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Vera’s experts conduct research and analysis and develop policies and programs in a variety of criminal and social justice fields. Their varied knowledge, background, and experience enable Vera to address the full spectrum of national and local justice issues.
Annie
Salsich
- Director, Center on Youth Justice
Annie Salsich joined Vera in February 2003 as a project analyst for Affirm, a school safety demonstration project. Currently director of Vera’s Center on Youth Justice, Annie works on national issues of school safety and juvenile justice. Before coming to Vera, she was a program director of the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut and, prior to that, a case manager for pregnant and parenting teens. Annie has also lived and taught in Oaxaca, Mexico. She received her BA at Vassar College and an MSW from Hunter College School of Social Work.
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Blog Posts
Youth, families, and all of New York's taxpayers will be the winners if state officials view their agreement on reforming four notorious juvenile facilities as one piece in a total overhaul of the juvenile justice system.
Governor Paterson has taken an important first step toward transforming how New York responds to kids who have been convicted of a crime.
Investing in community-based responses for kids when they first get in trouble could save lives as well as money.


