Youth Law Center News and Events

September 3, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News

State Still Lacks Foster Homes

By Jacqueline Rabe  |  The Connecticutt Mirror  — Despite efforts to reverse the trend, hundreds of foster children continue...

September 3, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News

Carole Shauffer Quoted in Article Re Lack of Foster Homes

The Connecticut Mirror printed an article today about a new report by the Connecticut Voices...

September 1, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Jennifer Rodriguez Presents Florida Summit Keynote Address

On August 25, YLC Staff Attorney Jennifer Rodriguez delivered the keynote address for the 12th...

August 10, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

CDSS to Provide County Probation Access to CWS/CMS

Tuesday Morning  — Effective October 1, 2010, county probation departments will be able to have access to...

August 5, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

YLC Participation in ABA Presidential Showcase

Staff Attorney Corene Kendrick and Board Member Michael Dale were among the speakers participating in...

July 19, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Oral Argument in Leonard v. Wagner

The California Court of Appeal (1st DCA) has scheduled oral argument in Leonard v. Wagner...

July 9, 2010

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

Two Recently Released Juvenile Justice Publications

Locked Up and Out - Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual, & Transgender - Youth in Louisiana's Juvenile Justice System...

June 18, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Victory in the First Circuit: Sam and Tony M. v. Carcieri!

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (which included Justice Souter sitting...

June 14, 2010

In the News, Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice Diverges in Court

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske  |  Los Angeles Times  — Travell Lincome was a 15-year-old special education student when he was...