Community & Social Justice Education & Young People 2025
National Center for Youth Law (NCYL)

Impact Report 2025

The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) is a US national nonprofit that defends the rights and wellbeing of children and youth through litigation, policy advocacy and legal strategy, informed by the experiences of young people and families. In 2025 — a year of significant threats to children's rights — NCYL secured an emergency injunction halting the unlawful overnight deportation of hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children, preserved the Flores Settlement Agreement protecting children in immigration custody, and helped pass landmark legislation freeing 6,000 young people annually from endless probation in California. NCYL's settlement monitoring covers 23,000 foster children across three states, and 42,000 students benefited from NCYL settlement enforcement requiring inclusive schooling. 6,600+ advocates were trained on immigration rights, $10 million was secured for trauma-informed youth services in Colorado, and 1.8 million Illinois students were protected by a bill banning municipal school fines.

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Strategic litigation (Flores Settlement, Carter v. DOE, LGML v. Noem, Angelica S. v. HHS, E.L. v. Claps); foster care settlement monitoring (23,000 children); immigration detention monitoring (11 federal facilities); Education Civil Rights Alliance (100+ organisations); Opportunity to Learn Dashboard (16 states); youth advocacy training and leadership (RHEP Youth Advisory Board); technical assistance to 36 community organisations across 11 sites; Federal Advocacy Toolkits (English and Spanish); A Flourishing Start podcast Custom geography from upload: USA (National)

📊Key Metrics

23,000 children in the foster system benefiting from NCYL settlement monitoring across Washington, Missouri and Kansas; 42,000 students benefited from NCYL settlement enforcement requiring inclusive schools; 1.8 million Illinois public school students protected by bill banning municipal fines in schools Key Metric 1
6,000 youth per year freed from endless probation under AB 1376 (California landmark reform led by NCYL); 6,600+ advocates, providers and policymakers trained to help children and families navigate the immigration system; 346 youth trained to advocate and participate in policy change Key Metric 2
Emergency injunction secured halting unlawful deportation of hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children in middle of night — federal judge issued order within hours; $10 million secured for trauma-informed youth services in Colorado; Flores Settlement Agreement preserved protecting all children in federal immigration custody Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • NCYL v. Noem: emergency litigation halted overnight deportation flights for unaccompanied Guatemalan children — preliminary injunction now protects all such children in federal custody; Carter v. Department of Education challenges federal government's abandonment of civil rights enforcement in schools following effective dismantling of Office for Civil Rights
  • AB 1376 (California): landmark probation reform freeing 6,000 young people per year from endless probation; AB 1230 (California): removed financial and transport barriers preventing expelled students returning to school; SB 1519 (Illinois): ended use of municipal tickets as school discipline, protecting 1.8 million students
  • 50-state compendium of laws on adolescent healthcare access published; 25 current and former foster youth on NCYL's Youth Advisory Board trained in policy advocacy; 63 news articles and radio features citing NCYL team — shaping national narrative on children's rights; over 50 years of children's rights advocacy since founding

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