This weekend, Ms. Foundation grantee Friends and Families of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) will join nonprofit groups around the country in a nationwide push to raise awareness about our flawed juvenile justice system and call for its reform.On Sunday, October 17th, FFLIC will host its first National Campaign for Youth Justice 5K Walk/Run in New Orleans, with other races scheduled to take place in California, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia and Wisconsin. FLLIC and its planning partner, The Campaign for Youth Justice, are hoping to use the walk as a platform to educate the public about the challenges youth face once they fall into the justice system, and about the very real links between growing up as a disadvantaged youth and winding up behind bars.
