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September 22, 2016
Urge Governor Brown to Sign AB 2005
Urge the Governor to sign AB 2005 so California can have more informed and careful decision-making when out-of-state congregate care […]
August 16, 2016
Help the Louisiana QPI Community Hit by Flooding
Last Wednesday foster parents, youth, birth parents, social workers, judges, administrators and community partners from across Louisiana came together to […]
July 26, 2016
YLC asks Court to Depublish Opinion in Ivan N.
YLC filed a request with the California Supreme Court to depublish In re Ivan N, a recently issued California Court of Appeal […]
July 26, 2016
YLC Writes Amicus Letter to Support Right to Quality Education
YLC filed a letter in support of the Petition for Review in two cases that were consolidated for appeal, Campaign […]
July 22, 2016
Fulfilling the Promise of Gault
Youth Law Center is proud to be a co-sponsor of a conference “celebrating” the 50th Anniversary of the landmark decision […]
July 13, 2016
Expanded SSI Application Window for Foster Kids
The federal government recently extended the time for foster youth to apply for SSI from 90 days to 6 months […]
July 9, 2016
Youth Law Center Co-Sponsors Court School Forum
On Tuesday, July 12, 2016, Youth Law Center is co-sponsoring a forum on education for youth in the juvenile justice […]
May 3, 2016
Groups Demand Due Process for Immigrant Youth
YLC signed on to a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, urging the Attorney General to halt the government’s […]
April 26, 2016
Schools in Juvenile Justice Get an “F”
New America Media recently posted an article about the failure of California’s juvenile court schools to educate youth in their […]
April 21, 2016
Medi-Cal for Former Foster Youth – Progress!
The Youth Law Center, along with ChildrenNOW and NHeLP, has been working to ensure implementation of the provisions of the […]
March 31, 2016
YLC Releases Report on Failure of CA’s Juvenile Court Schools
This week Youth Law Center released a study, funded by the California Wellness Foundation, on the education system for youth […]
March 31, 2016
CECANF Releases Final Report
The Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) has released its final recommendations for developing a national strategy to […]