About Us

JUSTGeorgia was created in 2006 as a partnership advocating fairness for children in the state's justice and social service systems. The coalition was initiated by philanthropic funding to Georgia Appleseed, The Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic of the Emory University School of Law, and Voices for Georgia's Children.

These lead partners, along with coalition members invite participation from organizations and individuals throughout the state to join our supporters to build a coalition that unites for the interests of children and youth.

Goals and Objectives

The primary goal of JUSTGeorgia is to create a long term coalition that will advocate, monitor, and report on the conditions, laws, and policies that affect the justice and safety of Georgia's young people. Fundamental to this goal are two initial objectives:

1) To work for the passage of a new Juvenile Code that reflects the scientific findings and best practices in the child development field; and

2) To identify and change policies in Georgia's underlying social services system that can prevent detention and sustain healthy behaviors outside the juvenile justice system.

Please Join. JUSTGeorgia is a coalition of community organizations and individuals committed to making Georgia’s justice and social service systems more fair to children and youth. In order to enact and sustain positive changes we seek to unite organizations to build a broad based and authoritative voice for youth. We will work together to translate our message to politicians and agency administrators who can then create sound public policy and law. To learn more about our shared beliefs or to join the coalition click here. Or to request that one of the members come speak with you or your organization about our efforts, please contact Mindy Binderman, Advocacy Director Voices for Georgia's Children, mbinderman@georgiavoices.org or 404-521-0311

Have a question? Look through our Frequently Asked Questions or fill out the Contact Us Form. 

Interested in Volunteering? Volunteers play a vital role in our success and progress. If you are interested in receiving information about our volunteer needs, please fill out the Contact Us Form or contact Marc Marton at mmarton@georgiavoices.org.

Contact Information:

Voices for Georgia’s Children   100 Edgewood Avenue Suite 520 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (404) 521-0311

Georgia Appleseed 1100 Peachtree Street      Suite 2800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (404) 685-6750

The Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic Emory University School of Law 1301 Clifton Rd, Gambrell Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30322 (404) 727-6664