CHILDRENS LAW CENTER INC
501 3RD ST NW 8TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC 20001 www.childrenslawcenter.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER WORKS TO GIVE EVERY CHILD IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A SOLID FOUNDATION OF FAMILY, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION. WITH NEARLY 100 PEOPLE ON STAFF, WE ARE THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT, AND THE ONLY TO FOCUS ON CHILDREN. WE HELP MORE THAN 5,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR. WE USE THIS EXPERTISE, GAINED FROM OUR DIRECT SERVICE, TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES IN THE DISTRICT'S LAWS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS.

CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER WORKS TO GIVE EVERY CHILD IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A SOLID FOUNDATION OF FAMILY, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION.

GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM - CLC'S ATTORNEYS ARE APPOINTED BY JUDGES WITHIN THE DC SUPERIOR COURT TO BE THE VOICE FOR DC'S ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN. CLC FIGHTS SO THAT EVERY CHILD THEY MEET IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM HAS A SAFE, LOVING HOME. CLC DOESN'T STOP THERE; CLC ALSO ADVOCATES WITH JUDGES, SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOLS, AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO MEET EACH CHILD'S PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS TO HELP THEM RECOVER FROM TRAUMA AND PUT THEM ON A BRIGHTER PATH.

HEALTHY TOGETHER - ALL PARENTS WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO BE HEALTHY. SOMETIMES, POOR HEALTH CANNOT BE SOLVED BY MEDICINE ALONE BUT REQUIRES LEGAL ADVOCACY TO FIX UNSAFE HOUSING OR SECURE THE APPROPRIATE CARE A CHILD NEEDS. CLC PARTNERS WITH CHILDREN'S NATIONAL, MARY'S CENTER AND UNITY HEALTH CARE TO PUT CLC'S LAWYERS SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH PEDIATRICIANS IN HEALTH CLINICS ACROSS THE DISTRICT - WHERE THEY FIND AND FIX THE ROOT CAUSES OF CHILDREN'S POOR HEALTH. CLC ALSO FIGHTS SO CHILDREN CAN GET THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE THEY NEED TO RECOVER FROM TRAUMA.

PRO BONO - ALTHOUGH CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER IS THE LARGEST CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER IN DC, MANY MORE CHILDREN COME TO US THAN OUR STAFF ATTORNEYS CAN REPRESENT. OUR PRO BONO TEAM PLACES CHILDREN, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN NEED OF LEGAL SERVICES WITH MORE THAN 500 PRO BONO ATTORNEYS EVERY YEAR. PRO BONO LAWYERS FIND SUCCESS WITH OUR CASES REGARDLESS OF EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE INTAKES AND OUR COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING AND MENTORING. THE PRO BONO TEAM ALSO INCLUDES A TEAM OF LAWYERS WHO HELP CHILDREN CAUGHT IN BITTER PARENTAL DISPUTES, SHIELDING THEM FROM CONFLICT AND HELPING FAMILIES AGREE ON A PLAN TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING. AND, WHEN PARENTS CAN NO LONGER SAFELY CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN, CLC HELPS GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER CARING ADULTS WHO STEP UP TO GIVE THEM A HOME, WHETHER THROUGH ADOPTION, CUSTODY OR GUARDIANSHIP.

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