Youth Leadership and Advocacy

Street Law strives not only to educate young people about the law, but to empower them to take an active role in the civic affairs of their schools, communities, and countries. Our youth advocacy programs teach young people how to identify problems and make positive change in their lives and the lives of others.

In the News

Teaching Advocacy and Making Change

March 15, 2008 Advisers of school-sponsored groups are no strangers to bake sales, car washes, food and clothing drives, and other fundraising activities to help those in need. While important and worthy of applause, these efforts do not always challenge young people to put their civic education into action. Read more

Raising the Bar in Your School

November 1, 2007 In schools across the country, students have the opportunity to be lawyers — questioning witnesses, making statements to the jury, cross-examining defendants. Read more

Getting the Word on Intellectual Theft from the Top

October 21, 2004 Many of them had heard the lectures from authority figures before: Don't illegally download songs and games from the Internet because people make their livings selling those products, stealing is a crime, every crime has unseen consequences, and so on. Read more

Students Get Lowdown on Illegal Downloading

October 21, 2004 More than 100 high school students from Maryland, Virginia and the District who participated in an educational forum at the U.S. Department of Justice that addressed intellectual property theft. Read more