The education crisis of foster youth has started to garner attention from lawmakers. A complex array of federal and state laws provides court-involved youth with substantive and procedural educational entitlements. There is great power in these legal entitlements, but targeted advocacy is needed to transform paper promises into educational opportunities. When foster youth do not receive the educational opportunities they need and deserve, there is frequently no one to speak up on their behalf.
The Support Center for Child Advocates is Philadelphia’s volunteer lawyer program for abused and neglected children. Through a model of “whole child” representation and social work advocacy, the program seeks to secure client safety and protection from further abuse, as well as improved outcomes for child well-being. Child Advocates staff and pro bono lawyers will represent an all-time high of more than 910 children this year. Through our work, we seek to provide stability in the lives of children who have lived with trauma and uncertainty.
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