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NAACP Youth Council
is a program dedicated to providing students from elementary school to high school with academic and social support.  The program aims to enhance student success by reducing the absenteeism and dropout rate, providing a higher level of academic and cultural enrichment, increasing parental involvement and improving overall perceptions about public schools.

Project Uplift is a mentorship program to provide guidance to youth in the Modesto area.  Students who attend workshops will receive free backpacks full of school supplies.



  Survival Guide for Teenagers...

Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about turning 18.  This guide is part of a consumer education series presented by The State Bar of California. 

When You Become 18 addresses a number of issues important to young adults, including information about laws related to:

  • alcohol
  • banking
  • contracts
  • credit
  • employment
  • hate crimes
  • jury duty
  • military service
  • voting

When You Become 18 was first published in 1991 by California Law Advocates and revised seven times over the past decade. The State Bar took over publication of the guide in 2002.

To order copies of When You Become 18, send an e-mail to 18@calbar.ca.gov. Please provide your name, complete mailing address (orders over 20 copies cannot be sent to P.O. boxes), the number of copies desired and a daytime phone number.

Those without access to e-mail should provide the information above in writing to:


The State Bar of California
Attn: When You Become 18
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105-1639


To read When You Become 18 online please click the following links:

English version (2.18 MB)
Spanish version (2.28 MB)