Youth Law Center News

YLC is proud to announce that our Executive Director, Jennifer Rodriguez, has been awarded the 2019 Leadership Prize from the […]

Please join the Youth Law Center at our 40th Anniversary & Unsung Heroes Celebration on Friday, December 14th at Salesforce […]

YLC is thrilled to announce that the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) selected Youth Law Center’s Senior […]

On Sunday evening, September 30, 2018, Governor Brown signed Youth Law Center-sponsored Assembly Bill 2448 authored by Assembly member Mike A. […]

Maria Ramiu, Youth Law Center’s Senior Staff Attorney, will be a featured panelist presenting on Youth Arrests in Group Homes and […]

June is the only month many child welfare systems formally celebrate reunification, but this is a mistake. Reunification should be […]

Youth Law Center (YLC) Statement on Separation and Detention of Immigrant Families The federal government has separated over 2,000 children […]

The Youth Law Center is deeply committed to ensuring that young people’s developmental needs and particular vulnerabilities are taken into […]

Youth Law Center recently updated fact sheets for legal services and other advocates. Please click on the following links to […]

“We must create a child welfare system together that is laser-focused on strengthening existing supportive relationships and developing and nurturing […]

Join us on December 4th, 2017 for our 18th Annual Loren Warboys Unsung Heroes reception! Each year the Youth Law […]

YLC is excited about the launch of CHAMPS, a national communications and policy campaign focused on quality parenting! Jennifer Rodriguez, […]