CLC California

Thanks to your generous support, CLC provided gifts for hundreds of our deserving clients last year. Unfortunately, this year, we need your help more than ever. Over 50 children are still waiting to be matched with a donor clccal.wufoo.com/forms/s14iiwpn… #adoptafamily #holidaygiftdrive

Tomorrow is #WearBlueDay 💙. Observed on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day we encourage the public to take and share photos of themselves, friends, family and coworkers wearing blue in support of saving lives by helping to end human trafficking. Share your pics tomorrow!

We join the @USDOL today in paying tribute to the El Monte Thai Garment Workers as they induct them into the Department of Labor’s Hall of Honor. The El Monte Thai Garment Workers have played a significant role in labor history. Live link here: youtube.com/watch?v=K-dts-….

We can't wait to honor three outstanding individuals at our upcoming Art of Advocacy gala, hosted by actress Angela Gibbs! Join us October 19 as we raise a glass to those helping improve the lives of youth experiencing foster care. Buy your ticket here: bit.ly/3OLd77M

CLC clients are part of a lawsuit against local and state agencies in LA County. The suit claims failures by these agencies including meeting state and federal obligations around safe and appropriate housing. Details:bit.ly/3QQV5Tf

We're so excited to announce the star who will join us under the stars! Actress Angela Gibbs from the hit ABC show "Not Dead Yet" will serve as MC for our annual Art Of Advocacy gala on October 19. We're honored to have her join us. Please join us too: bit.ly/3OLd77M

We’re just 2 months away from our annual Art of Advocacy Gala on October 19! The night under the stars will honor three individuals dedicated to supporting youth. Please join us: bit.ly/3OLd77M

We are thrilled to share that Ebony Porter and Kaveh Landsverk have been recognized by the @abaccl and @naccchildlaw. Ebony has been named an ABA 2023 Reunification Hero and Kaveh is the 2023 NACC Outstanding New Lawyer Award recipient! Congratulations! bit.ly/44WN82r

CLC is thrilled that we were selected as a DEI Leadership Seal Silver tier recipient by the State Bar! We are committed to to our strategic goals and the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and the legal profession. Ty @StateBarCA next year, gold!

CLC is a proud sponsor of AB 20, which strengthens California’s laws around preserving the sibling bond for children in foster care. Thank you Asm. @mikegipson for authoring this bill and to @TheImprintNews for highlighting this critical issue. bit.ly/3D4ipEF

Congratulations Assemblymember Robert Rivas @CASpeakerRivas on becoming Speaker of the Assembly! It has been an honor working with you on AB 876 and we look forward to continuing to partner with you to improve the lives youth in foster care throughout California!

Please join us in thanking Speaker Anthony Rendon for his leadership as Speaker of the Assembly for nearly a decade. During his tenure, he has been a champion for children and youth in foster and we wish him all the best!

Yes!!! Thank you @AsmJuanCarrillo for being a champion for children and families!

Read more about @TheImprintNews investigation into lack of policies around sexual education and reproductive health for youth in foster care.

Read Part Two of @TheImprintNews investigation into foster care's lack of policies surrounding sexual education and reproductive health. CLC's Executive Director, Leslie Heimov shares her thoughts. Read Part Two here: bit.ly/42JkeCl

Today in the @TheImprintNews: More than a Dozen States Fail to Guarantee Lawyers for Children in CPS Cases, New Report Finds buff.ly/3oQFTt3 Children in court need lawyers of their own. We're working to make sure they have them. #Counsel4Kids

“There are so many rights available to children in the foster care system that just go unaddressed, unenforced and no one is held accountable, because no one is speaking up for that child and their interest,” NACC's @NataleceW on #Counsel4Kids buff.ly/3oQFTt3

It is critical that children in court have an attorney if their own. Check out the new @NACCchildlaw guide and help spread the word!

Today @NACCchildlaw released Seen, Heard, and Represented: A Policymaker’s Guide to #Counsel4Kids. Children in court need lawyers of their own, and this guide shows states how to provide them: bit.ly/3NdzjqR We hope you will check out the guide and share with others!

CLC’s Family Support and Advocacy Center (FSAC) team is in El Segundo at the Healing Space event hosted by Supervisor @HollyJMitchell If you were a part of the foster care/child welfare system and are now parenting we are here to help! Come see us,we will be here until 3:30pm.

CLC invites law school graduates with a passion for public interest and child advocacy to apply for our Post-Bar Clerk program! Applications for the Program are now open – apply by February 9, 2022. 📍 LA County: bit.ly/3QQUXAR 📍 Sacramento: bit.ly/3iOmqXu