Youth Law Center News and Events

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...

September 27, 2012

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Success & Impact

Two AB 12 Trainings

Alice Bussiere, Youth Law Center Staff Attorney, Brian Blalock, Bay Area Legal Aid,  and Rebecca...

September 19, 2012

In the News, Juvenile Justice

Jennifer Rodriguez Featured in National NCYC Webcast

On September 12th, Jennifer Rodriguez, YLC Executive Director, presented on a National Center for Youth...

September 13, 2012

Juvenile Justice

YLC Presents at Camp Sweeney

On August 20, 2012, YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell, and Summer Intern Rebekah DeHaven presented...