Youth Law Center News and Events

May 5, 2020

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

Six Immediate Steps for THP-Plus Stability

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

May 2, 2020

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

May is National Foster Care Month

May is #NationalFosterCareMonth. Every day, but in particular during the 31 days in May, we...

April 29, 2020

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Support the #UpChafee campaign to meet urgent needs of transition aged youth in  foster care

YLC, along with a coalition of national advocacy groups, has launched the #UpChafee Campaign to...

April 28, 2020

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI)

Virtual 2020 QPI National Conference

We are thrilled to share that the 2020 National QPI Conference will move forward -...

April 27, 2020

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

YLC urges California lawmakers to create a new social safety net for transition-aged foster youth

YLC sent a letter to California lawmakers this week outlining key policy recommendations necessary to...

April 24, 2020

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, Success & Impact

YLC joins coalition advocating for vulnerable students during COVID-19 and beyond

Youth Law Center has partnered with fellow statewide advocacy organizations to create policy recommendations and...

April 16, 2020

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI)

QPI’s COVID-19 webcasts posted online

Last month, YLC's Quality Parenting Initiative launched a new resource series, COVID-19: The New Normal, providing...

April 3, 2020

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

Advocacy groups launch #UpChafee campaign urging Congress to take action for youth in foster care

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

YLC’s Emergency Planning Toolkit for Youth in Congregate Care

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

April 1, 2020

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Joint Statement on Child Welfare Courts During a Public Health Crisis

Child Welfare Courts During a Public Health Crisis: Access to Justice and Advocacy are Critical...

March 31, 2020

Juvenile Justice

Youth Law Center Statement on COVID-19 and Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

The COVID-19 pandemic has required unprecedented actions at the local, state, and federal levels to...

March 24, 2020

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Events, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI)

QPI Webcast: “The Power of Connection: How Resource Families Can Support Adolescents Through COVID-19 Crisis”...

We're happy to announce the launch of our QPI resource series, COVID-19: The New Normal. Our first...