2023 Leadership Prize

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location

National Constitution Center
525 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Registration info

Tickets to attend are on a sliding scale. Click here to purchase TICKETS or CONTRIBUTE in any amount meaningful to you.

Click here to SPONSOR or here to place an Ad / Tribute Message to the winners in our Program Book.

Checks can be sent to: Juvenile Law Center, 1800 JFK Boulevard, Ste 1900B, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

For questions or assistance contact Rosie McNamara-Jones at rmcnamara-jones@jlc.org or (215) 625-0551 x118.

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General FAQ's about the event:

Dress is not formal. Please wear whatever makes you feel comfortable and ready to celebrate with us.
Parking is available at the National Constitution Center for $10 with a voucher you can pick up at our check-in table.
If you are traveling from out of town and need a hotel, we have a block of rooms available at the Wyndham Philadelphia (400 Arch Street). Use this link to make a reservation.
For everyone’s health and safety, we strongly encourage you to test for COVID-19 if you can (we will NOT require proof) and stay home if you are having symptoms. There are aspects of our evening program that will be inside. Thank you!

WE'RE BACK!!!!

Please join us on May 10th along with our Co-Emcees, Khaliah Ali and Jacob Ali-Wertheimer, to honor our 2023 Leadership Prize winners.

Recipients of the Juvenile Law Center Leadership Prize are leading lights whose inspirational careers are beacons for future generations and whose work has substantially improved the lives of youth. This year we uplift the work of our 2023 Leadership Prize recipients, (pictured L to R):

Xavier McElrath-Bey, Speaker | Co-Executive Director of the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth & Co-founder of ICAN
Amanda Alexander, JD, PhD Scholar | Founding Executive Director of the Detroit Justice Center
Peter Leone, PhD Scholar | Professor Emeritus in the College Of Education at the University Of Maryland

Click here to learn more about our 2023 winners.

Marquee Richardson

w/ Special Guest Marque Richardson (Actor, Activist) to help us honor the 15-Year Anniversary of our Youth Advocacy Program!

Be a Leader in Support!

Help honor, build and sustain the field of child advocacy with Juvenile Law Center for years to come. Your generous support is more important now than ever, as we respond to new challenges and threats to many hard-won reforms for youth. Recognizing and honoring the trailblazers among us is critical to creating and sustaining a better world for our youth. Sponsorship begins at $2,500. Sponsorships of $10,000 or more may be fulfilled across multiple years. Pledge by MARCH 22 to be listed on marketing and invitations!

For assistance download this form or use our online form. For assistance contact Rosie McNamara-Jones at (215) 625-0551 x118 or rmcnamara-jones@jlc.org.

Program Book Ad or Tribute To Honor our 2023 Winners

Support Juvenile Law Center with an ad or tribute message in our program book by APRIL 28th! Download this form or use our online form (under Sponsors). Juvenile Law Center can also build the ad for you! Contact us directly at development@jlc.org for assistance.

Many Thanks to Our Early Sponsors!

LEGACY
Rosewater Fund

SUSTAINER
Stephen Labaton and Miriam Sapiro

CHAMPION
Daniel and Sheila Segal

ADVOCATE
Ballard Spahr
Tami Benton
Bradley Bridge and Dveera Segal
Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller

2023 Leadership Prize Selection Committee

Vincent M Southerland, Chair, Assistant Professor of Clinical Law, Co-Faculty Director, Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law, NYU School of Law
Anahi Figueroa-Martinez, Youth Advocacy Alumni Fellow, Juvenile Law Center
Judge Nancy Gertner (Ret.), Board of Directors, Juvenile Law Center
James Hoelscher, Donor Relations Manager, Juvenile Law Center
Jennifer Rodriguez, Executive Director, Youth Law Center, 2019 Leadership Prize Winner
Vincent Warren, Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights

About the Leadership Prize

Juvenile Law Center’s annual Leadership Prize was first awarded in 2015 to recognize individuals working to reform the child welfare and justice systems. The inaugural recipient, Juvenile Law Center Co-Founder Robert Schwartz, not only brought Juvenile Law Center to national and international prominence over the course of his 40 years of leadership, he also helped develop the nascent field of children’s law, inspiring thousands of children’s rights advocates working nationwide. Today, Juvenile Law Center is recognized both nationally and internationally for its expertise as a trailblazer in the field of children’s rights law.

Recipients of the Leadership Prize are leading lights whose inspirational careers are beacons for future generations and whose work has substantially improved the lives of youth. Awardees have achieved lasting change either through a lifetime of work on behalf of youth, a landmark contribution to the field of children’s rights, or exceptional efforts to shine a light on the most important issues affecting youth today. See past winners here.