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One and a half years ago, Briah was a college sophomore and about to turn 21. She was a good student and worked as a youth advocate in Youth Fostering Change, one of Juvenile Law Center's youth engagement programs. Briah was also about to become homeless when she aged out of foster care on her 21^st birthday. Would she have to quit school to get a fulltime job to pay and avoid living on the street? Today, homelessness is still a scary possibility for foster youth attending college. 

Governor Wolf is expected to soon sign a second bill into law to help vulnerable foster youth better succeed. Act 75 of 2015 was signed into law on December 10th and HB 1603 will be signed within days. Both bills are in response to the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, which mandates states to implement policies that protect youth from harm and improve their ability to develop skills, talents and connections with family and community.

We asked our youth advocates what their education was like during and after their placement in a juvenile justice facility. Here's what they told us:

What's on our radar this week? Every Wednesday, Juvenile Law Center gathers the latest studies, reports, and headlines from around the country. Here's what we've been reading.

Washington, D.C. – President Obama today signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which is the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the first major overhaul of federal education law in over a decade.

What's on our radar this week? Every Wednesday, Juvenile Law Center gathers the latest studies, reports, and headlines from around the country. Here's what we've been reading.

Today, for just one day, we're raising money to fund Juvenile Law Center's youth engagement programs, Juveniles for Justice and Youth Fostering Change. Our youth advocates do incredible work, using their first-hand experiences in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems to advocate for change and help keep other kids safe. By support Juvenile Law Center today, you're ensuring that our youth advocates can continue their important reform work. Learn about their advocacy projects here: http://jlc.org/youthleaders.