COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR RESTORATIVE YOUTH JUSTICE
CURYJ
CURYJ (pronounced ‘courage’) unlocks the leadership of young people to dream beyond bars. We look to young people to lead the way in transforming our communities by investing in their healing, aspirations, and activism.
PUBLISHED MAY 2026
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Developing an Early Intervention Screener to Amplify Youth Survival, Housing, and Stability
Authors: Kerby Lynch, Ph.D. | Angela Irvine Silveira, Ph.D. | Aisha Canfield, MPP | Crystal Farmer
Published by: CURYJ (Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice) and Ceres Policy Research, with support from Tipping Point Community.
1st Annual · April 7, 2026
Dream Beyond Bars Film Fest
Our Stories Are Sacred
- The New Parkway Theater
- 474 24th St, Oakland, CA 94612
- Films produced by CURYJ youth leaders
5 PM
DOORS OPEN
6 PM
SCREENING
Capital Campaign Updates
Interested in partnering with us at the intersection of climate and racial justice? Send us a message at help@curyj.org
We met our fundraising goal!
Thanks to our generous family of supporters, CURYJ has officially opened the doors to Building One of the Youth Power Zone at the Fruitvale Transit Village. This is more than a home for CURYJ: It is the first building-block of community infrastructure that will help us realize the end to youth incarceration in California during our lifetimes.
In December 2023, we also acquired the old Bonanza Building, which we are retrofitting to turn into Building Two of the Youth Power Zone. We are in the process of identifying funding sources to completely renovate the space to be used as a Climate Resilience Center for the Fruitvale community.
Close Youth Prisons, Build Youth Leaders
By 2030, we aim to end youth incarceration in California. Every young person is sacred and every young person is a gift. But too many are silenced and disempowered by the impacts of the criminal, immigration, foster care, police, and education systems. We work for transformation and liberation through a combination of individual and collective healing and significant shifts in policy.
Cost per year to lock up a child in Alameda county
Incarcerated youth who are Black or Brown
Incarcerated young people who experience repeated trauma
Systems-impacted young people enrolled in CURYJ programs each year
Participants whose sense of belonging and emotional wellness increases
Participants who develop and master new skills
Because of CURYJ, I feel liberated… Thank God for programs like this, for spaces like this.
Zoe – Homies 4 Justice Intern
Some of our partners in the movement:
