Webinar: Legislative Preview 2024
Monday Dec 4th, 2023
Join us 01/17/24: We are advancing numerous bills across America to ensure every abused and neglected child has a safe and loving home.
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Webinar: Legislative Preview 2024
Monday Dec 4th, 2023
Join us 01/17/24: We are advancing numerous bills across America to ensure every abused and neglected child has a safe and loving home.
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Webinar: Preservation of Youth Benefits
Tuesday Nov 21st, 2023
Join us 12/13/23: Join Darcy Olsen, David Lujan, , Anne Ronan, Drew Shaffer, Director, The William E. Morris Institute for Justice and more for a robust discussion on the passage and implementation of the first comprehensive state law in the nation to protect foster children’s social security, disability, and veteran survivor benefits!
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United States Supreme Court, 2023: Intervention to Protect Every Child from School Abuse
Tuesday Nov 21st, 2023
The Center for the Rights of Abused Children champions every child’s right to be free from abuse by public-school officials.
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Darcy Olsen to be featured on PBS
Thursday Oct 26th, 2023
Our 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.
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Webinar: Rescuing Missing and Trafficked Children
Wednesday Oct 25th, 2023
Join us 11/08/23: Join us on zoom to learn more about the reforms we’ve helped advance including such basic requirements as mandatory searches for missing children.
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The Center for the Rights of Abused Children’s pro bono Children’s Law Clinic awarded Thunderbirds Charities Grant
Thursday Jul 20th, 2023
The 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.
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Missouri Governor Parson's signs bill to help quickly find relatives of children in state care.
Wednesday Jul 12th, 2023
Missouri 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.
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CEO Darcy Olsen named Arizona’s Best Non-profit Leader
Wednesday Jun 28th, 2023
Congratulations to our CEO, Darcy Olsen, for being named the Arizona Capitol Times 2023 Best of the Capitol Non-Profit Leader!
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AZ Governor Hobbs signs law to protect foster children’s social security and survivor benefits
Tuesday Jun 20th, 2023
HB 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.
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Abused children deserve the right to an attorney
Sunday Jun 18th, 2023
By: Darcy Olsen
Darcy Olsen's op-ed in The Washington Times invites lawmakers to act now to guarantee counsel for abused children in foster care.
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Darcy Olsen testifies before the Kansas House Judiciary supporting HB 2381
Thursday Jun 8th, 2023
House Bill 2381 requires the court to appoint an attorney for children in the foster care system.
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Child welfare advocates tell Arizona's Family that DCS needs to do more to keep kids safe
Monday Jun 5th, 2023
State lawmakers promised transparency and accountability when they created the Department of Child Safety, or DCS. But has it lived up to those promises?
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