Youth Opportunity Clinic News

This past year, the Youth Opportunity Clinic has participated in researching, drafting and advocating for legislation to eliminate youth fees and fines. This legislative advocacy effort grew from students’ clinic work helping young adult clients navigate the collateral consequences related to fees and fines that stem from delinquency or criminal… Read More

Youth ages 18 to 26 who were in foster care after age 14 are eligible for pandemic relief funds. Vanderbilt’s Youth Opportunity Clinic and the Youth Law Center are sharing information with other lawyers and service providers. The Clinic can help young adults who have aged out of foster care apply for up to $1,200 before the extended application deadline of September 15, 2021. Read More

YOC joins with a coalition of criminal justice advocacy groups urging the Tennessee Supreme Court to release people at high risk of health issues and those at low risk to the community from jails and prisons in response to the coronavirus epidemic. Read More