Justice-Impacted Student
The Justice & Advocacy Alliance (“Alliance” for short) was a two-year grant funded opportunity that helped justice-impacted students develop a sense of belonging, reach their academic, personal, and/or professional goals, become independent learners and persist in their pursuit for higher education.
The Alliance defines “justice-impacted” broadly as any student or their immediate family member(s) (ie: parents/guardians & siblings) who have been impacted by the criminal legal system (ie: arrest, awaiting trial, convicted, probation, parole, incarceration). Students self-identify as justice-impacted to receive the support and services.
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The Alliance was funded by
Affinity Legacy Community Grant Program
Advisory Council
The Justice and Advocacy Alliance valued the input from members of our community both on and off campus. We understand that it takes a village to support students. The goal of the Advisory Council was to assist the Alliance gain new insights, develop initiatives, provide advice, explore new opportunities, and to enhance the service delivery systems. Advisory Council members helped contribute to the success of this grant-funded initiative and paved the way for additional funding. This was a voluntary position and required a one-year commitment.
The Council included thoughtful, passionate, and engaging community leaders and students. The responsibilities of Advisory Council members were to:
- Meet once a semester
- Be available for a few telephone calls/Zoom meetings each year from Alliance staff seeking advice.
- Review agenda and supporting materials prior to meetings;
- Contribute your expertise and thinking to the current and future work of the Alliance;
- Research and discuss best practices for justice-impacted students;
- Provide support and advice for programming, trainings, fundraising, grants, scholarships, etc…
- Advocate for the Alliance and justice-impacted students;
- Provide a connection to and ongoing exchange of information and ideas with external practitioners and academics in the field;
- Allow the Alliance to publish your name and title as a member of the Advisory Council.
