Kankakee County State's Attorney's Office
State's Attorney Jim Rowe
STATE'S ATTORNEY'S JUSTICE ACADEMY
After School Solutions
for Kankakee County's Kids
Enrollment Now Open! No Cost To Attend!
Free Transportation can be Provided!
​
Kankakee County youth in grades K-12 are welcome to enroll to be part of the inaugural Justice Academy Summer & After-School Program!
The Justice Academy is open Monday through Friday from 4pm-8pm. Beginning in the summer month of June, our hours will be Monday through Friday from 12pm-4pm. In addition to academic enrichment, tutoring and mentoring opportunities, activities include organized sports, arts & media, programming podcasts and more.
Transportation can be provided by Contacting the Program Coordinator at 815-802-7864 or . This program is funded by Mitchcarolyn.cd@gmail.com grant from the Illinois State Board of Education and further staffed with volunteers from throughout our community.
​
Click Below to Enroll Your Students NOW!
Enrollment is limited. The Program is FREE.
​
​
STATE'S ATTORNEY'S JUSTICE ACADEMY
​
JUSTICE ACADEMY IN KANKAKEE COUNTY
State’s Attorney Introduces an After-School Solution for Kankakee County’s Kids
KANKAKEE, IL – The Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that it has been awarded a grant from the Illinois State Board of Education to operate an after-school program for court-involved and opportunity youth in Kankakee County. The program will be 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 increase 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.”
The ISBE grant funds part-time positions as part of the Justice Academy. These positions consist of a Program Coordinator, Assistant Program Coordinator, Tutors, Student Advocates, SEL Instructor, Media Coordinator, Art Coordinator, Sports Coordinator, and Activities Coordinator. Applicants must be over the age of 18 and able to pass a thorough background check.
​
