2025 JCJC Awards Program
The Juvenile Court Judges' Commission, the PA Council of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers, and the JCJC Awards Committee are pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Awards Program.The Awards Committee requests that juvenile justice professionals encourage youth under their jurisdiction to participate in the Creative Expression Contest or nominate them for the Outstanding Achievement Award, as well as the James E. Anderson Juvenile Justice Youth Scholarship Award to celebrate and recognize their accomplishments. Juvenile justice professionals are encouraged to nominate individuals and programs that work with system-involved youth to honor and recognize their exemplary efforts and achievements.
Awards will be presented at the 2025 James E. Anderson Pennsylvania Conference on Juvenile Justice November 5-6, 2025, at the Hilton Harrisburg. Nomination forms and definitions for each award category are available on the JCJC website.
YOUTH AWARDS
Youth award nomination materials must be submitted by Monday, July 28, 2025.
- Outstanding Achievement Award
- Creative Expression Contest
JAMES E. ANDERSON JUVENILE JUSTICE YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
All James E. Anderson Juvenile Justice Youth Scholarship nominations must be submitted by Monday, June 2, 2025.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Professional award nomination materials must be submitted by Monday, June 2, 2025.
- Chief Juvenile Probation Officer of the Year
- Juvenile Probation Supervisor of the Year
- Juvenile Probation Officer of the Year
- Court-Operated Program of the Year
- Residential Program of the Year
- Community-Based Program of the Year
- Outstanding Service Award
- Juvenile Court Support Service Award
- Victim Advocate of the Year
PLEASE NOTE: Anyone can submit a nomination as long as the required form signatures are included. Submissions that were not selected as previous winners may be resubmitted for reconsideration in the same category.
Thank you for your partnership and ongoing commitment to this program! Please contact Angel Stewart at 717.783.7835 or via email at angstewart@pa.gov or Keysla Rodriguez at 717.783.6263 or via email at keyrodrigu@pa.gov for questions or further assistance.
