On March 15, 2006 Reclaiming Futures gave a 90-minute briefing on Capitol Hill. The event was sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus, and the Law Enforcement Caucus. During the briefing, Reclaiming Futures speakers told how the organization has pulled together a diverse set of community partners - judges, treatment providers, law enforcement, families and others - to chart a new path for thousands of teenagers caught in the downward spiral of drugs and crime.

Speakers included:

• Judge Patricia Clark, King County Superior Court, Seattle, Washington
• Tiffiney Hendon, Youth Representative, Portland, Oregon
• James Marks, Senior Vice President, Director Health Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Laura Nissen, National Program Director, Reclaiming Futures

This event was open to Congressional and federal agency staff, members of the media, and leaders of juvenile justice and drug and alcohol treatment organizations.

You can download a Windows Media Video of the testimony here. (File size is 63MB)