Resource Library

Our searchable online resource library is an important component of our designation by the State Bar of California as a legal aid Support Center that provides legal training, legal technical assistance, and advocacy support without charge to the legal community, and specifically to California’s qualified legal services programs. Our resource library includes Youth Law Center publications, including fact sheets, legal guides, litigation materials, and other reference materials supporting legal advocacy in a variety of different areas for children and youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems.

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Investigations of CA Group Homes Marked By Delays and Uncertainty

ProPublica article about California Department of Social Services' failure to timely and conclusively investigate hundreds...

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Bill to Extend Foster Care Benefits for Probation Youth Clears California Senate Committee

Article appearing in Chronicle of Social Change on SB 12, bill to grant extended foster...

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Angel Enters Foster Care through Probation’s Door

Article in Chronicle of Social Change about pending legislation, SB 12, to extend foster care...

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Widening Door on Extended Foster Care for Probation Youth

Articlein Chronicle of Social Change on how SB 12 will make it easier for foster...

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SB 12 Support Letter

Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee in support of SB 12, a bill to provide a...

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Amicus Curiae Brief – In re Y.V.

The Youth Law Center has applied for leave to file an amicus brief in a...

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Medi-cal Coverage Until 26: Health Care for Former Foster Youth

Fact Sheet on Medi-Cal Coverage for former foster youth, including who qualifies, how to sign...

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Educational Rights as a Pregnant or Parenting Teen

Fact sheet on educational rights of pregnant or parenting teens.

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Educational Rights of Foster Youth

Fact Sheet on educational rights of foster youth

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Demand Letter to Ventura County Office of Education

This is a demand letter to the Ventura County Office of Education challenging its failure...

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Implementation Fact Sheet – AB 2276

This is a fact sheet explaining how advocates can ensure that AB 2276 is actually...

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School to Nowhere – Web Resources

This provides a list of websites related to discipline, zero tolerance and other related issues.

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