Youth Law Center News

In the 2025–2026 California state budget signed by Governor Newsom on June 27, 2025, the Legislature enacted AB 118, a […]

A $321 billion spending plan approved last week by California Gov. Gavin Newsom provided an emergency bailout to private foster […]

Last year, young people in California’s foster care system helped win a huge victory! In 2024, after lots of advocacy […]

In 2024, the Youth Law Center worked alongside legal aid organizations across California to expand access to public benefits, strengthen […]

In 2024, as part of his Equal Justice Works Fellowship (sponsored by Baker McKenzie & Salesforce, Inc.), YLC attorney Christopher […]

We hope you will take a look at Extended Foster Care Works: Why Implementation Makes All The Difference. This article […]

This Foster Care Month, we are giving a special shout-out to former Youth Law Center Equal Justice Works Fellow, Jennifer […]

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has opened an investigation into allegations of civil rights abuses at San Diego County’s two […]

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 13, 2025— Equal Justice Works, the nation’s largest facilitator of opportunities in public interest law, today named 60 […]

On any given day, nearly 400,000 children are in the U.S. foster care system, many after experiencing abuse, neglect, or […]

Youth Law Center Directing Attorney Meredith Desautels is quoted in this article by Kelly Davis that examines what may be […]

For decades, the Youth Law Center has led efforts to limit and end the incarceration of young people through policy […]