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Edward O’Brien, the co-founder of a pioneer organization in law-related education for youth, passed away this month at the age of 69. O’Brien, a Georgetown Law School student at the time, co-founded Street Law in 1972 with law professor Jason Newman and community activist and philanthropist Nancy Harrison.

After more than three decades at the California-based National Center for Youth Law, John O’Toole announced today that he would retire this summer. “While I still love my work, I want to leave while I’m healthy so that my wife Jean and I can enjoy ourselves and do the things we don’t have time for now,” said O’Toole, in a statement issued by NYCL today.

The Imprint is highlighting each of the policy recommendations made this summer by the participants of the Foster Youth Internship Program (FYI), a group of 11 former foster youths who completed Congressional internships.