Program areas at Center for the Rights of Abused Children
Reform: the Center for the Rights of Abused Children has significantly expanded its influence by effectively sharing its successful reforms with the media, lawmakers, and partners nationwide. These reforms include programs that dramatically reduce the number of Children aging out of state care, ensure Children receive the social security and benefits to which they are entitled by law, conduct immediate searches for relatives, keep siblings together, provide legal counsel to Children in abuse proceedings, prevent Children from going missing from foster care, require searches for missing Children, improve school stability, and reduce time in care by setting strict limits on unnecessary delays and continuances.
Research and education: the Center for the Rights of Abused Children shared timely information about Abused Children with a broad section of americans. Our research and educational findings reached members of the public broadly, policymakers including elected and appointed officials, and individuals involved in child services ranging from casas and social workers to Children, through television news programs, podcasts, radio shows, newspapers, facebook, linkedin, our website, phone calls, zoom meetings, and distribution by mail and e-mail.
Pro bono Children's law clinic: the Center for the Rights of Abused Children has served thousands of Abused and neglected Children pro bono through comprehensive representation, guidance, and extensive training for attorneys, judges, social workers, and relative, kin, and foster caretakers. Our courtroom work has ensured that legal protections for Abused Children are always prioritized.