I love having a grassroots charity without having to go through many layers to contact someone who can help.
Young person
At Just for Kids Law, we believe in the incredible potential that every child and young person has to learn, grow and make a difference in their community. That's why we work with and for children and young people to help them overcome the multiple issues and barriers they face, guiding them through challenging situations and steering them to safer shores where they are ready to explore new opportunities.
Unfortunately, we can't help every young person who comes to us looking for support. In 2018, we had to turn away 13% of the children and young people who contacted us because we didn't have the capacity to help them.
Your donation will help us to provide our unique holistic model of support to more of the children and young people who need it. Donations help us to stay independent and flexible, allowing us to take on cases that other charities and law firms wouldn't be able to.
As a young person you don’t really know who to contact when you have an issue. Some organisations can’t provide for all needs, but Just For Kids Law can, which was extremely helpful. I don’t know what I would do without JfKL.
Young person
Take the case of Josh (not his real name). Josh was arrested for an offence at a music festival and sentenced to 3 years in prison. Another young person from the same school and of the same age was arrested for a similar crime but received only a suspended sentence. Josh’s original solicitors appealed the sentence, but when their appeal was refused legal aid, they decided not to proceed. Our youth justice lawyers took on the case pro bono and submitted a renewed grounds for appeal. We argued that Josh’s sentence was disproportionate and that the comparative severity of the sentence represented racial discrimination. We were successful in having Josh’s sentence reduced by 8 months, and Josh is now studying for a university degree. Without independent funding and donors, we wouldn't have been able to take on this case, and Josh might still be in prison.
“Since I’ve been supported by Just for Kids Law, things are improving a lot. I know my rights and I make sure to bring them up.”
Young person
As well as helping children and young people like Josh to overcome their problems and reach their potential, we fight for wider reform to benefit all children and young people in the UK. Every donation helps us to reach more young people and increase our impact.
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