Our Mission
To provide court appointed volunteer advocates who work collaboratively to ensure that each abused and neglected child has a safe and permanent home and the ability to thrive. Child Advocates of Connecticut believes that every child deserves a safe and permanent home, and to that end, will provide a well trained, court appointed, child advocate to every child in the foster care system who needs one, monitor every court file in the system, and advocate to improve the lives of abused and neglected children.
Values
As an organization, we ...
... believe that every child in Juvenile Court proceedings should have a volunteer advocating for their best interests and providing necessary information to judges;
...provide the highest-level training and continuing education for volunteers;
...continually review and monitor the case files of every child in foster care in our jurisdiction;
…assist the state with data collection and outcome monitoring;
...increase public awareness about the foster care system; and
...advocate for legal policies and practices that enhance the quality of life for foster children.
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“Following a hearing in a child protection case I was asked by the judge why I was a child advocate. I responded that it was the most gratifying work I had ever done. And it is no less so eight years later.” John Fenton