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Causes: Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, Crime & Law, Philanthropy, Voluntarism Promotion
Mission: The organization's primary exempt purpose is to recruit, train and provide assistance to volunteers (attorneys and non-attorneys) representing children in all stages of child abuse and neglect cases.
Programs: 27 attorneys and 9 non-attorneys attended 2 core training classes. 250 children received pro bono legal representation by 24 volunteer attorneys in 148 deprived cases. Tlc staff support included court hearing reminders, court hearing coverage for volunteers, mentoring new volunteers and ongoing training on specialized legal issues. In the shelter visitation and show cause hearing project, attorneys and non-attorneys provided guardian ad litem services for 186 children in 107 cases at juvenile deprived show cause hearings.