On May 20th, YAF Executive Director, Michele Gershman Scavongelli, participated in the Youth At Risk Conference in Beverly, MA, presenting alongside Scott Hulgan, AIC of Salem YAD, and Maria Ventullo, AIC of Salem CAFL. Their training, "The Intersection of Education & Juvenile Court," reached 35 attorneys, social workers, school staff, and youth-serving professionals — providing valuable tools and knowledge to better support young people navigating both the education and juve

We are beyond proud to celebrate our incredible board member, Dr. Darnell Thigpen Williams, on this tremendous achievement! Darnell's dissertation, Black Excellence by Design, is not just an academic milestone, it is a blueprint for the very transformation we fight for everyday at the YAF. His work to center Black brilliance and reimagine K–12 education speaks directly to our mission of ending the cradle-to-prison pipeline. We know real change starts in the classroom, and Dr.

EdLaw Senior Counsel Wheatly Gulmi and EdLaw Director & YAF President and CEO Marlies Spanjaard have been part of a dedicated working...