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Street Law for Youth in Transition works with professionals in foster care, transitional and independent living programs, and other social service providers to create practical legal education programs for vulnerable youth.
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Second edition, 2006 3-ring binder
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senior program director
1 December 2011
18 August 2008
11 August 2008
1 May 2006
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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:
Youth in Transition was developed with funding from the National Resource Center for Youth Services.
Annie E. Casey Foundation Resource Center
The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
Foster Club: The National Network for Youth in Foster Care
Juvenile Law Center: Dependent Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
December 1, 2011 Read more
August 18, 2008 After years of specializing in juvenile dependency law, it was clear to Laura Dym Cohen that many young people needed help understanding the system and finding resources to get their lives together. Extra help was even more crucial for youth who did not have parental support and guidance. So Cohen created a course based on Street Law curriculum to teach critical law-related life skills, including one-on-one counseling to help teenagers make the transition to adulthood. Read more
August 11, 2008 Alycia M. Guichard, Supervising Attorney and New Jersey Bar Fellow for the Street Law Program at Rutgers School of Law–Newark, has been selected to receive the Young Lawyer of the Year Award by the Young Lawyers Division of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Read more
May 1, 2006 Interested in teaching Street Law to youth in the juvenile justice system or transitioning out of foster care? New Street Law lesson manuals are available featuring step-by-step instructions, interactive methods, and implementation strategies targeted at these populations. Read more
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