SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES
1617 JFK BOULEVARD NO 1200, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 www.sccalaw.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES, FOUNDED IN 1977, IS THE COUNTRY'S OLDEST AND LARGEST PRO BONO LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY FOR CHILDREN. OUR MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN PHILADELPHIA, WITH THE GOAL OF SECURING A PERMANENT, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY CHILD.

TO ADVOCATE FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN PHILADELPHIA, WITH THE GOAL OF SECURING A PERMANENT, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY CHILD.

CHILD ADVOCATES' COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE INCLUDED TRAINING VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS TO TEAM WITH STAFF SOCIAL WORKERS TO REPRESENT THEIR CLIENTS' INTERESTS IN ALL COURT HEARINGS AND INTERAGENCY MEETINGS. WORKING IN CONCERT, STAFF SOCIAL WORKERS AND ATTORNEYS AND VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS ASSESSED EACH CHILD VICTIMS' SAFETY AND NEEDS BY CONDUCTING HOME VISITS, REVIEWING ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, AND ARRANGING FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENTS AND SERVICES. THESE CHILD ADVOCATE TEAMS ALSO REPRESENTED CHILDREN WHO WERE VICTIMS OF PROSECUTED CRIMES, ACCOMPANYING AND SUPPORTING CHILD/VICTIMS TO PREPARE FOR COURT AND TO TESTIFY IN PRELIMINARIES AND ALL SUBSEQUENT HEARINGS THROUGH TRIAL. CHILD ADVOCATES SERVED AS THE CHILD'S COUNSEL AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM AS LONG FOR AS THE CHILD WAS A PARTY TO DEPENDENCY OR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, PROVIDING CONTINUING PROTECTION OF RIGHTS, ASSESSMENT, REFERRAL TO SERVICES, AND PROGRESSION TOWARDS PERMANENT NURTURING HOMES. ON AVERAGE, CHILD ADVOCATES REPRESENTS CLIENTS FOR SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 2 YEARS.

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