Youth Law Center News and Events

September 23, 2016

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Federal Court Questions Detention of Immigrant Youth

YLC was of counsel on a recent motion to enforce the settlement agreement in Flores...

September 23, 2016

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

YLC Works to Ensure Trauma Screening for At-Risk Youth

Childhood trauma is the leading public health issue of our time and one that disproportionately...

September 22, 2016

Juvenile Justice

Urge Governor Brown to Sign AB 2005

Urge the Governor to sign AB 2005 so California can have more informed and careful...

August 16, 2016

Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI)

Help the Louisiana QPI Community Hit by Flooding

Last Wednesday foster parents, youth, birth parents, social workers, judges, administrators and community partners from...

July 26, 2016

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

YLC asks Court to Depublish Opinion in Ivan N.

YLC filed a request with the California Supreme Court to depublish In re Ivan N, a recently...

July 26, 2016

Juvenile Justice, Success & Impact

YLC Writes Amicus Letter to Support Right to Quality Education

YLC filed a letter in support of the Petition for Review in two cases that...

July 22, 2016

Juvenile Justice

Fulfilling the Promise of Gault

Youth Law Center is proud to be a co-sponsor of a conference "celebrating" the 50th...

July 13, 2016

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Expanded SSI Application Window for Foster Kids

The federal government recently extended the time for foster youth to apply for SSI from...

July 9, 2016

Events, Juvenile Justice

Youth Law Center Co-Sponsors Court School Forum

On Tuesday, July 12, 2016, Youth Law Center is co-sponsoring a forum on education for...

May 3, 2016

Juvenile Justice

Groups Demand Due Process for Immigrant Youth

YLC signed on to a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, urging the Attorney...

April 26, 2016

In the News, Juvenile Justice

Schools in Juvenile Justice Get an “F”

New America Media recently posted an article about the failure of California’s juvenile court schools...

April 21, 2016

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Medi-Cal for Former Foster Youth – Progress!

The Youth Law Center, along with ChildrenNOW and NHeLP, has been working to ensure implementation...