- Building Blocks for Youth: statistics by state and city, resouces, research
- Center for Policy Alternatives: the nation's only nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to strengthen the capacity of state legislators to lead and achieve progressive change
- Justice and Mercy, Inc.: nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to decreasing the effects of crime in our communities, increasing public safety, and ministering to and restoring both crime victims and offenders
- Multiple resources for advocacy: Campaign for Youth Justice:http://campaignforyouthjustice.org/
- Student Paper Competition (for undergrads or grads):http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/facts.html
- Information and contacts: Building Blocks for Youth: http://buildingblocksforyouth.org/
- Anti-Violence Efforts/Prevention (Philadelphia): Blueprint for a Safer Philadelphia: http://www.phillyblueprint.com/Get_Involved.html