Bree Hood, Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow at Juvenile Law Center discusses the importance of Philadelphia’s Office of the Youth Ombudsperson for young people who are in the youth justice and child welfare systems.
PHILADELPHIA – Today, City Council approved a ballot measure that would make the City of Philadelphia’s Youth Ombudsperson & the Office of the Youth Ombudsperson permanent.
The ballot measure is expected to appear on the May 2026 ballot for consideration by Philadelphia voters. If approved by a majority of voters, the Office of the Youth Ombudsperson, headed by the Youth Ombudsperson, would become a required office and position enshrined in Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter.
