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15 Juv. Ct. Judges J. 31 (1964)
A Partner in Justice for Youth - State Council Development and the Field Foundation

handle is hein.journals/juvfc15 and id is 125 raw text is: FALL, 1964- VOL. XV, No. 3 31 A PARTNER IN JUSTICE FOR YOUTH ... STATE COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT AND THE FIELD FOUNDATION Ever since the establishment of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges nearly 27 years ago, one of the organization's major aims has been to foster the organization of state associations of juvenile court judges (popularly called state coun- cils) devoted to improvement of juvenile court practices, procedures and standards in their respec- tive states. This original goal received a significant boost when in March of 1962, the National Juvenile Court Foundation was awarded a grant from The Field Foundation in the amount of $10,000 for ap- plication toward the remuneration of National Council staff engaged in the development of new state councils or strengthening of existing state councils. It was not more than a few months sub- sequent to the award that the first permanent head- quarters of the National Council was established at the American Bar Center in Chicago, an event made possible largely by the three-year demonstration training grant received from the National Institute of Mental Health which became effective in June of 1962. These developments permitted implementation of the Council's long-standing state council devel- opment program on a scale not previously possible. This is fully reflected in the record of the program during the initial two year period of the Field Foundation grant- April, 1962 through March, 1964 (now scheduled, by virtue of a recently ap- proved extension, to run until the end of 1964.) The purpose of this report is to accord merited recognition to The Field Foundation for its fore- sight in accepting partnership with the National Council in this important project, to capsulize the high points of the state council development pro- gram over the past 24 months, and to tell readers something about the general work of The Field Foundation. About The State Council Development Programn New Couno'ls. At the time of award of The Field Foundation grant, there were 24 state coun- cils of juvenile court judges in existence, at least half of which were relatively inactive. These in- cluded not only independent associations of juvenile court judges but special sections of judicial councils and other state judicial organizations. The state council program did not really get under way until establishment of the headquarters office in July of 1962 and one of the first fruits of the program was the appearance of new state units on the scene. Nine new state councils have been organized since July of 1962 in each of which Council officers and field staff have played an important role. They are: State Date Nebraska November, 1962 Oklahoma November, 1962 Kentucky March, 1962 Illinois April, 1962 South Carolina August, 1963 Tennessee August, 1963 Hawaii December, 1963 South Dakota December, 1963 Maryland January, 1964 Most of the new state councils were formed as brand new organizations (e.g., Hawaii, Ne- braska, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Illinois and South Carolina), another was launched to succeed a de- Marshal Field, founder of the Field Foundation

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