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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Chapter 7 Strategies for Serving Hispanic Youth

Maria Ramiu, YLC Managing Director, and Dana Shoenberg, CCLP Staff Attorney co-authored Chapter 7, Strategies...

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Fostering Connections to Success: Extending a Social Safety Net for Youths Facing Homelessness and Poverty

YLC staff attorneys Jennifer Rodriguez and Alice Bussiere co-authored an article with Juvenile Law Center...

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Moving Away From Hardware: The JDAI Standards on Fixed Restaints

This is the first in a series of papers on conditions of confinement issues for...

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Incompetent Youth in California Juvenile Justice

This article offers a vehicle for discussion of California juvenile incompetence to stand trial.  It...

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Policy Brief – Early Childhood Education Programs

Early childhood education programs can provide critical education and other services for children in foster...

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Policy Brief – Completion of Postsecondary Education and Training Programs

Former foster youth are most able to succeed in higher education and trianing programs when...

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Policy Brief – Transition to Postsecondary Education and Training Programs

California Foster Youth Education Task Force's policy brief on transition to postsecondary education and training...

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Policy Brief – Data Collection & Sharing: Foster Youth State-Wide Education Data

Although statewide educational data is collected for several subgroups of students enrolled in California, there...

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Policy Brief – Educational Decision-Making & Parental Notice

Parental notice is a key element of the statutory framework of California's Education Code.  This...

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Policy Brief – Academic Supports

This California Foster Youth Education Task Force's policy brief descibes the various special academic supports for foster...

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Policy Brief – AB 490 Implementation: Partial Credits

This California Foster Youth  Education Task Force's policy brief on AB 490 Implementation explains how school districts...

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Policy Brief – AB 490 Implementation: Least Restrictive Educational Placements

This California Foster Youth Education Task Force's policy brief on AB 490 Implementation spells out...

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