2025 Leadership Celebration!
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025
5:00 - 7:30 P.M.
Arts at the Armory
Join CfJJ at our 31st Annual Leadership Celebration as we honor those who have advanced equity and justice for young people this year!
Youth Empowerment Award
Pa’lante Transformative Justice
“Rooted in Holyoke, Pa’lante builds youth power to heal and transform interpersonal harm and systemic injustices. Pa’lante envisions a world where youth use their inherent power to create strong, healthy, intergenerational communities free from oppression and injustice” palanteholyoke.org
Thomas E Coury Youth Justice Award
The COMPASS Program of Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition (BRYT) and Framingham High School
The COMPASS program, through a partnership between BRYT and FHS, is a unique program designed to meet the specific, complex needs of students involved with DCF and DYS, providing focused, caring, and intensive support to help stabilize and meet their needs. COMPASS provides comprehensive medium-to long-term trauma-informed supports to FHS students who are involved with child protective services and/or juvenile justice. This includes intensive care coordination, support for student transitions between living settings and schools, and close collaboration with school staff and the wider community of caregivers and support providers.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 30th Annual Leadership Celebration as we honored our founders, reflected on 30 years of youth justice advocacy, and discussed the path forward for empowering youth and transforming justice.
““I just think it’s important for us to know that how we treat children and how we treat our community matters. I think the most telling thing about any community is how they treat their children, and the most telling thing about our court system is how we treat our children, and if we don’t protect them from us, then we’re in trouble.””
Sponsorship Information
CfJJ's Leadership Celebration would not be possible without the support of businesses and non-profit sponsors! By supporting CFJJ as a Leadership Celebration sponsor, organizations help children and young people become responsible and engaged citizens, promote public safety, and strengthen communities across the Commonwealth.
Thank You To Our Sponsors!
Host Committee
Rebecca Pries
Jeff Whiteside
Patrick Maher
Stephanie Ward
Rose Collins
Rachel Whitelaw
Julia Mello
Nathaniel Bruhn
Brad Young
Anne Killelea
Brittany Dykes
Dr. Gina Vincent
Jonathan Rodrigues
Kathleen Lovenbury
Ritika Bhakhri