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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 in Philadelphia with the goal of securing a permanent, nurturing environment for every child.
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 Happy National Social Work Month!
March kicks off National Social Work Month. Take some time to thank any social workers in your life for their service, and remember that the social work staff at Child Advocates are working hard to change the story for our kids. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO! |
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Community Connection
Learn about our friends
February:
National Adoption Network
The National Adoption Network's inspiration comes from the belief that " there are no unwanted children, just unfound families" ™ . From that perspective they provide the following free adoptive services: Public Awareness and Recruitment, Information and Referral and Publications.
On Saturday, March 31, NAC will be holding a Statewide Adoptive and Permancy Network (SWAN) Older Youth Match Party for adoptive families. An older youth match party is a carefully planned event designed to bring together youth waiting to be adopted with approved, homestudied families interested in adopting them.
Visit the National Adoption Center's website to learn more, like this organization on Facebook or follow them on Twitter!
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Upcoming Trainings
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Child Advocates' strength lies in our talented and compassionate volunteer attorneys. We team each volunteer attorney with a masters level social worker, supported by our consulting staff attorneys, to ensure that our child client receives the finest legal and social services available.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
"How to Handle A Child Abuse Case" - Volunteer Attorney Training: March 15, 2011
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In The News
Check out our recent press
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Our Board of Directors
Katayun Jaffari
President
Ballard Spahr
Katherine M. Kelton
Vice President
ARAMARK
Sherri Krensel
Secretary
Workplace Environments
Mark A. Gittelman
Treasurer
PNC Bank
Deborah Baird
Eckert Seamans
Deborah Cohen
Pepper Hamilton
Jill F. Colton
Victoria Demo
RBS Citizens
Joe DeSimone
Marcum
Gary Deutsch
PNC Bank
Kathleen T. Egan
Radian Guaranty
Amy A. Fox
RAF Industries, Inc.
A. Nicole Friant
Duane Morris
Feige Grundman
Blank Rome
Beth Hanssens
PBS Kids Sprout
Rosemarie Hoslyn
De Lage Landen
Financial Services
Bruce Lev
LevLane
Janie S. Mershon
Lyons Dougherty
Kathy Ochroch
Blank Rome
Edward D. Ohlbaum
Beasley School of Law, Temple University
Charles N. Persing
Bederson & Company
Jill Porter
Shannon Prown
Navigant Consulting
Elizabeth Reeves
Global Human Resources
Jane Robinson
UBS Financial Services
Suzanne Root
Attorney at Law
Matthew Siegel
Cozen O'Connor
David A. Silverman
Curley, Hessinger & Johnsrud
Audrey C. Talley
Joe H. Tucker
Tucker Law Group
Ilene Wasserman
ICW Consulting Group
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Mark Your Calendars: April 18, 2012
On April 18, 2012, the Support Center for Child Advocates will celebrate 35 years of leading the nation with a trailblazing model of pro bono legal and social services for abused and neglected children at our Annual Benefit Reception & Auction held at the famed Crystal Tea Room (Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia).
The event has become one of Philadelphia's premier charity galas with an expected attendance of over 1000 legal, corporate and individual supporters. Join us for a Cocktail Reception, Silent and Live Auctions and an inspiring Awards Ceremony where we will be honoring Marciene S. Mattleman, President of ASAP/After School Activities Partnership and Education Reporter for KYW News, with the 2012 Judge Lois G. Forer Child Advocacy Award.
Marciene S. Mattleman is most deserving of our highest award for her leadership and vision in providing young people with access to quality education and healthy mentoring relationships.
Additionally, Child Advocates will celebrate several individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to our work and are changing the story for children. The Distinguished Advocates awards will be presented to:
Leonard A. Bernstein
Reed Smith LLP
Sharon & William Fogle
Adoptive Parents
Karen G. Lessin
Anne M. Manero
Kent & McBride PC
Raymond L. McCullough
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Peter J. McNamara
Law Office s of Peter J. McNamara
John J. Pavain
MaxQ Technologies
Adrienne Simmons & Bradley T. Sheares
The Sheares Family Charitable Foundation
Bernadette T. Smith
Watch our ABR Video to see the excitement of this annual party. Learn more about this incredible event on our website, and register today! |
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Welcome and Congrats!
Join us as we welcome new Board Members and staff and congratulate our Board President!
Child Advocates is pleased to welcome new friends and colleagues into our circle. Deborah Baird of Eckert Seamans and Deborah Cohen of Pepper Hamilton will join the current Board of Directors as enthusiastic and committed advocates.
Child Advocates also welcomes two passionate young lawyers, Anthony Andreoli (Law Offices at Anthony M. Andreoli) and Tara Thompson (Robert J. Casey, Jr. & Associates) onto the Board as observers through the Board Observation Program, an initiative of the Young Lawyers Division of The Philadelphia Bar Association that gives young lawyers practicing in Philadelphia the opportunity to learn more about local legal services organizations and to gain the leadership skills necessary to serve on such boards.
Additionally, we would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our Board President Katayun Jaffari, who has joined Ballard Spahr as a Business and Finance partner in Philadelphia.
Congratulations, Kathy!
Our staff has also grown! In the past two weeks we have welcomed Naja Macon, LSW, into our office as a Staff Social Worker and Gerald Weaber as our Operations Manager. Naja has her BSW, MSW, and LSW, and worked previously with children at Best Nest, a foster care and adoption agency, and provided therapy for kids at CATCH Inc. She aspires to obtain her DSW and someday teach on the university level. Gerald brings extensive operations experience to Child Advocates from his previous role as Administration Manager for Women's World Banking in Manhattan. A Philadelphia native and Temple University grad, Gerald lives with his wife Patricia Lynch in Riverton, NJ,. where he serves as President of the local historical society. Welcome to the Child Advocates Team! |
Child Advocates Visit WHYY
Thanks to all of our staff, Board and friends who helped us recently to man the phones for the WHYY Radio Fund Drive.
Good news! We already heard back from WHYY and have been invited to do another fund drive. Much sooner than expected, so we must have been really good on the radio.
This time we will be on live TV - a great publicity opportunity with an added bonus of getting some airtime for an interview.
Do you want to be on TV? We still need volunteers to help out on Tuesday, March 13 from 5-11pm. Call or e-mail Moira Mulroney at 267-546-9208 or mmulroney@advokid.org if you'd like to get involved.
And tune in to see Child Advocates get some airtime for our mission and support public broadcasting! |
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The 33rd Annual Bar Run
Mark Your Calendars!
On Sunday, May 20, 2012 the Philadelphia Bar Association will host the 33rd Annual 5K Run/Walk to benefit Child Advocates. More than 1,500 Bar Association members and local runners and walkers are expected to converge on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive at 8:30 am for the 3.1. mile race, an open walk and the Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Kids' Dash. Radio station B101 will provide music, face painting and activities for all ages.
Welcomed with free entry, hundreds of Philadelphia students from the Students Run Philly Style organization also participate in the race which supports Child Advocates continued efforts to serve and advocate for nearly 900 children annually.
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Meet The Advocates
Read about the amazing folks who serve our kids Catherine Chan
 By Susan Bahme Blumenfeld, Esq.
Member of the Child Advocates Volunteer Committee
Catherine Chan is an associate at the law firm of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP specializing in complex commercial litigation.
She has been a volunteer attorney with the Support Center for Child Advocates since 2009. Cathy states that she has always had an interest in working with children, and her work with Child Advocates merges perfectly her commitment to pro bono work and her interest in working to protect children at risk.
Read on to learn more about Catherine and her amazing service.
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Thanks For Reading
Sincerely,
The Child Advocates Team |
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