States Change How They Recruit Foster Parents
By Kelli Kennedy | The Miami Herald — For decades, it was common for officials around the country to approve foster parents by […]
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YLC at Beyond the Bench
Youth Law Center attorneys Alice Bussiere, Jennifer Rodriguez and Sue Burrell spoke at the statewide Beyond the Bench Conference held
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Youth Law Center Honors Unsung Heroes
San Francisco, California — The Youth Law Center announced today that it will give its highest honor to four leading
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Zeanah Shauffer Dozier Article Just Published
The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry has just published an article entitled, Foster Care for
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Loren Warboys Unsung Heroes 2011
Each year, the Youth Law Center presents the Loren Warboys Unsung Hero award to individuals who have made exemplary contributions
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YLC Board Member Interviewed on CNN
On November 11, 2011, Fatima Goss Graves, Vice President for Education and Employment at the National Women’s Law Center and
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Orange County JDAI Training
Youth Law Center attorneys Sue Burrell, Deborah Escobedo and Maria Ramiu conducted a facility assessment training for the Juvenile Detention
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YLC – One of the Top Nonprofits Working with At-Risk Youth
The Huffington Post published an article today called “Who’s rescuing foster kids, runaways, and high school dropouts?” and the Youth
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Sue Burrell Presents at NJDC Leadership Summit
On October 21, 2011, Youth Law Center Staff Attorney Sue Burrell co-presented “An Underutilized Tool for Change: Making Public Record
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Marin Says ‘Yes’ to Panic Button, ‘No’ to Closing Court
By Trey Bundy | The Bay Citizen — After two years of contentious debate over how to improve security at Marin County’s juvenile
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Recent Legislation Supported by YLC
Governor Brown signed a number of bills this month that we supported and will help children and youth in the
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TRO Granted in S.H. v. Reed
The court in S.H. v. Reed, issued a temporary restraining order on Octover 12, 2011, against the state prohibiting the
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