Help CLC Students Start the School Year Strong! The first day of school should be filled with excitement, possibility, and hope – not worry about whether a child has the supplies they need to learn. As a new school year begins, CLC is experiencing an overwhelming increase in requests for school supplies, Chromebooks, and laptops….
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Get to know the lawyers, specialists, and support staff behind CLC and why we fight for foster youth in California.
Our Work
We provide an unparalleled level of expertise in and out of the courtroom. Learn more about what we do.
Who We Represent
We fight for kids who come under the protection of the child welfare system.
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You can help children and families in California. See how you can get involved in our mission.
Committed to Excellence in Advocacy
We fight to ensure the well being and future success of our clients through a multi-disciplinary, independent and informed approach to advocacy. A powerful voice for foster youth fighting for family reunification, permanence, educational opportunity, health and mental health services, self-sufficiency and overall well-being, we’re working toward local, statewide and national policy change and child welfare system reform.
Legal Services for Children
We want all of California’s children to have the support they need to succeed. Children’s Law Center represents tens of thousands of children who are under our jurisdiction. Our attorneys appear on behalf of children in day-to-day dependency proceedings, and we represent them in a host of related hearings that seek to ensure the well being and future success of each child.
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Check out our resources for attorneys and foster youth. Use them to take full advantage of your legal rights and opportunities that should be available to foster youth.
Our Latest Updates
June E-Newsletter
June is Pride Month! Happy Pride Month! At CLC, Pride Month is especially meaningful. A significant number of the children and youth we serve identify as LGBTQ+, and many are navigating not only the foster care system, but also their personal journey of understanding and embracing their identities. We know that LGBTQ+ youth in foster…
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May is Foster Care Awareness Month Each May, Foster Care Awareness Month serves as an opportunity to recognize the resilience and strength of children and youth in foster care while shining a light on the challenges they face every day. Foster Care Awareness Month is about more than educating the public – it is a…
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