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I’m writing to ask you for a donation. Why? Because the most vulnerable have been hit hardest by the Covid crisis, among them are the system-involved youth of color we proudly serve. And these hardest hit communities are turning to Youth Represent for help.

We have deployed our legal department to make calls, text clients, and e-mail the young people we serve to let them know we’re still here for them. It is during these wellness checks that we are reconnecting with clients in need, like 19-year-old “Jay”.

Youth Represent’s flagship community-lawyering model typically brings our attorneys and paralegals to the neighborhoods where our clients live. Due to stay-at-home and social distancing guidelines, we need to use new strategies and tools to best serve our clients during this uncertain time.

As we navigate these uncertain and ever changing times, please know that every decision Youth Represent makes is guided by our clients and our core values…

Michael Pope appointed as Youth Represent’s new Executive Director.

Read a PDF of our statement here. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm of Outten & Golden LLP (O&G), and Youth Represent (YR) filed a…

Youth Represent is currently seeking an Executive Director! The Board of Directors is committed to hiring a new Executive Director who can enhance the work of Youth Represent, who has…

Youth Represent in collaboration with the Bronx Freedom Fund and RFK Human Rights put together “Classrooms not Cages” – a back to school bailout of 18-21 year olds on Rikers…

Youth Represent Executive Director Laurie Parise stood behind Governor Andrew Cuomo as he signed historic legislation raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18.  Since our inception…

Youth Represent was among the recipients of Outten & Golden’s 2017 Public Interest Awardees.  Since 2008, Outten & Golden has recognized a single nonprofit organization each year, but announced that…