A Child Advocate volunteering with the Support Center for Child Advocates (Child Advocates) is a lawyer who represents abused or neglected children. The lawyer works as part of a team with a Child Advocates social worker providing legal assistance and social service advocacy to a child or sibling group in Philadelphia County.
become a volunteer attorney The Support Center for Child Advocates teams Volunteer Attorneys with Child Advocate Social Workers to represent abused and neglected children in Philadelphia. A victim services agency, we work together with other professionals to secure needed services and ensure the safety of every child in our care, with the ultimate goal of securing a permanent, nurturing environment for each one.
law firms Child Advocacy Practice Groups
Child Advocates has created Child Advocacy Practice Groups at firms and in corporate legal departments to enhance its relationships with volunteer attorneys and enhance their relationships with each other.
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The Support Center for Child Advocates prides itself on bringing the voice of our individual child clients to the various proceedings in which we represent them. Our volunteer lawyers, together with our social workers, visit our child clients where they live, as well as in their school settings, to learn about their likes and dislikes, their needs and strengths, their hopes and plans for their future. In this manner, the attorney-social worker team is prepared to represent the child knowledgeably in court hearings, and communicate their position to the court. This information is vital for the court to make informed and reasoned decisions concerning the life of the child.
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