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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FYI Vouchers in California: The Role of Young People

This fact sheet describes how young people can get assistance and access FYI vouchers.

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FYI Vouchers in California: The Role of Landlords

This fact sheet explains how landlords in California can work with stakeholders to provide housing...

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FYI Vouchers in California: The Role of Child Welfare and Juvenile Probation Agencies

This fact sheet details how the child welfare agency and juvenile probation department can partner...

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Overview: Taking Leave from Work for Foster Parents in California (English)

Most foster parents in California, including relatives, have the right to take leave from work...

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Elevating the Voting Rights of Youth: How California Can Ensure Voting Access in County Juvenile Facilities

Due to recent, sweeping changes to California’s juvenile justice system, the number of voting-age youth...

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Using Reallocated Chafee Funds to Expand and Enhance ILP Services

In Fiscal Year 2023 many states received large amounts of additional Chafee funds as part...

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Enrichment Activities Tip Sheet and Graphic

This fact sheets provides a list of concrete steps you can take to advocate for...

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CalAIM Behavioral Health Services for Systems-Involved Youth

Through California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), the Department of Health Care Services is reforming...

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FYI and FUP Overview Factsheet (National)

A general fact sheet about the FYI/FUP Programs for young people nationwide.

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National Bench Card: Ensuring Housing Security for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care by Utilizing FYI Vouchers

A document to provide judges with questions and guidelines to help them make decisions to...

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Executive Summary: A Call to Action: Advancing Tennessee’s Juvenile Justice System to Strengthen Families, Communities...

What would it look like if Tennessee’s juvenile justice system prioritized strengthening families, connecting youth...

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A Call to Action: Advancing Tennessee’s Juvenile Justice System to Strengthen Families, Communities, and Oversight

What would it look like if Tennessee’s juvenile justice system prioritized strengthening families, connecting youth...

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