The most direct and immediate way to help LFC is to provide financial support so that our attorneys and social workers can continue to make a real difference in the lives of thousands of children in foster care each year. Here is just one example:

Rose was just seven when she entered foster care. Quiet and withdrawn, she was failing in school and despondent in her foster home. When interviewed by her LFC social worker, signs of possible sexual abuse led to an immediate referral to the Director of LFC's child sexual abuse project. In their interview, Rose disclosed the horrifying details of the physical and sexual abuse she had suffered at the hands of her mother's boyfriend. Rose was referred to a specialized therapy program for victims her age and began to thrive. The next time she visited LFC, a smiling secure child asked why she couldn't live with her father. LFC was able to locate her father, evaluate his home and help him understand the special support Rose would need to fully recover. LFC obtained a court order placing Rose in her father's care where her life can truly begin again.

Due to the elimination of services, overburdened Family Courts, and a dysfunctional child welfare system, our young clients must rely on the vigilance and advocacy provided by Lawyers For Children more than ever before. In our inaugural year, LFC was assigned to just 34 cases. This year, we expect to represent well over 4,000 children.

But we can’t do it alone. Please select how you can help by choosing one of the menu items on the right hand side of your screen.