California Budget Provides ‘Lifeline’ to Private Providers, While Making Cuts to Some Vital Child Welfare Programs.
A $321 billion spending plan approved last week by California Gov. Gavin Newsom provided an emergency bailout to private foster […]
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Prioritizing Kin and Family Connections
Youth Law Center advocates that child welfare and juvenile justice systems prioritize placing children and youth with their families whenever possible.
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Advancing Access to Mental Health Services for System Impacted Youth
The Youth Law Center advocates to ensure and advance access to critical mental and behavioral health services that allow youth
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California Foster Care Rates Reform
In 2024, the Youth Law Center achieved a transformative victory in California with the passage of a new foster care
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Applying Adolescent Development in Foster Care so Teens Can Thrive
This project, in partnership with the Andrus Family Fund, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the Manuel D. & Rhoda Mayerson
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Developmentally Appropriate Transitions for Children and Youth in Foster Care
One critical issue our Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) sites have identified across the country is the trauma children experience when
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Youth In Foster Care Won Big Last Year—Now We Need to Speak Up Again!
Last year, young people in California’s foster care system helped win a huge victory! In 2024, after lots of advocacy
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Now is the Time to Re-envision Extended Foster Care
We hope you will take a look at Extended Foster Care Works: Why Implementation Makes All The Difference. This article
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Former Youth Law Center Equal Justice Works Fellow Jennifer Troia Sworn in as Director of the California Department of Social Services (CDSS)
This Foster Care Month, we are giving a special shout-out to former Youth Law Center Equal Justice Works Fellow, Jennifer
Quality Parenting Initiative: Changing Foster Care from the Inside Out
We believe when foster care is necessary, it must be rooted in love, developmental research, and excellent parenting. That belief
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Bridging the Digital Divide for Youth in Foster Care
In today’s digital world, lacking access to cell phones and the internet poses tremendous barriers for young people in foster
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December 2024: Chafee Foster Care Independence Program 25th Anniversary Celebration
Youth Law Center joined over 35 changemakers and lived experts from 13 national organizations in Washington, D.C. for a special
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