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While the Make It Your Own Awards grants were awarded in May 2008, the projects live on. Read more about the Top 100 projects, or see what made the MIYO Awards novel. This site has been archived to serve as a resource for anyone wishing to create a similar project in their community.
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Juveniles 4 Justice (J4J)

Painters

Here are some of the youth we work with painting parts of the mural. Another photo by Eric Okdeh.

Mural at family court

Here's the mural we created with youth - hanging in its permanent location at family court in Philadelphia. Each time I go to court, I feel better knowing that youth are having a voice in the way the court looks. More photo credit to muralist Eric Okdeh.

Right to counsel mural

Here's a close-up of a mural we created in collaboration with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Project. It was amazing to work with youth on legal issues and then see the conversation transformed into a mural painted by the muralist, Eric Okdeh, the youth - and even us lawyers! Photo credit goes to Eric.