Resource Library

Supporting Birth and Resource Parent Partnerships to Improve the Lives of Children

Powerpoint presentation from YLC's workshop titled "Supporting Birth and Resource Parent Partnerships to Improve the...

Categories: Foster parents

Education Rights & Responsibilities Toolkit for Juvenile Justice System Involved Youth

This toolkit provides education-related information and resources regarding the rights of juvenile justice system involved...

Categories: Education Access

Youth Law Considerations for Civil Legal Services

Youth Law Considerations for Civil Legal Services

Categories: Legal Representation

Pathways to Justice Conference – Caring for Someone Else’s Child (materials packet)

Pathways to Justice Conference session – Caring for Someone Else’s Child (materials packet)

Categories: Child Welfare

A Positive Youth Justice System

The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) is designing a transformed juvenile justice system...

Categories: Education Access

Closing the Extracurriculars Gap: Prioritizing Extracurricular Activities as a Key Intervention for Children and Youth i...

This Youth Law Center report describes the benefits of extracurricular participation for youth, families, and...

Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child/Adolescent Development, Education Access, Mental Health

Adoption Assistance Fact Sheet

Adoption Assistance

Categories: Adoption

Providing Normalcy for California Foster Youth

Providing Normalcy for California Foster Youth

Categories: Foster care

Ensuring Accountability and Transparency for Out-of-State Facilities

Ensuring Accountability and Transparency for Out-of-State Facilities

Categories: Standards/enforcement

Youth Arrests in Group Homes and Shelters

Youth Arrests in Group Homes and Shelters Handout

Categories: Legal/policy issues

Relative Caregiver Fact Sheet

Relative Caregiver Fact Sheet

Categories: Relatives/kinship care

A.M. v. Holmes Amicus Brief

Amicus brief filed with US Supreme Court in A.M. v. Holmes, challenging the arrest of...

Categories: Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses