Category: Press Releases & Announcements

December 9, 2024

In the News, Press Releases & Announcements, Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI)

The Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) of the Youth Law Center recognized a Fresno man as...

December 3, 2024

Press Releases & Announcements

Whether it’s supporting thousands of California youth in juvenile justice facilities with pathways to higher...

July 3, 2024

Press Releases & Announcements

Welcome Youth Law Center’s Summer Legal Interns! Each year, the Youth Law Center hosts a cohort...

June 26, 2024

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

(Nashville, TN, June 26, 2024) Attorneys from Disability Rights Tennessee, Sanford Heisler Sharp, and the...

May 15, 2024

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

STATEMENT BY YOUTH LAW CENTER AND CALIFORNIA YOUTH CONNECTION In Support of Trailer Bill Language in...

May 10, 2024

Events, Press Releases & Announcements

For Release: May 10, 2024 Contact: Natalie Reynolds, nreynolds@ylc.org, (408) 504-7611 Youth Law Center to Mark First...

April 17, 2024

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

For Release: April 18, 2024 New Report Issues Call To Action to Ensure Voting Access for...

February 15, 2024

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

For Release: February 15, 2024 New Report is an Urgent Call to Action for Improving Tennessee's...

November 17, 2023

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

New Education Report From Youth Law Center Finds Youth Are Out of Sight and Out...

August 17, 2023

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

Many across the nation were captivated by the expulsion hearings of the Tennessee Three, but few would...

June 15, 2023

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

In a victory for Native youth, families and Tribal Nations, the Supreme Court today upheld...

February 16, 2023

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

YLC and the law firm Baker McKenzie have filed a lawsuit against a newly formed...

January 16, 2023

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

On January 13th, YLC submitted comments to the CA Department of Health Care Service’s proposal...

December 21, 2022

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

For Release: December 21, 2022 New Report, Families Not Facilities, provides solutions and recommendations to fix...

December 15, 2022

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

Today, the Youth Law Center announced a settlement agreement between Sacramento County and YLC’s client,...

October 5, 2022

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

New Law Creates Steps Toward Educational Equity  for Youth In California’s Juvenile Justice System  Youth Law...

October 3, 2022

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

YLC has published a new advocacy resource, "Building Community Power in Youth Justice Reform: The...

August 25, 2022

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

Last week, the Youth Law Center joined 30 other groups in submitting an amicus brief to the...

July 18, 2022

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

California’s juvenile justice system intervenes in the lives of some of the children who have...

July 15, 2022

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

YLC and the law firm Baker McKenzie have filed a new lawsuit to ensure that...

April 27, 2022

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

YLC's new investigative report with Disability Rights Tennessee exposes the inhumane and abusive treatment of...

February 9, 2022

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

The Youth Law Center is pleased to announce a settlement agreement reached by Fresno County...

October 29, 2021

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

YLC and the law firm Baker McKenzie have filed a lawsuit against Fresno County to...

September 9, 2021

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

“The pandemic has intensified every inequity for youth exiting foster care to crisis levels --...

August 24, 2021

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

After many years of advocacy by the Youth Law Center and partners in the juvenile...

July 20, 2021

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

After decades of YLC advocacy to address conditions in and end the use of out-of-state...

July 1, 2021

Press Releases & Announcements

YLC is thrilled to congratulate and celebrate the winner of this year's Iranian American Women...

June 24, 2021

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

YLC is proud to be part of the #CheckForUs campaign, aiming to inform thousands of...

March 10, 2021

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

YLC is proud to sponsor AB 103 (Holden), which will clarify the law to improve...

March 9, 2021

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

Youth Law Center and Bay Area Legal Aid have created a new resource that we...

January 6, 2021

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

Congress has passed legislation that will greatly simplify the financial aid application process by 2023,...

December 11, 2020

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News, Press Releases & Announcements

Months of Youth Law Center advocacy with the Young Women’s Freedom Center demanding that the...

November 18, 2020

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

As California prepares to shutter its state juvenile facility system, it is critically important for...

May 5, 2020

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

**NOTE: This resource has been updated and can now be found here and here. (August...

April 3, 2020

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (April 3, 2020)  -- Child welfare advocates, policy partners, and young...

April 1, 2020

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

Youth Law Center has developed an emergency planning resource to support attorneys and advocates working...

March 23, 2020

Events, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

We understand that the daily changes and constantly updated information on the COVID-19 crisis can...

January 30, 2020

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 29, 2020 Contact: Natalie Reynolds, nreynolds@ylc.org, (415) 543-3379 Settlement of Civil Rights Lawsuit...

November 21, 2019

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

“If they’re concerned about safety in the home, I’m not sure how that leads to...

October 19, 2019

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements, Success & Impact

Last week, California's Governor Newsom signed into law two Youth Law Center-sponsored bills, ensuring improved...

September 3, 2019

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 3, 2019 Press Contact: Natalie Reynolds, nreynolds@ylc.org, (415) 543-3379   Lawsuit Charges San Francisco...

August 6, 2019

Events, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

Youth Law Center is excited to share the program for the 2019 Creating Pathways from...

March 31, 2016

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

This week Youth Law Center released a study, funded by the California Wellness Foundation, on...

March 31, 2016

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

The Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF)  has released its final recommendations for...

December 17, 2015

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

DHCS has launched a web page on Medi-Cal for Former Foster Youth.  This site is...

August 25, 2015

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

United States District Court judge Dolly Gee ordered the Department of Homeland Security and other...

August 11, 2015

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

United States District Court Judge Dolly Gee has ruled that immigrant children who are accompanied by...

June 26, 2014

In the News, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

After intensive efforts by a broad group of agencies and organizations, the provisions of S.B....

June 23, 2014

In the News, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

The San Jose Mercury News interviewed YLC  Staff Attorney Sue Burrell about S.B. 838, a...

April 9, 2014

In the News, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was invited to write a guest blog for the National...

August 6, 2013

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed by the Friends Committee on Legislation of California...

May 23, 2013

Press Releases & Announcements

The HELP Separated Children’s Act, supported by the Youth Law Center, has passed the Senate...

December 19, 2012

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2012 CONTACT: Rebecca Vallas, Staff Attorney/Policy Advocate Community Legal Services E-mail:  rvallas@clsphila.org Phone: 215-981-3797 NO TIME FOR...

December 19, 2012

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

The Youth Law Center joined advocates across the country to respond to a New York...

August 10, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

Tuesday Morning  — Effective October 1, 2010, county probation departments will be able to have access to...

April 5, 2010

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

In an effort to strengthen philanthropic investments among its membership, the Youth Transition Funders Group...

March 10, 2010

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

Lawsuit Filed to Stop Marin Juvenile Court Hearings by Videoconference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 10, 2010 Contact: Corene...

November 16, 2009

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

The Equity Project has just released Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth...

September 18, 2008

In the News, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

By Sue Burrell  |  Daily Journal  — FORUM COLUMN On this November's crowded initiative ballot, voters will encounter a reassuringly...

June 4, 2008

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

Settlement Announced by Division of Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Parolees in Lawsuit over Lack of...

April 3, 2008

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

Juvenile Justice Reform on Track in Ohio - Class Action Settlement Filed COLUMBUS, OH – A...

February 15, 2008

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

(Sacramento, CA – January 29, 2008) – A federal judge ruled today that the California...

December 31, 2007

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

Ohio Announces the Release of Fact-finding Report, Prompting Continued Reforms of Ohio's Juvenile Justice System COLUMBUS,...

May 21, 2007

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

California Juvenile Reentry Partnership Aims To Improve Outcomes For Youth FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2007 Contact: Laurie...

April 18, 2007

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

Unprecedented Collaborative Effort Provides Data on County & State Programs The Juvenile Justice Data Project (JJDP)...

March 2, 2007

Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

Judge Denies State's Motion To Dismiss Federal Lawsuit Challenging California's Unconstitutional Juvenile Parole System Sacramento, CA...