The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) uses the law to improve the lives of poor children. NCYL works to ensure that low-income children have the resources, support, and opportunities they need for a healthy and productive future. Much of NCYL’s work is focused on poor children who are additionally challenged by abuse and neglect, disability, or other disadvantage.

NCYL does:

• act as a resource for private attorneys, legal services programs, social services organizations, community groups, health care professionals, teachers, and others representing poor children or adolescents on a pro bono basis;
• provide information, referrals, technical assistance, or written materials;
• serve as co-counsel in cases affecting a large number of children and families.

NCYL does not:

• provide legal representation to individuals (or represent individuals in court);
• give legal advice on individual cases;
• provide legal information for research projects or academic assignments, although it may be useful to use the site’s Search tool (above left) or peruse ourPublications for an article on a particular subject, or to visit Links & Referrals for other organizations.

Website: http://www.youthlaw.org/