Youth Law Center News and Events

February 8, 2013

Events, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

AB 12 and Probation Involved Youth Caregiver Webinar Series

The Youth Law Center is hosting a four-part series of webinars on AB 12, California’s...

February 6, 2013

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

YLC Celebrates Release of National Standards for Juvenile Defenders

The National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) has just released the first ever set of National...

January 25, 2013

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Training on Public Benefits

The Youth Law Center and Bay Area Legal Aid provided training on public benefits for children...

January 25, 2013

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Rightsizing Congregate Care

The Youth Law Center and the Annie E. Casey Foundation hosted a meeting for representatives of...

December 19, 2012

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

No Time for False Choices – Press Release

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

YLC Supports SSI for Children with Disabilities

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

December 11, 2012

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Success & Impact

YLC Helps to Train Juvenile Court Judges

Every year, juvenile court judges from around California convene for a two-day training put on...

November 22, 2012

Juvenile Justice

YLC Suggests Ways to Improve Appointed Counsel Contracts

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell presented in a workshop on “The Importance of Juvenile Contracts...

November 22, 2012

Juvenile Justice

YLC Explores the Use of Affidavits in Juvenile Cases

This year’s National Juvenile Defender Summit, held October 26-28, 2012 in San Juan Puerto Rico,...

November 8, 2012

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News

Agencies Work to Unite Foster, Biological Parents

by KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press When Angela Austin-Knight's teenage son and daughter were placed in foster...

October 18, 2012

Juvenile Justice

Baby Elmo Project Blog

The Vera Institute of Justice, Family Justice Program is running a blog written by a...

October 18, 2012

Events, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Supporting Young Adults Training

The Youth Law Center, the Alliance for Children’s Rights, and Bay Area Legal Aid will...