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Watsonville Police youth diversion program helping keep teens out of trouble - KION

April 11, 2019

A Watsonville police program aimed at helping troubled teens stay on track is getting statewide attention.…

One in Six Migrant Children In The U.S. Are Staying At A Shelter Operated By A Private Equity Tycoon - Forbes

April 10, 2019

The words “Homes Instead” and “Shut It Down” lit up on a large tent-like building at Homestead temporary influx shelter on March 29, a day after the U.S. government declared it apprehended a record 75,000 migrants at its Southern border in February.…

Litigator Bill Grimm Used Class-Action Lawsuits to Transform Troubled Child Welfare Agencies - Chronicle of Social Change

April 9, 2019

Over a 40-year career, Grimm helped forge change for many troubled child welfare systems across the country through trailblazing litigation and legislative advocacy, including in Maryland, Arkansas, Utah, Washington, Nevada and California, among others.…

Family Separation Has Scarred These Kids For Life - HuffPost

April 6, 2019

One year after Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policy, HuffPost spoke to families who say their children are withdrawn, depressed and self-harming.…

Largest U.S. holding facility for migrant kids expands again - CBS News

April 5, 2019

The nation’s largest holding facility for unaccompanied migrant children is set to expand for the second time this year, rapidly adding more than 850 beds to a massive facility that is already capable of housing more than 2,300 teens.…

As DeVos Eases Sexual Assault Rules, Her Old High School May Provide a Test Case - New York Times

April 1, 2019

But after her 15-year-old was sexually assaulted by her 17-year-old boyfriend, another student at the school, Ms. Hoffman realized how misplaced that confidence was. Instead of helping, the school’s principal called the assault “underage sex” and told her the school was “not taking sides.”…

NCYL in the news

Watsonville Police youth diversion program helping keep teens out of trouble - KION

One in Six Migrant Children In The U.S. Are Staying At A Shelter Operated By A Private Equity Tycoon - Forbes

Litigator Bill Grimm Used Class-Action Lawsuits to Transform Troubled Child Welfare Agencies - Chronicle of Social Change

Family Separation Has Scarred These Kids For Life - HuffPost

Largest U.S. holding facility for migrant kids expands again - CBS News

As DeVos Eases Sexual Assault Rules, Her Old High School May Provide a Test Case - New York Times

For unaccompanied minors, countdown to 18th birthday is filled with fear and dread - CNN

State agency blasts San Jose foster care provider Unity Care for failures with high-risk youth - The Mercury News

Want to rent a two-bedroom home in Salinas? Be prepared to pay double the national average - The Californian

Brain tumor doesn’t stop Vallejo lawyer from helping youth - Times-Herald