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Strategic Planning Updates

When the IJPC board and staff gathered together for our first strategic planning meeting in June of 2022, we reflected on IJPC’s past to help ground us in our vision for the future. We are excited to be at a point where we’re able to share details about how we’re modifying IJPC’s internal systems and our work moving forward.Read More

Black History Month: Meet Dorothy Height

This Black History month IJPC is celebrating women of the Civil Rights Movement. This week, ready about Dorothy Height.Read More

Black History Month: Meet Claudette Clovin

Teenagers, including teenage girls, played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. But their ages and gender have often caused their contributions to be overlooked. Ms. Clovin was one of these overlooked teenage girls.Read More

Shifting our Work on Human Trafficking

Beginning February 2023, IJPC will no longer offer human trafficking-specific programming. Through evaluation and research as part of strategic planning, we plan to address human trafficking by focusing our efforts on systems of injustice that allow trafficking to happen in the first place. In the coming weeks we’ll share more about how this fits into our overall strategic plan; for now, we want you to know about these current changes.Read More

Black History Month: Meet Septima Poinsette Clark

This Black History month IJPC is celebrating women of the Civil Rights Movement.Read More

Fall 2022 Newsletter

IJPC's Fall 2022 Newsletter includes reflections on finding peace in fellowship, updates on the NoDeathPenaltyOH campaign, answers to frequently asked questions about DACA, highlights from our Annual Gathering, a glance at our strategic plan, and many upcoming events. Read More

Walking with Elwood Jones

We have been sharing information about Elwood’s hearing for a potential new trial. You can read more about IJPC Program Manager’s experience sitting in on that trial and working with Elwood here.Read More