SYLAW provides civil legal representation, information and education to the homeless and at-risk youth population of Washington. Primarily, SYLAW seeks to help youth with education, employment, family law, housing, and public entitlements.
If you are 13-25 years old and need legal help, please call 206-384-6378
or click here for drop-in hours.
If you are any age and need help sealing your juvenile criminal record,
please click here for more information.
If you are 13-25 years old and need legal help, please call 206-384-6378
or click here for drop-in hours.
If you are any age and need help sealing your juvenile criminal record,
please click here for more information.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Juvenile Record Sealing Clinic featured in the Mockingbird Times!
May 2009
Click here to read the article.
Governor signs HB 1954 requiring automatic sealing for certain juvenile records
April 25, 2009
The law, which takes effect in July, will require that juvenile deferred dispositions be automatically sealed from public view on a youth's 18th birthday! Click here for more information.
SYLAW launches Washington's first nonprofit IPO
December 11, 2008
Click here to learn more about this amazing opportunity to share in SYLAW's mission.
SYLAW hires executive director!
November 20, 2008
SYLAW hires Katie Meyer as executive director! Katie brings a strong background in fundraising and program development and a long history of working with a variety of non-profit organizations. More...
Student Group Started at Seattle University
September 1, 2008
SYLAW is pleased to announce the creation of SYLAW-SU. SYLAW is now working together with law students at Seattle University to provide increased services to homeless youth in Seattle. SYLAW-SU will be expanding SYLAW's Street Youth Legal Drop-In Centers to new sites at the Orion Center and PSKS. September 1, 2008
SYLAW has been recognized by the American Bar Association's Center on Children in the Law as a model program and was featured in the book "Lawyers Working to End Homelessness". To read an excerpt from that book, including several SYLAW success stories, please click here.
SYLAW's work is possible thanks to generous funding from:
Thomas V. Giddens, Jr. Foundation
Make The Dash Count Foundation
Norcliffe Foundation
OneFamily Foundation
Seattle Foundation
Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Thomas V. Giddens, Jr. Foundation
Make The Dash Count Foundation
Norcliffe Foundation
OneFamily Foundation
Seattle Foundation
Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
CONTACT US
Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington * PO Box 95956 * Seattle, WA 98145
206-384-6378 * katiemeyer@sylaw.org
