Youth Law Center News

San Francisco Chronicle  — JOSHUA LEONARD, executive director of an East Bay nonprofit agency that serves foster children, has filed a […]

By Alexa Hyland  |  Daily Journal  — Three nonprofit advocacy groups are claiming the California Department of Social Services’ policy requiring foster children […]

Suit Demands California Stop Forcing Children with Disabilities Out of Foster Care at Age 18 (San Francisco, CA – July […]

Legal action taken against the California Department of Social Services by three nonprofit advocacy groups. (San Francisco, CA – July […]

Outlook Improves for Child Welfare System Overload in Child Welfare Has a Brutal Backlash. By Lisa Kim Bach  |  Las Vegas Review-Journal  — […]

California Juvenile Reentry Partnership Aims To Improve Outcomes For Youth FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2007 Contact: Laurie Kappe i.e. […]

At the San Francisco Public Defender’s 4th Annual Juvenile Justice Summit, “Youth Justice: School, Gangs & Leadership”, Sue Burrell received […]

Unprecedented Collaborative Effort Provides Data on County & State Programs The Juvenile Justice Data Project (JJDP) today released the results […]

By Susan McRae  |  The San Francisco Daily Journal  — LOS ANGELES – Despite federal monitoring of Los Angeles County’s three juvenile halls, […]

Judge Denies State’s Motion To Dismiss Federal Lawsuit Challenging California’s Unconstitutional Juvenile Parole System Sacramento, CA – February 28, 2007 […]

Each year, the Youth Law Center presents the Loren Warboys Unsung Hero award to individuals who have made exemplary contributions […]

State Judge Rules Against Florida Department of Children and Families and in Favor of Foster Children Who Lived in Office […]