Youth Law Center
We use the law to protect and enforce rights, and to affirm the inherent worth and potential of every young person.
Our Work
YLC confronts the root causes of systemic failures, advancing a vision where a child’s experience in foster care or juvenile justice is not a life sentence, but a brief moment on the path to a bright future. Too often, young people who succeed after system involvement are celebrated for having “beaten the odds.” We are working to flip that narrative by building a world where the odds are finally in their favor.
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The Youth Law Center is, in a word, effective. The team, led by Jennifer Rodriguez, is top-notch, bringing together legal expertise, lived experience, a commitment to being youth-centered, and the advocacy chops to effect systemic change.
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