{"id":19,"date":"2026-06-23T16:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naacj.ca\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:41:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:41:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naacj.ca\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-75f56b9d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f15145cb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Social Responsibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">The National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ) was founded in 1975 by champions of national community-based agencies in order to provide a forum for members to share and generate information, ideas, expertise, values and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">By serving as a mechanism to connect member organizations with federal government, NAACJ also brings together Canada&#8217;s criminal justice community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the members continue to view NAACJ as a valuable means to provide support, promote dialogue and bolster its members&#8217; ability to serve as catalysts for change within criminal and social justice. Currently comprised of 19 member organizations representing fields of expertise such as non-violent conflict resolution, transitional housing, law, research, advocacy, policy, training, counselling and restorative justice, NAACJ includes a diverse group of well-established organizations and directors that span hundreds of communities across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/naacj.ca\/?page_id=12\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-684dd145 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/naacj.ca\/?page_id=35\">Our History<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/naacj.ca\/\">Our Mission<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">What We Do<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">How We Engage<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Strategic Priorities<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Publications<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Responsibility The National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ) was founded in 1975 by champions of national community-based agencies in order to provide a forum for members to share and generate information, ideas, expertise, values and support. 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