Youth Law Center News and Events

May 15, 2019

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YLC Releases Guide for Lawyers and Advocates to Get Youth in the Most Connected Placements

The Family First Act presents a challenge for advocates and policy makers to reorient the...

April 10, 2019

Juvenile Justice, Success & Impact

SB716 Gains Support!

A state senate bill to ensure postsecondary education opportunities for high school graduates in juvenile...

March 28, 2019

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News, Juvenile Justice

5 Tips for Prioritizing Extracurriculars as a Key Intervention for Youth

Extracurricular activities provide meaningful educational, social, and developmental advantages for youth in the foster care...

March 4, 2019

Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI)

Join us at the 2019 QPI National Conference!

We are thrilled to announce that our 6th Annual Quality Parenting Initiative National Conference will...

January 31, 2019

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

YLC Publishes Policy Brief on Extracurriculars as Key Intervention

The Youth Law Center is proud to share a policy brief exploring the critical role...

January 23, 2019

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

YLC Welcomes Meredith Desautels & Tracy Schiro

The Youth Law Center is pleased to announce the hiring of our newest staff members:...

December 18, 2018

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Jennifer Rodriguez Awarded 2019 JLC Leadership Prize!

YLC is proud to announce that our Executive Director, Jennifer Rodriguez, has been awarded the...

October 29, 2018

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

YLC’s 40th Anniversary & Unsung Heroes Celebration!

Please join the Youth Law Center at our 40th Anniversary & Unsung Heroes Celebration on...

October 27, 2018

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Carole Shauffer Honored by AACAP

YLC is thrilled to announce that the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)...