Take Action: Support a Right to Counsel for Children and Parents
Children and parents navigating the child welfare system deserve legal representation in the court decisions that impact their lives and futures. High-quality attorney advocacy ensures the rights of families are protected, and their voice is heard. S. 1927 includes critical provisions to establish the right to counsel for children and parents.
Children’s Law Center of California strongly supports the right to counsel provisions and commends the Senate HELP Committee for their leadership on this issue. Now is the time to act! Urge Congress to retain the proposed provision that would ensure all children and parents have legal representation by a trained attorney.
How to help:
Congress is moving quickly, and we need your support NOW. Please add your name and organization to support establishing a right to counsel for parents and children. You can view the sign on letter here.
To ensure we can deliver our message before congress leaves for summer recess, please sign on by August 5, 2021.
Congressional leaders want to hear from YOU! Your story and experiences are vital to ensure the inclusion of the right to counsel provisions in CAPTA. So please take a few minutes to write Congress to share your support.
Share our sign on letter with your networks! Feel free to use the sample social media language below or click to tweet!
Children & parents navigating the child welfare system deserve legal representation in the court decisions that impact their lives & futures. #CAPTA includes critical provisions that ensure #Counsel4Kids. Sign on to support these #CAPTA recommendations: bit.ly/372hsgs
CAPTA reauthorization is a key opportunity to ensure right to counsel through federal legislation, so please sign on by August 5.
