Transformative Justice Project of Colorado

A nonprofit organization
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We build a world where we keep kids in school and out of prison.

TJP provides free legal advocacy, education support, mental health care, and community resources to youth navigating systems of punishment and criminalization. Your donation ensures young people are not alone in courtrooms, in schools, or in their communities.


Mission

Our Mission: to abolish the school-to-prison pipeline by dismantling systemic racism embedded in the existing institutions of education, mental health, and criminal injustice, while helping young people to develop the tools to define their own story.

Background Statement

Our Work

Every day in Colorado, young people—especially Black, Brown, disabled, and LGBTQ+ youth—are pushed out of school and into the criminal legal system. This pipeline is not inevitable. It is a set of policies and practices that we can interrupt.

The Transformative Justice Project (TJP) walks alongside youth ages 10–25 to ensure:

- They know their rights

- They have someone advocating for them

- Their education and stability are protected

- Their families have the resources they need

We do this through:

Community Cares: mental health support, resource navigation, court advocacy/mitigation and family assistance

Education First: legal advocacy & representation in school discipline hearings and IEP & 504 meetings

LYRIC: Know-Your-Rights workshops for youth and community groups

Believe in Youth: free record expungement services

All of our support is free, culturally responsive, and community-rooted.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Transformative Justice Project of Colorado

other names

CJDC, Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition

Year Established

2010

Tax id (EIN)

27-2021425

Category

Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, Education, Crime & Legal-Related

Organization Size

Medium Organization

Address

985 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204

Mailing

985 Santa Fe Drive
Denver , CO 80204

Headquarters

985 Santa Fe Drive
DENVER, CO 80204

Service areas

CO, US

Phone

720-207-3689

Email

erin@tjpcolorado.org

Website

https://tjpcolorado.org/

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