Cy Pres Awards

Cy pres is a doctrine that permits a court to award any unallocated, unclaimed, or undeliverable funds from a settlement or judgment to a non-profit organization.

As a highly regarded public interest law firm that has been a national leader in creating better futures for children for more than four decades, the Youth Law Center is a worthy beneficiary for unclaimed funds from class action lawsuits, and has been approved as a cy pres recipient in past class action litigation. Our work with children and youth in foster care and juvenile justice systems addresses a broad spectrum of social issues, including physical and mental health, child abuse and neglect, education, employment and economic security, racial justice, housing, and youth leadership and mentoring.

When you nominate the Youth Law Center for a cy pres award, you are ensuring that class action residual funds will advance advocacy, justice, and hope for some of our most vulnerable children and youth.

Please contact Natalie Reynolds via email at info@ylc.org with any questions and requests for information.

Thank You

We thank the following law firm for naming the Youth Law Center as a Cy Pres beneficiary:
Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian, & Ho (now Dardarian Ho Kan & Lee)