Kankakee County State's Attorney's Office
State's Attorney Jim Rowe
STATE'S ATTORNEY'S JUSTICE ACADEMY
FREE After School Solutions
for Kankakee County's Kids
Enrollment Now Open for the 2024/2025
After School Program
No Cost To Attend!
Free Transportation can be Provided!
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Kankakee County youth in grades K-12 are welcome to enroll to be part of the inaugural Justice Academy After-School Program!
During the school year, The Justice Academy's After School Program is open Monday through Friday from 4pm-8pm located at The Avis Huff Student Support Services Center. In addition to academic enrichment, the after school program offers dinner, tutoring, mentoring, art, music, media/podcast programming and more.
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For questions and transportation requests, contact the Justice Academy's Co-Directors, Tammy Williams: twilliams@k3county.net or telephone (815)802-7864 and Carolyn Mitchell: mitchcarolyn.cd@gmail.com or telephone (815)802-7864.
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The Program is FREE!
Sign Up Your Students NOW!
Enrollment is limited.
Once you've signed up below, one of our Co-Directors will contact you to fill & sign out the Enrollment Paperwork.​
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Contact Co-Director's Tammy Williams or Carolyn Mitchell
Available positions: Tutors and Student Advocates.
Applicants must be at least 18 y/o and able to pass a thorough background check.
STATE'S ATTORNEY'S JUSTICE ACADEMY
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JUSTICE ACADEMY IN KANKAKEE COUNTY
State’s Attorney Introduces an After-School & Summer Solution for Kankakee County’s Kids
KANKAKEE, IL – The Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that it has been awarded a grant in 2022 from the Illinois State Board of Education to start up and operate an after-school program for court-involved and opportunity youth in Kankakee County. The program is called “Justice Academy” and will facilitate tutoring, social-emotional learning (SEL), organized sports, arts and media programming, college tours and culinary arts during the hours when youth are most at risk of becoming offenders or victims of crime.
“With this grant, we increased our investment in prevention and intervention efforts throughout Kankakee County. The Justice Academy is aimed at improving academic outcomes and expanding enrichment opportunities for youth, with a focus on interrupting the cycle of trauma and resultant behaviors that usually precede delinquency. Those who work with struggling youth in our community see the extraordinary untapped potential in every child, notwithstanding their current challenges. While these are not quick-fixes, they are instead long-term investments that are necessary if we are ever going to reduce violence and trauma in our community. A prosecutor’s office may not seem like the likeliest of agencies to lead this effort, but in Kankakee County we are doing our best to reform juvenile justice and this Academy is a long step in that direction."
