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Latest PostIn this comprehensive training, Tom Jose, Director of our Children’s Law Clinic, explores the vital legal protections that safeguard children within the foster care system. While children in state custody are often the most vulnerable members of our society, they possess inherent rights to safety, family integrity, and permanency. If you're a foster parent who [...]
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January 31, 2024Events & TestimonyThis bill provides for the restoration of a parent-child relationship in cases where a child has been stuck in foster care. This bill is an option for children who are unlikely to find [...]
January 30, 2024Events & TestimonyThis bill requires calculating and applying partial credits when a high-school-age foster youth must transfer schools according to a best interest determination. The state board of education must develop guidelines for calculating partial [...]
January 24, 2024Events & TestimonySOUL Family Legal Permanency Option In-Person Testimony - John Monroe, Catalyst on behalf of the Center for the Rights of Abused Children House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care Introduction Chair Concannon, [...]
January 23, 2024Events & TestimonyMembers of the committee: My name is Kendall Seal. I am the Vice President for Policy at the Center for the Rights of Abused Children (Center). The Center works with policymakers to ensure [...]
- January 16, 2024Events & Testimony
Requiring the appointment of a client-directed attorney to represent children in abuse and neglect proceedings, giving children a voice. MO Oral Testimony Right to Counsel 01-16-2024 Children and Families
January 16, 2024Television & VideoIt's my first day as a licensed foster mom when I get a call to go to the hospital and pick up a baby girl. So I race over to the hospital, and I make my way through this huge labyrinth of a medical center, but I'm early, and to my relief, over to the right is a small chapel.
- January 8, 2024Research & Reports
Seattle CityClub’s Legislative Preview features the top leadership from the Washington State Legislature on both sides of the aisle. Moderated by leading regional journalists, the discussion takes an in-depth look at the top [...]
December 17, 2023Research & ReportsKendall Seal VP of POLICY at the Center for the Rights of Abused Children, and other experts discuss the passage and implementation of the first comprehensive state law in the nation to protect [...]
December 15, 2023Op-Eds & CommentaryAs a licensed foster mom, I answered a call from a group home a few weeks before Christmas. When I arrived, I saw a bland environment for children, with identical, impersonal beds pushed up against walls — no stockings, no decorations, no matching pajamas.
October 28, 2023News & Press ReleasesOur CEO, Darcy Olsen, will be sharing her inspirational story of foster care and adoption on PBS as part of a storytelling series. Tune in on November 20 to hear her incredible journey and the impact it's had on her life.
October 4, 2023Events & TestimonyAppointing a guardian ad litem (GAL) in cases involving abused children results in confusion. This confusion stems from the unclear and potentially conflicting ethical obligations of the GAL to the court and the [...]
July 20, 2023News & Press ReleasesThe Center for the Rights of Abused Children is excited to announce Thunderbirds Charities has donated $10,000 to the pro bono Children’s Law Clinic.
July 12, 2023News & Press ReleasesMissouri Governor Michael Parson signs critical bill to find children in foster care who go missing and ensure relatives are notified when a child enters the state’s care.
June 28, 2023News & Press ReleasesCongratulations to our CEO, Darcy Olsen, for being named the Arizona Capitol Times 2023 Best of the Capitol Non-Profit Leader!
June 20, 2023News & Press ReleasesHB 2559 put a stop to the AZ Department of Child Safety’s practice of taking foster children’s federal social security, disability, or veteran survivor benefits.
June 8, 2023Events & TestimonyHouse Bill 2381 requires the court to appoint an attorney for children in the foster care system.
June 5, 2023Op-Eds & CommentaryState lawmakers promised transparency and accountability when they created the Department of Child Safety, or DCS. But has it lived up to those promises?
June 2, 2023Model Reforms, Research & ReportsExecutive Summary Children have a right to education. However, children in foster care struggle to fully benefit from this fundamental right. In Arizona, children who experience foster care have the lowest on-time graduation [...]
June 2, 2023Model Reforms, Research & ReportsExecutive Summary Every child deserves a safe and loving home, but far too many live in homes that are unhealthy and unsafe—often from birth. These are children who were born exposed to drugs, [...]
June 2, 2023Model Reforms, Research & ReportsExecutive Summary Youth in foster care face an uphill battle in educational attainment. Abuse, ongoing trauma, and unstable living arrangements contribute to poor outcomes for foster youth. Foster children move from one home [...]
June 2, 2023Model Reforms, Research & ReportsProblem Nationally, over 90% of children in foster care leave the child welfare system via reunification with biological parents, guardianship, kinship placements, or adoption.1 The remaining children – approximately 9% of teens and [...]
May 9, 2023News & Press ReleasesSB 1205 will ensure compliance with federal law and will improve educational outcomes for over 11,000 children in foster care.
May 5, 2023Events & Testimony, Model ReformsOn behalf of the Center for the Rights of Abused Children (Center), I write in support of AB 1512 (Bryan). This critical initiative protects and preserves federal benefits that belong to the child [...]
May 3, 2023News & Press ReleasesSB 1186 will enhance the rights of children in foster care, foster parents, kinship placements, and biological parents by making those rights enforceable.
May 2, 2023Model Reforms, Research & ReportsOverview: Nearly 10% of children in our nation’s child welfare system “age out” of the system, leaving foster care without a family, meaningful adult connections, or adequate support. Outcomes for these young adults [...]
May 2, 2023Events & Testimony, Model ReformsThe proposed policy seeks to conserve and maximize a child’s federal benefits within applicable asset limitations and to ensure those benefits are used exclusively for the individual unmet needs and best interests of [...]
