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NCYL Seeks Release of Sara Kruzan, Sentenced to Life in Prison at Age 16

April 7, 2010

Attorneys from the law firm of Perkins Coie, with NCYL’s assistance, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in California’s Court of Appeal seeking the release of Sara Kruzan. Ms. Kruzan is serving a life without parole sentence for shooting her then 36-year-old…

State Limits Foster Homes to 6 Children

March 30, 2010

Sacramento Bee – Senior Attorney Bill Grimm comments on new limits in California on the number of children allowed in a foster home, designed to improve living conditions for foster children.…

A Means to Make a Difference

February 23, 2010

Education Pioneers – A profile of Attorney and Director of NCYL’s Foster Youth Education Initiative Jesse Hahnel.…

Dalton Dyer’s Story (Video)

December 9, 2009

“As a foster child from a very early age, Dalton has never let his situation keep him from striving to do his best. Dalton has become an example to all foster children in California and even led to further legislation regarding the protection of foster…

Getting ‘downstream’ treatment dollars diverted ‘upstream’

December 1, 2009

Last week the advocacy group Disability Rights Washington filed a class-action civil rights lawsuit against Washington State on behalf of children and youth suffering from mental illness. The complaint cites the state’s failure to provide home- and community-based services that would effectively address these children’s…