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YOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
FAMILIES OVER FACILITIES: PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH & SAFETY Times of crisis demand bold action. That’s why Children’s Rights is calling for urgent policy changes now across the country to get children and youth out of jail, detention, group homes and institutions and into family homes. For the vast majority of children, the risk to their health in facilities cannot be justified. TheCOVID-19
CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS Our network of allies is strong, distinguished — and growing. We could not keep up our fight to reform America’s failing child welfare systems — and improve the lives of abused and neglected children nationwide — without the people and organizations that stand with us in our advocacy efforts. We are grateful for all they MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS REAL Children’s Rights’ work is part of a global movement to end violence against children. That’s why we were honored to author a chapter in the landmark new book Violence Against Children: Making Human Rights Real, edited by renowned scholar and children’s advocate Dr. Gertrud Lenzer. LGBTQ - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS What We Are Seeing LGBTQ youth are particularly vulnerable to negative mental health impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing hits them hard by eliminating interactions with people who care and accept them, leading to stress and depression. School closures further isolate LGBTQ youth and deny LGBTQ youth social opportunities and access to supportiveNICOLE TAYKHMAN
Nicole Taykhman joined Children’s Rights as a Staff Attorney in 2020. Previously, she was a litigation associate at Jenner & Block LLP in New York, where she represented clients in complex commercial disputes and investigations. She also maintained a significant pro bono practice, including direct service work and impact litigation spanning the fields of reproductiveKENNY A. V. DEAL
Senior U.S. District Judge Marvin H. Shoob, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia STATUS OF CASE AGAINST STATE OFFICIALS: Monitoring FILED: June 6, 2002 SETTLEMENT REACHED: July 2005 STATUS OF “RIGHT TO COUNSEL” CASES WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS: Closed FILED: June 6, 2002 SETTLEMENTS REACHED: 2006 DEKALB COUNTY CASE CLOSED: 2008FULTON COUNTY CASE
HOW FOSTER CARE FAILS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM The foster care system is notorious for disrupting children’s sense of stability, frequently shuttling them from one placement to the next and severing the relationships crafted in each location. OLIVIA Y. V. BARBOUR As of August 15, 2014, Children’s Rights’ founder and director emeritus, Marcia Lowry, and local co-counsel, have sole responsibility for monitoring and enforcing the reform efforts in Mississippi. Senior U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson Division STATUS: Monitoring FILED: March 30, 2004 SETTLEMENT REACHED: January 2008; modifiedDWAYNE B. V. SNYDER
U.S. District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan STATUS: Monitoring FILED: August 8, 2006 SETTLEMENT REACHED: July 3, 2008 Children’s Rights, along with co-counsel Ned Leibensperger, Kevin Bolan and McDermott Will & Emery LLC, filed this case against the Governor of the state of Michigan and the Director of the DepartmentYOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
FAMILIES OVER FACILITIES: PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH & SAFETY Times of crisis demand bold action. That’s why Children’s Rights is calling for urgent policy changes now across the country to get children and youth out of jail, detention, group homes and institutions and into family homes. For the vast majority of children, the risk to their health in facilities cannot be justified. TheCOVID-19
CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS Our network of allies is strong, distinguished — and growing. We could not keep up our fight to reform America’s failing child welfare systems — and improve the lives of abused and neglected children nationwide — without the people and organizations that stand with us in our advocacy efforts. We are grateful for all they MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS REAL Children’s Rights’ work is part of a global movement to end violence against children. That’s why we were honored to author a chapter in the landmark new book Violence Against Children: Making Human Rights Real, edited by renowned scholar and children’s advocate Dr. Gertrud Lenzer. LGBTQ - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS What We Are Seeing LGBTQ youth are particularly vulnerable to negative mental health impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing hits them hard by eliminating interactions with people who care and accept them, leading to stress and depression. School closures further isolate LGBTQ youth and deny LGBTQ youth social opportunities and access to supportiveNICOLE TAYKHMAN
Nicole Taykhman joined Children’s Rights as a Staff Attorney in 2020. Previously, she was a litigation associate at Jenner & Block LLP in New York, where she represented clients in complex commercial disputes and investigations. She also maintained a significant pro bono practice, including direct service work and impact litigation spanning the fields of reproductiveKENNY A. V. DEAL
Senior U.S. District Judge Marvin H. Shoob, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia STATUS OF CASE AGAINST STATE OFFICIALS: Monitoring FILED: June 6, 2002 SETTLEMENT REACHED: July 2005 STATUS OF “RIGHT TO COUNSEL” CASES WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS: Closed FILED: June 6, 2002 SETTLEMENTS REACHED: 2006 DEKALB COUNTY CASE CLOSED: 2008FULTON COUNTY CASE
HOW FOSTER CARE FAILS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM The foster care system is notorious for disrupting children’s sense of stability, frequently shuttling them from one placement to the next and severing the relationships crafted in each location. OLIVIA Y. V. BARBOUR As of August 15, 2014, Children’s Rights’ founder and director emeritus, Marcia Lowry, and local co-counsel, have sole responsibility for monitoring and enforcing the reform efforts in Mississippi. Senior U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson Division STATUS: Monitoring FILED: March 30, 2004 SETTLEMENT REACHED: January 2008; modifiedDWAYNE B. V. SNYDER
U.S. District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan STATUS: Monitoring FILED: August 8, 2006 SETTLEMENT REACHED: July 3, 2008 Children’s Rights, along with co-counsel Ned Leibensperger, Kevin Bolan and McDermott Will & Emery LLC, filed this case against the Governor of the state of Michigan and the Director of the DepartmentCHILDREN'S RIGHTS
Children's Rights investigates, exposes and combats violations of the rights of children across the country. We use every tool available under the law to hold governments accountable for keeping kids safeand healthy.
YOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS Our network of allies is strong, distinguished — and growing. We could not keep up our fight to reform America’s failing child welfare systems — and improve the lives of abused and neglected children nationwide — without the people and organizations that stand with us in our advocacy efforts. AGING OUT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS When children cannot return home to their families, child welfare systems must move quickly to find them alternative homes. As time goes by, the prospects for landing in safe, loving, permanent homes grow dimmer for foster youth. Many will simply “age out” of the system when they turn 18, without a MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS REAL Children’s Rights’ work is part of a global movement to end violence against children. That’s why we were honored to author a chapter in the landmark new book Violence Against Children: Making Human Rights Real, edited by renowned scholar and children’s advocate Dr. Gertrud Lenzer. MICHIGAN MONITORING REPORT SHOWS PROGRESS IN SOME AREAS The court monitoring team in the ongoing federal child welfare reform lawsuit known as Dwayne B. v. Whitmer released the latest report on the progress of the Michigan Department of Human Services (DHHS), finding critical safety concerns for children under state care. Filed today, this report covers the first half of 2020 (January-June 2020).The
JUAN F. V. LAMONT (FORMERLY JUAN F. V. MALLOY) U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut STATUS: Monitoring FILED: December 19, 1989 SETTLEMENT REACHED: January 7, 1991; current Exit Plan renegotiated and approved July 11, 2006 Children’s Rights, along with local advocates in Connecticut, filed this case against the Governor of Connecticut and the Commissioner of the UNEMPLOYMENT RAMPANT AMONG FORMER FOSTER YOUTH When Shaquita aged out of foster care at 18, she had no idea what to do and didn’t know who could help her. “My foster mom did not know what to do,” she told Children’s Rights. “So we went to the Department of Children and Family services and asked them what wouldbe the next
INFANT ALLEGEDLY MURDERED BY FATHER WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD Ten-week-old Ethan Henderson is dead and his father, Gordon Collins-Faunce, stands accused of murdering him after a chilling confession to police. The Portland Press Herald reports: Collins-Faunce told police that he lost control and grabbed Ethan, squeezed his head and threw him into a chair so hard that his head snapped back, according to courtDWAYNE B. V. SNYDER
U.S. District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan STATUS: Monitoring FILED: August 8, 2006 SETTLEMENT REACHED: July 3, 2008 Children’s Rights, along with co-counsel Ned Leibensperger, Kevin Bolan and McDermott Will & Emery LLC, filed this case against the Governor of the state of Michigan and the Director of the Department CHILDREN'S RIGHTSOUR MISSIONOUR CAMPAIGNSWHAT WE DOOUR PARTNERSYOUR RIGHTSFOSTER CARE REFORM Children's Rights investigates, exposes and combats violations of the rights of children across the country. We use every tool available under the law to hold governments accountable for keeping kids safeand healthy.
YOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
AGING OUT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS In 2019, of the almost 424,000 children in foster care, nearly 17,000 had case goals of emancipation or aging out after leaving foster care without a permanent family. Youth who age out of foster care are less likely than youth in the general population to graduate from high school and are less likely to attend or graduate college. CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS Child Welfare Organizations. Our network of allies is strong, distinguished — and growing. We could not keep up our fight to reform America’s failing child welfare systems — and improve the lives of abused and neglected children nationwide — without the people and organizations thatFOSTER CARE REFORM
Foster Care Reform. Children’s Rights is the only organization in the United States dedicated solely to turning dangerous child welfare systems into safe havens for kids in need. We team up with local child advocates to thoroughly investigate damaging systems. We expose pervasive failures, help develop long-term solutions and negotiatecourt
MY EXPERIENCES IN FOSTER CARE Growing up in foster care can be challenging. It can also be a good thing, as weird as that sounds. Some children come from terrible situations within their biological families and they will be helped in a home where there is love and support; at times foster care can provide more opportunity and a better quality of life than atraditional family.
OLIVIA Y. V. BARBOUR Olivia Y. v. Barbour. Olivia Y. was removed from her home at age 3. She had been so severely neglected that she weighed only 22 pounds. During her first three months in custody, Olivia was moved between five placements, including one home where a convicted rapist was residing. When she was placed in a shelter 100 miles away, workersfinally
THE RACE OF MY LIFE: A RUNAWAY KID’S STORY The Race of My Life: A Runaway Kid’s Story. I am a former foster youth from Houston; I spent years in state care. My story is like many others, but with a little twist. I was born a “drug baby” and was placed into child protective services (CPS) immediately upon my arrival into this world. My parents were drug addicts, and my father HOW FOSTER CARE FAILS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM The foster care system is notorious for disrupting children’s sense of stability, frequently shuttling them from one placement to the next and severing the relationships crafted in each location. Such an experience can be traumatizing for any child, but for children with autism this constant instability often leads to especially devastatingDWAYNE B. V. SNYDER
Dwayne B. v. Snyder. Dwayne B., one of six named plaintiffs at the time the complaint was filed, was 7 years old at filing and had been moved between 15 different foster care placements since entering the legal custody of DHS in 2001 as a toddler. As a result of the emotional harm caused by these many moves and DHS’s failure toprovide him
CHILDREN'S RIGHTSOUR MISSIONOUR CAMPAIGNSWHAT WE DOOUR PARTNERSYOUR RIGHTSFOSTER CARE REFORM Children's Rights investigates, exposes and combats violations of the rights of children across the country. We use every tool available under the law to hold governments accountable for keeping kids safeand healthy.
YOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
AGING OUT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS In 2019, of the almost 424,000 children in foster care, nearly 17,000 had case goals of emancipation or aging out after leaving foster care without a permanent family. Youth who age out of foster care are less likely than youth in the general population to graduate from high school and are less likely to attend or graduate college. CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS Child Welfare Organizations. Our network of allies is strong, distinguished — and growing. We could not keep up our fight to reform America’s failing child welfare systems — and improve the lives of abused and neglected children nationwide — without the people and organizations thatFOSTER CARE REFORM
Foster Care Reform. Children’s Rights is the only organization in the United States dedicated solely to turning dangerous child welfare systems into safe havens for kids in need. We team up with local child advocates to thoroughly investigate damaging systems. We expose pervasive failures, help develop long-term solutions and negotiatecourt
MY EXPERIENCES IN FOSTER CARE Growing up in foster care can be challenging. It can also be a good thing, as weird as that sounds. Some children come from terrible situations within their biological families and they will be helped in a home where there is love and support; at times foster care can provide more opportunity and a better quality of life than atraditional family.
OLIVIA Y. V. BARBOUR Olivia Y. v. Barbour. Olivia Y. was removed from her home at age 3. She had been so severely neglected that she weighed only 22 pounds. During her first three months in custody, Olivia was moved between five placements, including one home where a convicted rapist was residing. When she was placed in a shelter 100 miles away, workersfinally
THE RACE OF MY LIFE: A RUNAWAY KID’S STORY The Race of My Life: A Runaway Kid’s Story. I am a former foster youth from Houston; I spent years in state care. My story is like many others, but with a little twist. I was born a “drug baby” and was placed into child protective services (CPS) immediately upon my arrival into this world. My parents were drug addicts, and my father HOW FOSTER CARE FAILS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM The foster care system is notorious for disrupting children’s sense of stability, frequently shuttling them from one placement to the next and severing the relationships crafted in each location. Such an experience can be traumatizing for any child, but for children with autism this constant instability often leads to especially devastatingDWAYNE B. V. SNYDER
Dwayne B. v. Snyder. Dwayne B., one of six named plaintiffs at the time the complaint was filed, was 7 years old at filing and had been moved between 15 different foster care placements since entering the legal custody of DHS in 2001 as a toddler. As a result of the emotional harm caused by these many moves and DHS’s failure toprovide him
MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS REAL Children’s Rights’ work is part of a global movement to end violence against children. That’s why we were honored to author a chapter in the landmark new book Violence Against Children: Making Human Rights Real, edited by renowned scholar and children’s advocate Dr. Gertrud Lenzer. AGING OUT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS In 2019, of the almost 424,000 children in foster care, nearly 17,000 had case goals of emancipation or aging out after leaving foster care without a permanent family. Youth who age out of foster care are less likely than youth in the general population to graduate from high school and are less likely to attend or graduate college. STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING “An antiracist America can only be guaranteed if principled antiracists are in power, and then antiracist ideas become the law of the land, and then antiracist ideas become the common sense of the people, and then the antiracist common sense of the people hold those antiracist leaders and policies accountable.” Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist THE RACE OF MY LIFE: A RUNAWAY KID’S STORY The Race of My Life: A Runaway Kid’s Story. I am a former foster youth from Houston; I spent years in state care. My story is like many others, but with a little twist. I was born a “drug baby” and was placed into child protective services (CPS) immediately upon my arrival into this world. My parents were drug addicts, and my father LGBTQ - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS THE ISSUE Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people are over-represented in foster care, where they are more likely to experience discrimination, abuse, neglect and the risk of harm. A 2019 study found 30.4 percent of youth in foster care identify as LGBTQ and 5 percent as transgender, compared to 11.2 percent and THEY DON’T KNOW THE LIFE OF A FOSTER CHILD They Don’t Know the Life of a Foster Child. By Sophia Williams-Baugh. My upbringing has affected my life in many ways. Growing up in foster care isn’t the prettiest story. When you are forced to live with one person after another, you never know what life has in store for you. You don’t know what tomorrow will bring,literally.
RACISM IN CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS Dismantling structural racism in child-serving systems is a priority for Children’s Rights. We will apply a racial equity lens in all we do and work in partnership and solidarity with organizations throughout the country that are fighting on behalf of families of color and advancing racial equity. Racism in Child Welfare andJuvenile Justice
FOSTER CARE AND ADDICTION: BREAKING THE CYCLE OF TRAUMA Foster Care and Addiction: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma. By Christina Terese Parker. Christina Parker. I am a former foster youth, someone who has suffered from substance abuse and has attempted suicide countless times. I lost my mother to addiction, my brother to incarceration. But I am not a victim of my circumstances—I am asurvivor, an
DWAYNE B. V. SNYDER
Dwayne B. v. Snyder. Dwayne B., one of six named plaintiffs at the time the complaint was filed, was 7 years old at filing and had been moved between 15 different foster care placements since entering the legal custody of DHS in 2001 as a toddler. As a result of the emotional harm caused by these many moves and DHS’s failure toprovide him
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U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas STATUS: Active FILED: March 29, 2011 CLASS CERTIFIED: August 27, 2013 Children’s Rights, along with co-counsel Haynes & Boone, Yetter Coleman and Canales & Simonson, filed this case against Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas; Chris Traylor, in hisYOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
AGING OUT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS In 2019, of the almost 424,000 children in foster care, nearly 17,000 had case goals of emancipation or aging out after leaving foster care without a permanent family. Youth who age out of foster care are less likely than youth in the general population to graduate from high school and are less likely to attend or graduate college. MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS REAL Children’s Rights’ work is part of a global movement to end violence against children. That’s why we were honored to author a chapter in the landmark new book Violence Against Children: Making Human Rights Real, edited by renowned scholar and children’s advocate Dr. Gertrud Lenzer. CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS Child Welfare Organizations. Our network of allies is strong, distinguished — and growing. We could not keep up our fight to reform America’s failing child welfare systems — and improve the lives of abused and neglected children nationwide — without the people and organizations that FAMILIES OVER FACILITIES: PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH & SAFETY Families Over Facilities: Prioritize the Health & Safety of Our Children. Times of crisis demand bold action. That’s why Children’s Rights is calling for urgent policy changes now across the country to get children and youth out of jail, detention, group homes and institutions and into family homes. For the vast majority ofchildren, the
LGBTQ - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS June 16, 2020. Fostering Inequity: How COVID-19 Amplifies the Dangers for LGBTQ+ Youth in Care. Children’s Rights developed a report exposing how the discrimination, institutionalization, and abuse that LGBTQ+ youth already face is exacerbated by COVID-19. The report lifts up the voices of youth and offers solutions to protect them. HOW FOSTER CARE FAILS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM The foster care system is notorious for disrupting children’s sense of stability, frequently shuttling them from one placement to the next and severing the relationships crafted in each location. Such an experience can be traumatizing for any child, but for children with autism this constant instability often leads to especially devastatingNICOLE TAYKHMAN
Nicole Taykhman joined Children’s Rights as a Staff Attorney in 2020. Previously, she was a litigation associate at Jenner & Block LLP in New York, where she represented clients in complex commercial disputes and investigations. She also maintained a significant pro bono practice, including direct service work and impact litigation spanning the fields of reproductive OLIVIA Y. V. BARBOUR Olivia Y. v. Barbour. Olivia Y. was removed from her home at age 3. She had been so severely neglected that she weighed only 22 pounds. During her first three months in custody, Olivia was moved between five placements, including one home where a convicted rapist was residing. When she was placed in a shelter 100 miles away, workersfinally
PRESERVING FAMILY CONNECTIONS FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE After Children’s Rights and co-counsel reached a settlement in Juan F. v. Malloy, a suit brought on behalf of children placed in Connecticut foster care, substantial measures were taken to help kids maintain family connections and avoid foster care when safe to do so. The percentage of siblings placed together, for example, increasedfrom a
YOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
AGING OUT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS In 2019, of the almost 424,000 children in foster care, nearly 17,000 had case goals of emancipation or aging out after leaving foster care without a permanent family. Youth who age out of foster care are less likely than youth in the general population to graduate from high school and are less likely to attend or graduate college. MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS REAL Children’s Rights’ work is part of a global movement to end violence against children. That’s why we were honored to author a chapter in the landmark new book Violence Against Children: Making Human Rights Real, edited by renowned scholar and children’s advocate Dr. Gertrud Lenzer. CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS Child Welfare Organizations. Our network of allies is strong, distinguished — and growing. We could not keep up our fight to reform America’s failing child welfare systems — and improve the lives of abused and neglected children nationwide — without the people and organizations that FAMILIES OVER FACILITIES: PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH & SAFETY Families Over Facilities: Prioritize the Health & Safety of Our Children. Times of crisis demand bold action. That’s why Children’s Rights is calling for urgent policy changes now across the country to get children and youth out of jail, detention, group homes and institutions and into family homes. For the vast majority ofchildren, the
LGBTQ - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS June 16, 2020. Fostering Inequity: How COVID-19 Amplifies the Dangers for LGBTQ+ Youth in Care. Children’s Rights developed a report exposing how the discrimination, institutionalization, and abuse that LGBTQ+ youth already face is exacerbated by COVID-19. The report lifts up the voices of youth and offers solutions to protect them. HOW FOSTER CARE FAILS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM The foster care system is notorious for disrupting children’s sense of stability, frequently shuttling them from one placement to the next and severing the relationships crafted in each location. Such an experience can be traumatizing for any child, but for children with autism this constant instability often leads to especially devastatingNICOLE TAYKHMAN
Nicole Taykhman joined Children’s Rights as a Staff Attorney in 2020. Previously, she was a litigation associate at Jenner & Block LLP in New York, where she represented clients in complex commercial disputes and investigations. She also maintained a significant pro bono practice, including direct service work and impact litigation spanning the fields of reproductive OLIVIA Y. V. BARBOUR Olivia Y. v. Barbour. Olivia Y. was removed from her home at age 3. She had been so severely neglected that she weighed only 22 pounds. During her first three months in custody, Olivia was moved between five placements, including one home where a convicted rapist was residing. When she was placed in a shelter 100 miles away, workersfinally
PRESERVING FAMILY CONNECTIONS FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE After Children’s Rights and co-counsel reached a settlement in Juan F. v. Malloy, a suit brought on behalf of children placed in Connecticut foster care, substantial measures were taken to help kids maintain family connections and avoid foster care when safe to do so. The percentage of siblings placed together, for example, increasedfrom a
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
Children's Rights investigates, exposes and combats violations of the rights of children across the country. We use every tool available under the law to hold governments accountable for keeping kids safeand healthy.
AGING OUT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS In 2019, of the almost 424,000 children in foster care, nearly 17,000 had case goals of emancipation or aging out after leaving foster care without a permanent family. Youth who age out of foster care are less likely than youth in the general population to graduate from high school and are less likely to attend or graduate college. MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS REAL Children’s Rights’ work is part of a global movement to end violence against children. That’s why we were honored to author a chapter in the landmark new book Violence Against Children: Making Human Rights Real, edited by renowned scholar and children’s advocate Dr. Gertrud Lenzer. MICHIGAN MONITORING REPORT SHOWS PROGRESS IN SOME AREAS The court monitoring team in the ongoing federal child welfare reform lawsuit known as Dwayne B. v. Whitmer released the latest report on the progress of the Michigan Department of Human Services (DHHS), finding critical safety concerns for children under state care. Filed today, this report covers the first half of 2020 (January-June 2020).The
UNEMPLOYMENT RAMPANT AMONG FORMER FOSTER YOUTH According to a multi-state study, 47 percent of former foster children are unemployed. Even former foster youth who do have jobs can run into trouble supporting themselves, as more than 71 percent report an annual income of less than $25,000. “We’re preparing our kids in foster careto be another statistic,” is how Shaquita puts it and INFANT ALLEGEDLY MURDERED BY FATHER WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD Ten-week-old Ethan Henderson is dead and his father, Gordon Collins-Faunce, stands accused of murdering him after a chilling confession to police. The Portland Press Herald reports: Collins-Faunce told police that he lost control and grabbed Ethan, squeezed his head and threw him into a chair so hard that his head snapped back, according to courtM.D. V. ABBOTT
U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas STATUS: Active FILED: March 29, 2011 CLASS CERTIFIED: August 27, 2013 Children’s Rights, along with co-counsel Haynes & Boone, Yetter Coleman and Canales & Simonson, filed this case against Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas; Chris Traylor, in his JUAN F. V. LAMONT (FORMERLY JUAN F. V. MALLOY) Juan F. v. Lamont (formerly Juan F. v. Malloy) Named Plaintiff Juan F. was 10 years old at the time the complaint was filed. He was removed from his mother in 1985 without the state first attempting to keep him with his family. During his first three years in foster care, Juan was bounced among 11 different foster homes until he was finallyKENNY A. V. DEAL
Senior U.S. District Judge Marvin H. Shoob, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia STATUS OF CASE AGAINST STATE OFFICIALS: Monitoring FILED: June 6, 2002 SETTLEMENT REACHED: July 2005 STATUS OF “RIGHT TO COUNSEL” CASES WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS: Closed FILED: June 6, 2002 SETTLEMENTS REACHED: 2006 DEKALB COUNTY CASE CLOSED: 2008FULTON COUNTY CASE
DWAYNE B. V. SNYDER
Dwayne B. v. Snyder. Dwayne B., one of six named plaintiffs at the time the complaint was filed, was 7 years old at filing and had been moved between 15 different foster care placements since entering the legal custody of DHS in 2001 as a toddler. As a result of the emotional harm caused by these many moves and DHS’s failure toprovide him
CHILDREN'S RIGHTSOUR MISSIONOUR CAMPAIGNSWHAT WE DOOUR PARTNERSYOUR RIGHTSFOSTER CARE REFORM Children's Rights investigates, exposes and combats violations of the rights of children across the country. We use every tool available under the law to hold governments accountable for keeping kids safeand healthy.
YOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
AGING OUT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS In 2019, of the almost 424,000 children in foster care, nearly 17,000 had case goals of emancipation or aging out after leaving foster care without a permanent family. Youth who age out of foster care are less likely than youth in the general population to graduate from high school and are less likely to attend or graduate college.HOPE FOR KIDS
Hope for Kids. Children’s Rights produced a short animated video this fall, narrated by actor and activist Rosario Dawson. Rosario takes us on their journey and that of the thousands of vulnerable kids trapped in systems they don’t understand.As you can imagine, once FAMILIES OVER FACILITIES: PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH & SAFETY Families Over Facilities: Prioritize the Health & Safety of Our Children. Times of crisis demand bold action. That’s why Children’s Rights is calling for urgent policy changes now across the country to get children and youth out of jail, detention, group homes and institutions and into family homes. For the vast majority ofchildren, the
LGBTQ - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS June 16, 2020. Fostering Inequity: How COVID-19 Amplifies the Dangers for LGBTQ+ Youth in Care. Children’s Rights developed a report exposing how the discrimination, institutionalization, and abuse that LGBTQ+ youth already face is exacerbated by COVID-19. The report lifts up the voices of youth and offers solutions to protect them. EMPLOYMENT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTSCHILDREN S RIGHTS MOVEMENT HISTORYCHILD S RIGHTSCHILDREN S RIGHTS NYCHILDREN S RIGHTS ACTIVISTCHILDREN S RIGHTS INCCHILDREN S RIGHTS ADVOCACY Work with us. Children’s Rights is a national advocacy organization that has, for over 25 years, championed the legal rights of children impacted by government systems. Every day, children are harmed by America’s broken child welfare, juvenile justice, education, immigration, and healthcare systems. These systems disproportionately harm children of color, LGBTQ/TGNC, and other minority MY EXPERIENCES IN FOSTER CARE Growing up in foster care can be challenging. It can also be a good thing, as weird as that sounds. Some children come from terrible situations within their biological families and they will be helped in a home where there is love and support; at times foster care can provide more opportunity and a better quality of life than atraditional family.
HOW FOSTER CARE FAILS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM The foster care system is notorious for disrupting children’s sense of stability, frequently shuttling them from one placement to the next and severing the relationships crafted in each location. Such an experience can be traumatizing for any child, but for children with autism this constant instability often leads to especially devastating ARIZONA STATE AGENCIES NAMED IN FEDERAL CLASS ACTION FOR (Phoenix, A.Z.) – Even as Arizona has taken steps to reduce the enormous backlog of reports that children have been maltreated in their own homes, it has disregarded other destructive practices that expose abused and neglected children to “further physical and emotional harm and unreasonable risk of harm while in the State’s care,” according to a federal class-action lawsuit that 10 CHILDREN'S RIGHTSOUR MISSIONOUR CAMPAIGNSWHAT WE DOOUR PARTNERSYOUR RIGHTSFOSTER CARE REFORM Children's Rights investigates, exposes and combats violations of the rights of children across the country. We use every tool available under the law to hold governments accountable for keeping kids safeand healthy.
YOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
AGING OUT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS In 2019, of the almost 424,000 children in foster care, nearly 17,000 had case goals of emancipation or aging out after leaving foster care without a permanent family. Youth who age out of foster care are less likely than youth in the general population to graduate from high school and are less likely to attend or graduate college.HOPE FOR KIDS
Hope for Kids. Children’s Rights produced a short animated video this fall, narrated by actor and activist Rosario Dawson. Rosario takes us on their journey and that of the thousands of vulnerable kids trapped in systems they don’t understand.As you can imagine, once FAMILIES OVER FACILITIES: PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH & SAFETY Families Over Facilities: Prioritize the Health & Safety of Our Children. Times of crisis demand bold action. That’s why Children’s Rights is calling for urgent policy changes now across the country to get children and youth out of jail, detention, group homes and institutions and into family homes. For the vast majority ofchildren, the
LGBTQ - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS June 16, 2020. Fostering Inequity: How COVID-19 Amplifies the Dangers for LGBTQ+ Youth in Care. Children’s Rights developed a report exposing how the discrimination, institutionalization, and abuse that LGBTQ+ youth already face is exacerbated by COVID-19. The report lifts up the voices of youth and offers solutions to protect them. EMPLOYMENT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTSCHILDREN S RIGHTS MOVEMENT HISTORYCHILD S RIGHTSCHILDREN S RIGHTS NYCHILDREN S RIGHTS ACTIVISTCHILDREN S RIGHTS INCCHILDREN S RIGHTS ADVOCACY Work with us. Children’s Rights is a national advocacy organization that has, for over 25 years, championed the legal rights of children impacted by government systems. Every day, children are harmed by America’s broken child welfare, juvenile justice, education, immigration, and healthcare systems. These systems disproportionately harm children of color, LGBTQ/TGNC, and other minority MY EXPERIENCES IN FOSTER CARE Growing up in foster care can be challenging. It can also be a good thing, as weird as that sounds. Some children come from terrible situations within their biological families and they will be helped in a home where there is love and support; at times foster care can provide more opportunity and a better quality of life than atraditional family.
HOW FOSTER CARE FAILS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM The foster care system is notorious for disrupting children’s sense of stability, frequently shuttling them from one placement to the next and severing the relationships crafted in each location. Such an experience can be traumatizing for any child, but for children with autism this constant instability often leads to especially devastating ARIZONA STATE AGENCIES NAMED IN FEDERAL CLASS ACTION FOR (Phoenix, A.Z.) – Even as Arizona has taken steps to reduce the enormous backlog of reports that children have been maltreated in their own homes, it has disregarded other destructive practices that expose abused and neglected children to “further physical and emotional harm and unreasonable risk of harm while in the State’s care,” according to a federal class-action lawsuit that 10YOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
HOPE FOR KIDS
Hope for Kids. Children’s Rights produced a short animated video this fall, narrated by actor and activist Rosario Dawson. Rosario takes us on their journey and that of the thousands of vulnerable kids trapped in systems they don’t understand.As you can imagine, once MICHIGAN MONITORING REPORT SHOWS PROGRESS IN SOME AREAS The court monitoring team in the ongoing federal child welfare reform lawsuit known as Dwayne B. v. Whitmer released the latest report on the progress of the Michigan Department of Human Services (DHHS), finding critical safety concerns for children under state care. Filed today, this report covers the first half of 2020 (January-June 2020).The
CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS Child Welfare Organizations. Our network of allies is strong, distinguished — and growing. We could not keep up our fight to reform America’s failing child welfare systems — and improve the lives of abused and neglected children nationwide — without the people and organizations thatFOSTER CARE REFORM
Foster Care Reform. Children’s Rights is the only organization in the United States dedicated solely to turning dangerous child welfare systems into safe havens for kids in need. We team up with local child advocates to thoroughly investigate damaging systems. We expose pervasive failures, help develop long-term solutions and negotiatecourt
PARALEGAL - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS Paralegal Position Available Children’s Rights New York, New York Application Deadline: February 10, 2020 Children’s Rights is a leading national children’s advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children. Every day, children are harmed by America’s broken child welfare, juvenile justice, education, and health care systems. Through relentless strategic OLIVIA Y. V. BARBOUR Olivia Y. v. Barbour. Olivia Y. was removed from her home at age 3. She had been so severely neglected that she weighed only 22 pounds. During her first three months in custody, Olivia was moved between five placements, including one home where a convicted rapist was residing. When she was placed in a shelter 100 miles away, workersfinally
PRESERVING FAMILY CONNECTIONS FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE After Children’s Rights and co-counsel reached a settlement in Juan F. v. Malloy, a suit brought on behalf of children placed in Connecticut foster care, substantial measures were taken to help kids maintain family connections and avoid foster care when safe to do so. The percentage of siblings placed together, for example, increasedfrom a
JUAN F. V. LAMONT (FORMERLY JUAN F. V. MALLOY) Juan F. v. Lamont (formerly Juan F. v. Malloy) Named Plaintiff Juan F. was 10 years old at the time the complaint was filed. He was removed from his mother in 1985 without the state first attempting to keep him with his family. During his first three years in foster care, Juan was bounced among 11 different foster homes until he was finallyDWAYNE B. V. SNYDER
Dwayne B. v. Snyder. Dwayne B., one of six named plaintiffs at the time the complaint was filed, was 7 years old at filing and had been moved between 15 different foster care placements since entering the legal custody of DHS in 2001 as a toddler. As a result of the emotional harm caused by these many moves and DHS’s failure toprovide him
CHILDREN'S RIGHTSOUR MISSIONOUR CAMPAIGNSWHAT WE DOOUR PARTNERSYOUR RIGHTSFOSTER CARE REFORM Children's Rights investigates, exposes and combats violations of the rights of children across the country. We use every tool available under the law to hold governments accountable for keeping kids safeand healthy.
YOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
AGING OUT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS In 2019, of the almost 424,000 children in foster care, nearly 17,000 had case goals of emancipation or aging out after leaving foster care without a permanent family. Youth who age out of foster care are less likely than youth in the general population to graduate from high school and are less likely to attend or graduate college.HOPE FOR KIDS
Hope for Kids. Children’s Rights produced a short animated video this fall, narrated by actor and activist Rosario Dawson. Rosario takes us on their journey and that of the thousands of vulnerable kids trapped in systems they don’t understand.As you can imagine, once FAMILIES OVER FACILITIES: PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH & SAFETY Families Over Facilities: Prioritize the Health & Safety of Our Children. Times of crisis demand bold action. That’s why Children’s Rights is calling for urgent policy changes now across the country to get children and youth out of jail, detention, group homes and institutions and into family homes. For the vast majority ofchildren, the
LGBTQ - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS June 16, 2020. Fostering Inequity: How COVID-19 Amplifies the Dangers for LGBTQ+ Youth in Care. Children’s Rights developed a report exposing how the discrimination, institutionalization, and abuse that LGBTQ+ youth already face is exacerbated by COVID-19. The report lifts up the voices of youth and offers solutions to protect them. EMPLOYMENT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTSCHILDREN S RIGHTS MOVEMENT HISTORYCHILD S RIGHTSCHILDREN S RIGHTS NYCHILDREN S RIGHTS ACTIVISTCHILDREN S RIGHTS INCCHILDREN S RIGHTS ADVOCACY Work with us. Children’s Rights is a national advocacy organization that has, for over 25 years, championed the legal rights of children impacted by government systems. Every day, children are harmed by America’s broken child welfare, juvenile justice, education, immigration, and healthcare systems. These systems disproportionately harm children of color, LGBTQ/TGNC, and other minority MY EXPERIENCES IN FOSTER CARE Growing up in foster care can be challenging. It can also be a good thing, as weird as that sounds. Some children come from terrible situations within their biological families and they will be helped in a home where there is love and support; at times foster care can provide more opportunity and a better quality of life than atraditional family.
HOW FOSTER CARE FAILS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM The foster care system is notorious for disrupting children’s sense of stability, frequently shuttling them from one placement to the next and severing the relationships crafted in each location. Such an experience can be traumatizing for any child, but for children with autism this constant instability often leads to especially devastating ARIZONA STATE AGENCIES NAMED IN FEDERAL CLASS ACTION FOR (Phoenix, A.Z.) – Even as Arizona has taken steps to reduce the enormous backlog of reports that children have been maltreated in their own homes, it has disregarded other destructive practices that expose abused and neglected children to “further physical and emotional harm and unreasonable risk of harm while in the State’s care,” according to a federal class-action lawsuit that 10 CHILDREN'S RIGHTSOUR MISSIONOUR CAMPAIGNSWHAT WE DOOUR PARTNERSYOUR RIGHTSFOSTER CARE REFORM Children's Rights investigates, exposes and combats violations of the rights of children across the country. We use every tool available under the law to hold governments accountable for keeping kids safeand healthy.
YOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
AGING OUT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS When children cannot return home to their families, child welfare systems must move quickly to find them alternative homes. As time goes by, the prospects for landing in safe, loving, permanent homes grow dimmer for foster youth. Many will simply “age out” of the system when they turn 18, without aHOPE FOR KIDS
Hope for Kids. Children’s Rights produced a short animated video this fall, narrated by actor and activist Rosario Dawson. Rosario takes us on their journey and that of the thousands of vulnerable kids trapped in systems they don’t understand.As you can imagine, once FAMILIES OVER FACILITIES: PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH & SAFETY Times of crisis demand bold action. That’s why Children’s Rights is calling for urgent policy changes now across the country to get children and youth out of jail, detention, group homes and institutions and into family homes. For the vast majority of children, the risk to their health in facilities cannot be justified. TheCOVID-19
EMPLOYMENT - CHILDREN'S RIGHTSCHILDREN S RIGHTS MOVEMENT HISTORYCHILD S RIGHTSCHILDREN S RIGHTS NYCHILDREN S RIGHTS ACTIVISTCHILDREN S RIGHTS INCCHILDREN S RIGHTS ADVOCACY Work with us. Children’s Rights is a national advocacy organization that has, for over 25 years, championed the legal rights of children impacted by government systems. Every day, children are harmed by America’s broken child welfare, juvenile justice, education, immigration, and healthcare systems. These systems disproportionately harm children of color, LGBTQ/TGNC, and other minority LGBTQ - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS What We Are Seeing LGBTQ youth are particularly vulnerable to negative mental health impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing hits them hard by eliminating interactions with people who care and accept them, leading to stress and depression. School closures further isolate LGBTQ youth and deny LGBTQ youth social opportunities and access to supportive MY EXPERIENCES IN FOSTER CARE Growing up in foster care can be challenging. It can also be a good thing, as weird as that sounds. Some children come from terrible situations within their biological families and they will be helped in a home where there is love and support; at times foster care can provide more opportunity and a better quality of life than atraditional family.
HOW FOSTER CARE FAILS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM The foster care system is notorious for disrupting children’s sense of stability, frequently shuttling them from one placement to the next and severing the relationships crafted in each location. ARIZONA STATE AGENCIES NAMED IN FEDERAL CLASS ACTION FOR (Phoenix, A.Z.) – Even as Arizona has taken steps to reduce the enormous backlog of reports that children have been maltreated in their own homes, it has disregarded other destructive practices that expose abused and neglected children to “further physical and emotional harm and unreasonable risk of harm while in the State’s care,” according to a federal class-action lawsuit that 10YOUR RIGHTS
Under the Constitution and under the law, children dependent on child welfare systems have rights — and Children’s Rights is dedicated to protecting them. Children in foster care and others dependent on public child welfare systems have important legal rights under the United States Constitution and federal and state law, including: Theright to be
HOPE FOR KIDS
Hope for Kids. Children’s Rights produced a short animated video this fall, narrated by actor and activist Rosario Dawson. Rosario takes us on their journey and that of the thousands of vulnerable kids trapped in systems they don’t understand.As you can imagine, once CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS Our network of allies is strong, distinguished — and growing. We could not keep up our fight to reform America’s failing child welfare systems — and improve the lives of abused and neglected children nationwide — without the people and organizations that stand with us in our advocacy efforts. We are grateful for all they MICHIGAN MONITORING REPORT SHOWS PROGRESS IN SOME AREAS The court monitoring team in the ongoing federal child welfare reform lawsuit known as Dwayne B. v. Whitmer released the latest report on the progress of the Michigan Department of Human Services (DHHS), finding critical safety concerns for children under state care. Filed today, this report covers the first half of 2020 (January-June 2020).The
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Children’s Rights is the only organization in the United States dedicated solely to turning dangerous child welfare systems into safe havens for kids in need. We team up with local child advocates to thoroughly investigate damaging systems. We expose pervasive failures, help develop long-term solutions and negotiate court-enforceable plans that ultimately transform the way child PARALEGAL - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS Paralegal Position Available Children’s Rights New York, New York Application Deadline: February 10, 2020 Children’s Rights is a leading national children’s advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children. Every day, children are harmed by America’s broken child welfare, juvenile justice, education, and health care systems. Through relentless strategic AGING OUT OF CARE, RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS Former foster youth face long odds in the job market — more than half will be unemployed after leaving care — but one young adult in Tennessee is showing how reform can change a life. The unemployment crisis has touched nearly every community in America — according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the JUAN F. V. LAMONT (FORMERLY JUAN F. V. MALLOY) U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut STATUS: Monitoring FILED: December 19, 1989 SETTLEMENT REACHED: January 7, 1991; current Exit Plan renegotiated and approved July 11, 2006 Children’s Rights, along with local advocates in Connecticut, filed this case against the Governor of Connecticut and the Commissioner of the PRESERVING FAMILY CONNECTIONS FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE “What I wanted the most was a family, but instead I was shuffled from facility to facility like I was an animal.” For Elijah Sullivan, this was his reality growing up in foster care. Now a 25-year-old juvenile supervision officer, Elijah recognizes that if he had been given the chance to live with a stable OLIVIA Y. V. BARBOUR As of August 15, 2014, Children’s Rights’ founder and director emeritus, Marcia Lowry, and local co-counsel, have sole responsibility for monitoring and enforcing the reform efforts in Mississippi. Senior U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson Division STATUS: Monitoring FILED: March 30, 2004 SETTLEMENT REACHED: January 2008; modifiedCHILDREN'S RIGHTS
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