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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 […]
July 12, 2024
Elevating Youth Voices and Leadership for Change!
The Statewide Youth Justice Leadership Cohort (SYJLC), coordinated by the Youth Law Center’s Pathways to Higher Education project, is composed […]
June 26, 2024
Disability Rights Tennessee, Sanford Heisler Sharp, and the Youth Law Center File Lawsuit Against Tennessee for Illegal and Unconstitutional Neglect and Mistreatment of Vulnerable Youth
(Nashville, TN, June 26, 2024) Attorneys from Disability Rights Tennessee, Sanford Heisler Sharp, and the Youth Law Center filed a […]
May 15, 2024
Statement Supporting Trailer Bill Language in 2025 CA State Budget
STATEMENT BY YOUTH LAW CENTER AND CALIFORNIA YOUTH CONNECTION In Support of Trailer Bill Language in the 2025 State Budget […]
May 6, 2024
The Youth Law Center Brief: May is National Foster Care Month
As we observe National Foster Care Month throughout May, we will share updates on our ongoing legal advocacy to transform […]
April 18, 2024
Youth Law Center Brief: Ensuring Access to Voting Rights for California Youth Confined in County Juvenile Facilities
In this edition of the Youth Law Center Brief, we introduce our newly published report, Elevating the Voting Rights of […]
April 17, 2024
New Report Issues Call To Action to Ensure Voting Access for Youth Confined in County Juvenile Facilities
For Release: April 18, 2024 New Report Issues Call To Action to Ensure Voting Access for Youth Confined in County […]
April 2, 2024
Cast Your Vote Today for the Youth Law Center’s Proposal for SOCAP 2024
Vote for the Youth Law Center’s Proposal for SOCAP 2024 Our session proposal, “Advancing Climate Justice and Equity for Systems-Impacted […]
March 8, 2024
Youth Law Center Brief: Pursuing Systems Transformation in Foster Care Through National Advocacy
About Youth Law Center’s Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI): Children who enter the foster care system have had traumatic experiences far […]