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Although the Summer Legal Fellowship Program lasts only eight or nine weeks and has a relatively low cost per student, it has a significant and lasting impact on the students and the life choices they will make in the future. [For a report on the impact of the 2006 Summer Legal Fellowship Program, click here.]
What Graduates Have Said about the Program
"This program showed me how, if I put my mind, body and soul into something, I can get anything accomplished." -- Elroy E., 1995
"I will never forget this program. It really helped me learn how to solve problems, and how to deal with the world, but also how you can change things." -- Jennifer O., 2002
"The program has really affected my life and changed my whole perspective. Now I know what I want to do in life, and the program gave me confidence that I can do anything if I put my mind to it." -- David S., 1999
"I feel that this program really changed my life. I always got frustrated when things were unfair, but now I see that there are ways to get people to listen to you, and to change things." -- Rokeeshia A., 2000
"The program made a big difference because it showed me how to succeed in a career, and it helped me focus on a concrete path in life." -- Dorian P., 2000
What Our Graduates Are Doing Now
Since our program's inception in 1995, 285 young people have graduated from the program, and we have maintained contact with 84% of them. As of December 2006, none of them has dropped out of high school. Of those who have completed high school, almost 90% of them have pursued some form of higher education. Many have now graduated from four-year colleges, and five are now attending law school.
Graduates Become Leaders of the Program
Many of our program graduates take on leadership roles at the Center, such as serving on our Board of Directors, working as mock trial coaches and program assistants, designing yearbooks, making presentations to funders, and recruiting new participants. This enables them to further develop their skills, as well as helping us remain responsive to youths’ needs. |
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Center for Youth Development through Law U.C. Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, CA 94720 (510) 642-4520; Fax (510) 643-6171 Email: info@youthlawworks.org |
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