‘Family navigators’ seek to reduce obstacles, increase support for youth, families in juvenile courts

People often arrive at juvenile court with their guard up. Danielle Moore and Denise Gonzalez-Avila can understand why. As “family navigators” based out of the Cook County Juvenile Center, Moore, 26, and Gonzalez-Avila, 41, meet waves of parents and loved ones of minors charged with crimes in the difficult moments just before or after a […]