aspiration.
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Litigation Timeline Last week, on Tuesday, October 14th, CCYJ CEO, Rachel Sottile, stood side by side with our counsel and other plaintiffs during the Appeal

We just launched our Jammies for Justice Initiative! Pick out your favorite pair and get ready for to support justice in your jammies!

On July 8th, we launched the Emergency Pursuit of Justice Fund—a movement to raise $1,000,000 to fight back, rebuild, and ensure our work continues long after our lawsuit against the Department of Justice is resolved.

On August 12th, CCYJ and CEO Rachel Sottile were presented with a 2025 Champions of Justice Award from Rep. Adam Smith.

CCYJ is proud to partner with organizations to amplify and provide opportunities for learning and growing.

At CCYJ, we believe that collaboration is key to transforming how communities respond to youth violence. LINC (Leadership Intervention and Change) is a leadership body
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