Opportunity Details

The Youth Justice Fellowship (YJF) at the Social Justice Learning Institute is an intensive leadership development program that engages an annual cohort of 10 youth leaders in interdisciplinary research, international travel, and community building over the course of 12 months between August 2025 and July 2026.

This leadership experience develops a global critical consciousness by immersing you in community building, interdisciplinary research and international travel. Participants strengthen their intellectual capacity to respond to societal injustices through rigorous training, action research and direct organizing. You will focus on delving into the systemic barriers within critical issue areas and generating bold solutions.

In response to the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Atatiana Jefferson, the Social Justice Learning Institute created the Youth Justice Fellowship (YJF), which is a year-long cohort of 10 Fellows nationwide, ages between 18-25, who research, train, and organize.

As a learning community, the cohort functions as a think tank and action team reimagining community safety and the institutional systems that impact Black and Brown communities.