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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.

Topics:
Children and Youth

Blog Posts

A milestone for New York's juvenile justice reform
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.
A good start on fixing the Empire State's 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.
Knowing when to hold them
Investing in community-based responses for kids when they first get in trouble could save lives as well as money.