YLC attorneys have represented thousands of children in the course of litigating 63 cases in 19 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
"This work is almost the only oversight of the government intervention in juvenile cases and has resulted in saving families when parents' rights would have been terminated."
Richard Pfeiffer, Unsung Hero Honoree
"We are happy to report that after a year or so of effort we have finalized our process to claim Medi-Cal for youth pending placement. Youth Law Center certainly helped us to get this done." Phil Kader, Fresno County Probation
When the system fails, YLC is there to find a better solution.
Expanding Educational Opportunities
Children in the custody of the state face significant obstacles to completing secondary and post-secondary education, leading to frustration and dependency…
Improving Child Welfare Services for Infants and Toddlers
YLC is working to implement developmentally appropriate services for infants and toddlers and their families involved with the child welfare system...
Improving Services for Youth in California's Juvenile Justice System
YLC is uniquely positioned to be effective in successfully completing this project. There is no other group that has the carefuly built relationships needed to work cooperatively with administrators but also retains the option of advocating in a more aggressive way should cooperation...
Incarcerated Teen Parenting Program
YLC is working on the design and implementation of a program to allow incarcerated teen parents to maintain contact with their children and provide them with the ability to improve their parenting...
Infants and Toddlers in Group Care
YLC is working with several states and organizations to end group and shelter care of foster children under six...
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative
YLC is part of a national initiative spearheaded by the Annie E. Casey that aims to reduce overcrowding and inappropriate and unnecessary detention in juvenile institutions, promote the development and use of community-based alternatives to incarceration and, where incarceration is appropriate,...
Juvenile Justice Re-entry Partnership
The Youth Law Center is collaborating with three other organizations (The Center for Juvenile and Criminal Justice, The National Council on Crime and Delinquency, and Commonweal) to launch a collaborative social change effort to improve system responses...
