Our Clients ...
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Ashleigh and Jessica, ages 14 and 16, were living with their father and were desperate to have a relationship with their mom. When their case was assigned to the Children's Law Center, the girls had seen their mother just one time in the past year.
7 year-old Brianna and 11 year-old Tom were living with the same gender parent, respectively. Neither had seen the other parent for months when their case was brought to us.
12 year-old Elijah, neglected and destitute, was living alone with his step-mother and four step-siblings, when his parents entered into a custody battle. Elijah expressed a deep desire to have a relationship with his birth mother.
 
Thanks to the hard work of the CLC staff, every one of these children is now living in a stable home with at least one parent. |
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Our Staff ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recent staff highlights ~
Executive Director, Justine Rakich-Kelly, was recently appointed to the Commission on Children by the Connecticut House and Senate Majority Leaders.
Staff Attorney Jodie Comer has been named by the Honorable Judge Lynda Munro to the GAL Template Workgroup. Jodie will be assisting with the drafting of uniform court orders for the appointment of child advocates.
Attorneys Randa Hojaiban and Justine Rakich-Kelly have become coordinators for the Academies for Children's Advocacy. This is one of four regional academies with the purpose of creating think tanks and working groups to support and educate attorneys representing children in family court.
CLC staff is teaming up with Dr. Ken Robson, Dr. James Black and Attorney Bob Katz at the Institute of Living Forensic Fellows Program. |
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Our Supporters ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Through our combined programs, we expect to serve nearly 3,000 children this year. But we can't do it without your help ...
- We've added 15 new volunteer mediators to our FIT Program this year.
- Our 18-member Board of Directors is made up of professionals from the legal, business, academic and mental health fields ... all of whom donate their time.
- Interns from local colleges and universities provide ongoing administrative support, while learning about the important work we do.
- Your generosity helps us thrive and grow!
THANK YOU! |
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