“We would love it if kids didn’t need to go through a legal process that removed them from their family’s […more…]

When Lee Dunne was growing up in England, football (or soccer – depending on who you’re talking to), was the […more…]

YLC first launched the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) in 2008. QPI is a strategy, method, and approach to transforming a foster care […more…]

Join Friends of the Children Bay Area on Thursday, April 27, 2023 6:00-9:00PM for their Find Your Spark! 2023 Gala […more…]

All kids deserve the ability to play soccer. The mission of San Francisco Youth Soccer is to support youth soccer and […more…]

In her beautiful children’s book, Amanda Gorman writes, “I can hear change humming in its loudest, proudest song. I don’t […more…]

Here’s something you might not expect to hear from foster kids: “I want to spend more time with my lawyer.” […more…]

Over the past few years, California’s leadership has responded boldly to the well-documented youth mental health crisis – one that […more…]

In Scotty Kober’s eyes, soccer is the most versatile sport in the world. Anywhere, anytime, anyone can play – all […more…]

During the first few weeks after David began mentoring Ronald, he would find the five-year-old child sound asleep, not participating […more…]

YLC launched the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) over a decade ago as a national movement committed to ensuring that all […more…]

While extracurricular and enrichment activities like summer camp, dance lessons and sports are a key part of most children’s childhood, […more…]

Youth Law Center’s Quality Parenting Initiative has created a national movement to change the policies, practices, and culture of foster […more…]

The participation of directly impacted youth in reform of our punitive and ineffective juvenile justice system is both necessary and […more…]

California’s juvenile justice system intervenes in the lives of some of the children who have experienced the greatest challenges, and […more…]

YLC’s new investigative report, Designed to Fail,  in partnership with Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) exposes the inhumane and abusive treatment […more…]

May is National Foster Care Month, and during May, your donations up to $40,000 will be doubled. It’s the largest […more…]

YLC launched the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) over a decade ago as a national movement committed to ensuring that all […more…]

Caregivers are the earliest and best advocates for children, and have the lived experience and expertise to inform how and […more…]

“Testimonies are perhaps the most powerful tool in bringing Justice to the victims.” —Reb Shlomo of Bobov  In commemoration of Holocaust […more…]

With the eruption of war in Ukraine, Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) quickly mobilized to begin accepting donations for […more…]