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The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) is working to reform the juvenile justice systems in Arkansas and Wyoming, partnering with advocates, the government, and other stakeholders. cont'd...
- NCYL Senior Attorney Pat Arthur and Wyoming Public Defender Diane M. Lozano will speak at the 2009 Wyoming Children's Justice Conference on the role of public defender versus GAL in delinquency proceedings. More info
K&L Gates Partner Paul Lawrence, an experienced appellate attorney, has agreed to argue NCYL’s 9th Circuit Appeal of a lower court ruling denying its motion for class certification in its Las Vegas foster care case.
NCYL, the Center for Study of Social Policy in Washington, DC, and Vanderbilt Law School are seeking funding to hold a national "Lessons Learned" Symposium with the goal of distilling the knowledge gained from 30 years of class action litigation to improve child welfare systems. cont'd...
Above: NCYL Staff Attorney Bryn Martyna (left), Dalton Dyer (middle), and NCYL Director John O'Toole (right) |
NCYL just won a major case in California, securing fair and equal treatment of foster youth who play high school sports. This victory could potentially affect thousands of foster youth in the state. To read more, please click here.
June 23-25 |
2009 Wyoming Children’s Justice Conference. Little America Hotel and Resort Conference Center, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Co-sponsored by Wyoming Guardians Ad Litem Program (GAL) and Children's Justice Project. The role of public defender versus GAL in delinquency proceedings |
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NCYL is working to improve access to mental health services for California's "out-of-county" foster children: children placed in foster care outside the county where they lived when they first became dependents of the state cont'd...
October 9, 2008 - The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to hear an appeal by the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) of a recent U.S. District Court ruling denying its motion for class certification in Clark K. v. Willden. For media coverage please click here.
The Federal District Court in Utah dismissed David C. v. Huntsman on Dec. 30, after a final review to ensure that the state continued to be on track with its transformation of the child welfare system. cont'd...
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Attention 2009 Fellowship Candidates
NCYL is seeking to sponsor applicants for Skadden, Equal Justice Works, Soros, and other fellowships. Applications are due in September-October. If interested in being sponsored by NCYL for a fellowship, apply to NCYL by July 13, 2009.
NCYL is interested in reviewing applications from visiting attorneys from private firms. At least five national law firms have established programs for their associates to be paid by the firm while they serve at public interest organizations. NCYL is actively recruiting such attorneys. Learn more
This website is designed to help CA adolescent health care providers understand the many laws that affect their work, with a focus on reproductive health.
- One in five children in this country lives in poverty.
- Children are two times more likely to be poor than the elderly.
- More than 5 million children live in families with less than half the income that officially qualifies a family as "poor."
The National Center for Youth Law works to help these children, whose needs are too often ignored by our society. We provide them with a voice in the decisions that so dramatically affect their lives. learn more
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