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December 9, 2024
12/6/2024 Fresno Man Honored For Improving Foster Care Services
The Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) of the Youth Law Center recognized a Fresno man as a 2024 Elevate and Celebrate […]
November 26, 2024
Celebrating Four Years of Transformative Advocacy with the Transition Aged Youth Civil Legal Practice Exchange
The Youth Law Center is thrilled to mark the fourth anniversary of the Transition Aged Youth (TAY) Civil Legal Practice […]
November 7, 2024
11/7/2024: MJ Hart discusses Youth Law Center’s Pathways to Higher Education Project in the Special EDge Newsletter
“The goal, Hart said, is for every young person who has contact with the juvenile justice system to have the […]
November 1, 2024
Youth Law Center Issues New Progress Report on Daniels v. Sacramento County – Implementation of Efforts to Prevent Unlicensed Care
California’s child welfare system has been undergoing essential reforms, driven by a commitment to improve the care and outcomes for […]
October 17, 2024
Youth Law Center and Other Advocates Influence New California Bill Improving Access to Education for Incarcerated Youth
On September 22, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2176, authored by California Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), into law, […]
August 13, 2024
8/13/24: Youth Law Center’s Kristina Tanner Discusses California Governor Newsom’s Investment in the Future of Youth in Foster Care in New Op-Ed
“Without basketball, I doubt I would have been able to work through the trauma I experienced. The sport gave me […]
August 7, 2024
California Department of Social Services Press Release, 8/5/24: California Announces Significant Investment to Support Foster Youth
“We believe the new Foster Rate Structure to be an unprecedented investment in foster youth and their families by the […]
August 6, 2024
We are suing the state of Tennessee
Dear Friends of the Youth Law Center, In late June, we, along with Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) and the law […]
August 2, 2024
Summer 2024 Edition: On the Threshold of Change Updates for Extended Foster Care
We are writing to update you on news related to On the Threshold of Change: Forces that Could Transform Future […]
July 31, 2024
Youth Law Center’s Quality Parenting Advocacy Attracts International Attention and New Funding
Youth Law Center’s Advocacy Tapped by Delegation from Japan In May, our Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) hosted a delegation from […]
July 18, 2024
Advocacy Scores Major Victory for California Youth in Foster Care
Youth Law Center actively works to transform foster care and juvenile justice systems to ensure that experiences in these systems […]
July 15, 2024
Nashville Banner 7/15/24: Children in Tennessee Can Now be Tried as Adults for Shoplifting or Stealing a Gun, or Even Attempting
The law that went into effect July 1 is the first in Tennessee to allow transfer of children as young […]