Youth Law Center News and Events

October 2, 2008

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

SB 1147 Signed

This week, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law S.B. 1147 - Medi-Cal for Juveniles.  As a...

September 22, 2008

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

YLC Assists Florida in Foster Home Recruitment and Retention

As part of our project to improve the recruitment and retention of Florida foster families,...

September 18, 2008

In the News, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

Proposition 6’s Answer to Safety Issues: Jail, Jail and More Jail

By Sue Burrell  |  Daily Journal  — FORUM COLUMN On this November's crowded initiative ballot, voters will encounter a reassuringly...

September 3, 2008

Juvenile Justice

California Selected for MacArthur Foundation JIDAN

By Sue Burrell  | San Francisco, California (August 28, 2008):  California has been selected as one of...

August 27, 2008

Juvenile Justice

Facility Self-Inspections Prove Valuable in New Mexico

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative News  —  Detention facility self-inspections test whether facilities are meeting constitutional standards and...

August 11, 2008

Juvenile Justice

L.H. v. Schwarzenegger Task Force Meeting

As co-counsel in L.H. v. Schwarzenegger, we are bringing tegether juvenile defenders from around the...

August 7, 2008

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Corene Kendrick on NACC Conference Panel

On Monday, August 4, 2008, Corene Kendrick, YLC Staff Attorney, took part in a panel...

July 30, 2008

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News

Oregonian Article re Oregon Adoption Assistance Lawsuit

An Overdue Settlement - The State Rightfully Agrees to Pay $ 1.7 Million to Families...

July 29, 2008

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News

Settlement to Repay Adoptive Families

By Karen McCowan  |  Register-Guard  — The state of Oregon has agreed to pay a combined $1.7 million to...