Resources

Phoenix, Ariz - Center for the Rights of Abused Children Releases a Model Executive Order Protecting Social Security, Disability, and Survivor Benefits for Children in Foster Care.

An order prohibiting the state department of child safety (department) from taking rightful federal benefits away from a child in foster care and requiring the department to preserve the child’s benefits in the best interests of the child.

Denver, Colo. – The Colorado legislature has passed a landmark reform strengthening core legal protections for children in the foster care system.

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

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).

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

Washington, DC – A bipartisan coalition of federal lawmakers on both the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee

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.

March 8, 2024 - Join VP of Policy, Kendall Seal for a discussion on the ten states that have passed client-directed counsel for all children

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.