The Youth Advocacy Clinic is a partnership with Urban Peak that provides legal representation, information and education to Colorado ’s homeless and at-risk youth. The Clinic is an exciting partnership that will further Urban Peak’s mission to help young people overcome homelessness and other real life challenges by providing safety, respect, essential services and a supportive community, empowering them to become self-reliant adults.

The Clinic is designed to provide on-site legal screening, advice, information and referrals to improve the youth’s access to legal services and increase their understanding of the law as it affects their lives. Issues addressed include:

• Education
• Employment
• Immigration and Citizenship
• Immigration and College
• Pregnant and Parenting Teens (family law)
• Emancipation
• Consumer Scams
• Government Benefits
• Criminal Law
• Civil Rights  

Volunteer attorneys are needed to staff the Clinic a few hours each week alongside a Children’s Law Center attorney at Urban Peak ’s Downtown location. The Children’s Law Center provides volunteers with extensive training, on-site support, and malpractice coverage.