Resource Library
Our searchable online resource library is an important component of our designation by the State Bar of California as a legal aid Support Center that provides legal training, legal technical assistance, and advocacy support without charge to the legal community, and specifically to California’s qualified legal services programs. Our resource library includes Youth Law Center publications, including fact sheets, legal guides, litigation materials, and other reference materials supporting legal advocacy in a variety of different areas for children and youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems.
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August 6, 2021
AB 153: Phasing Out Out-of-State Residential Facility Placements for Children in Foster Care
In a critical victory for California’s most vulnerable children, California has enacted AB 153 (2021), phasing out the use of […]
Categories: Placement/Confinement
August 1, 2021
Foster Care Overview Fact Sheet
Foster Care Overview Fact Sheet
Categories: Foster care
August 1, 2021
Juvenile Justice Overview Fact Sheet
Juvenile Justice Overview Fact Sheet
Categories: Juvenile justice legal issues
August 1, 2021
Medicaid/Medi-Cal for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System Fact Sheet
Medicaid/Medi-Cal for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Categories: Specific services/programs
August 1, 2021
Title IV-E for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System Fact Sheet
Title IV-E for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
July 28, 2021
Resource, Foster and Kinship Families & the Child Tax Credit (CTC)
Many resource, foster and kinship families are either unaware of, or given incorrect information about, their ability to access the […]
Categories: Public Benefits/Funding
July 28, 2021
TAY Pandemic Funding Maximization Matrix
Transition-aged youth continue to face challenges during the pandemic and recovery. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American […]
Categories: Aging Out/Transition
April 2, 2021
FFPSA Implementation Trailer Bill Narrative
YLCÂ recently submitted comments to the CDSS on the initial print version of the proposed budget trailer bill implementing the 2018 […]
Categories: Child Welfare
March 9, 2021
Ensuring Stability and Success for Youth Tenants in THP-Plus
Youth Law Center and Bay Area Legal Aid have created a new resource that we hope will be useful to […]
January 5, 2021
YLC Policy Bulletin: Federal Financial Aid
Congress passes legislation that will make it easier for students to get financial aid! Congress has passed legislation that will […]