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Who We Are
The Support Center for Child Advocates provides legal and social
services to our most vulnerable children. It is our mission to
advocate for victims of child abuse and neglect with the goal of securing safety, justice,
well-being and a permanent, nurturing environment for every child.
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Board of Directors
Mark Gittelman, President
PNC Bank
Matthew Siegel, Vice President
Cozen O'Connor
Nicole Friant, Secretary
Duane Morris
Beth Hanssens, Treasurer
Sprout
Board Members
Deborah Baird
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 There's still time to buy tickets!!
This year's event will feature a lively cocktail reception, exciting live and silent auctions, and a moving awards ceremony honoring Ed Satell with the 2014 Lois G. Forer Child Advocacy Award. To purchase tickets click below!
Plus, check out our Highlights Video from last year below!
 | | 2013 Annual Benefit Reception & Auction Highlights! |
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Join us on Sunday, May 18, 2014 for the 35th Annual Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Run/Walk! This event attracts more than 1,300 runners and walkers of all ages each year and is one of the oldest and most respected events of its kind in the City of Philadelphia! The Run/Walk format provides the opportunity for athletes of all levels to participate in this charity event organized by the Philadelphia Bar Association to spotlight its concern for the children of Philadelphia and to benefit the Support Center for Child Advocates.
**Please note the new location of the run, Memorial Hall (next to the Please Touch Museum!) |
About the Center for Excellence in Advocacy!
Child Advocates has long wished to respond to the needs of advocates throughout Pennsylvania with a statewide training program that would coordinate the region's knowledge-base. Through the establishment of the Center for Excellence in Advocacy (CEA), headquartered at Child Advocates, we will be positioned to expand our training capacity to respond to systemic needs in the following ways:
1) deliver advanced training to lawyers, judges, and court administrators statewide;
2) offer leadership, curriculum development and programs to provide substantive knowledge, sharpen trial and appellate skills, and offer contemporary best-practice approaches to child and parent representation;
3) develop and refine program evaluation models that measure learning, gauge participant satisfaction, and reveal what is popular and effective in training programs; and
4) create a distance-learning program so that colleagues from around the state can participate in a collegial learning experience without the burden and expense of travel.
The Center for Excellence in Advocacy looks forward to serving you. Be on the lookout for upcoming trainings!
For more information on the CEA, please click HERE.
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Child Advocates on WHYY!
On March 10th, the staff of Child Advocates volunteered their time to work the phones at the WHYY-TV studios. They answered phones and accepted pledges WHYY's annual membership drive. See an interview with our Executive Director, Frank Cervone, below!
 | 2014 WHYY Interview with
Child Advocates Excecutive Director Frank Cervone |
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Meet The Advocate: Katayun Jaffari
"Excellent" "Collaborative" "A committed and passionate advocate"
These are the words of Support Center for Child Advocates social workers and attorneys who have worked with Katayun Jaffari since she began as a Volunteer Attorney with us in 1998. Kathy, as she is known around here, has represented more than 10 child clients and sibling groups since she began volunteering with us.
Recognizing her dedication to Child Advocates and the passion she brings to our cause, the Board of Directors elected her as a member in 2004, where she joined the Executive Committee, first as Vice President and then as President from 2011-2013. Through her leadership as President, Kathy motivated staff and Board to lay the foundation for a strong future and saw the passage of new Strategic Plan: Vision 2020.
"Of course, the most important part of my experience with Child Advocates has been working directly with and for the children - there is nothing more gratifying. But I am also proud of what I was able to accomplish as a Board member and President."
Katy will be honored this year as a 2014 Distinguished Advocate at the Child Advocates Annual Benefit Reception & Auction.
Congratulations, Kathy, and Thank You for all you do!
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Upcoming Events!
Thursday, April 24th - "Vicarious Trauma and Burn Out: Supportive Strategies for Working With Clients In Crisis"
Monday, September 29th - 9th Annual Child Advocates Golf Classic
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Our Appreciation
Thank you for reading our monthly newsletter. Stay connected on a regular basis through our social media (just click any of the buttons below!) Like us, follow us, and feel free to direct any questions or feedback to Tracy Buchholz. Thanks again for helping us change the story!
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-The Child Advocates Team
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