This program is designed to help your organization empower youth by providing them with practical legal knowledge presented through interactive lessons that promote cooperative learning, critical thinking, and positive interaction among young people and between young people and adults. The lessons deal with topics including the following:
- Finding housing
- Understanding rights and responsibilities of employment
- Accessing social services
- Education and health law
- Consumer laws and protections
- Avoiding child abuse and neglect
- Understanding the foster care system and legal issues related to closing cases
Funder Information
Youth in Transition was developed with funding from the National Resource Center for Youth Services.