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Phoenix, Ariz. – Today, the Arizona legislature unanimously passed House Bill 2486, allowing courts to consider the restoration of the parent-children relationship.

Phoenix, Ariz. – House Bill 2645, adopted unanimously on April 2, 2024, will improve educational outcomes for children in foster care.

Phoenix, Ariz. – Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed a groundbreaking reform
created by the Center for the Rights of Abused Children to improve transparency and oversight of the Department of Child Safety (DCS).

The Center for the Rights of Abused Children’s Practice Manual encourages attorneys to assert the constitutional rights of children in foster care, including safety, family integrity, emotional security, timely permanency, and educational rights.

February 29, 2024 - The Center for the Rights of Abused Children releases a toolkit aimed at enforcing the rights of youth in foster care.

During the past few years the Center for the Rights of Abused Children has been at the forefront of helping foster children, particularly at the state legislature and in the courtroom, where the organization is supporting their constitutional rights through public interest and pro bono legal work.

February 15, 2023 - J. Kendall Seal, VP of Policy at the Center, helps advance crucial legislation aimed at supporting foster youth permanency, addressing concerns within the Department of Child Safety, and enhancing outcomes for vulnerable children.

The Center for the Rights of Abused Children publishes toolkit to help pass legislation in states nationwide.

For the past two decades, hundreds of thousands of American kids have aged out of the foster care system. The Permanency Project proves that those outcomes are not inevitable. And the thoughtful restoration of parental rights can provide a chance for many more.

It's my first day as a licensed foster mom when I get a call to go to the hospital and pick up a baby girl. So I race over to the hospital, and I make my way through this huge labyrinth of a medical center, but I'm early, and to my relief, over to the right is a small chapel.

Darcy Olsen's op-ed in The Arizona Republic: A chronic lack of foster homes means thousands of Arizona children are living in group homes, offices and military-style barracks.

Our CEO, Darcy Olsen, will be sharing her inspirational story of foster care and adoption on PBS as part of a storytelling series. Tune in on November 20 to hear her incredible journey and the impact it's had on her life.