Fostering Connections to Success
By Alice Bussiere, Jennifer Pokempner, Jennifer Rodriguez | YLC staff attorneys Jennifer Rodriguez and Alice Bussiere co-authored an article with Juvenile […]
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YLC Works on Sam M. v. Carcieri Amicus Brief
The Youth Law Center joined fourteen other children’s advocacy organizations in an amicus brief filed with the First Circuit Court
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Damon King, Skadden Fellow to Begin Work at YLC
Damon King, our Skadden Fellow, will begin work here on September 14th. His project is to enforce the rights of
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Mercury News Article re Lack of Mental Health Services
California’s Locked-Up Children Languish without Mental Health Services By Karen de Sá | Mercury News — The lengthy detention of a mentally ill
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CMS Acts to Withdraw Harmful Medicaid Rules
In December 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued rules that would have restricted Medicaid funding for
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No Discrimination Against Foster Children with Disabilities
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Peter Busch ruled on June 4th that California state foster care officials must comply with
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Gateway Charter High School Fundraiser
Through their Future Leaders Institute, Gateway Charter High School Students, lead by Maricarmen Hernandez, are hosting a fundraiser to support
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Corene Kendrick Part of Nebraska NJDC Team
Staff Attorney Corene Kendrick was part of a team of juvenile justice experts organized by the National Juvenile Defender Center
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Sacramento Bee Article re Youth Jails Closure
Closure of Youth Jails Proposed in Cash-Strapped Sacramento County By Andy Furillo | Sacramento Bee — Sacramento County probation officials have proposed shutting
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Santa Clara County Jails Youngest Child Ever
By Karen de Sa | Mercury News — One of the youngest children ever to be locked up in Santa Clara County spent
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Governor Schwarzenegger’s Support of AB 12
In his March 9, 2009, press conference, Governor Schwarzenegger issued a statement of support for A.B. 12, the California Fostering
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John and Marcia Goldman Foundation Grant
The John and Marcia Goldman Foundation has awarded the Youth Law Center and the Santa Clara University Law School a
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