The Child Advocacy Clinic partners with a range of agencies and organizations that work in different substantive areas (child welfare, education, and juvenile justice) and employ a range of advocacy tools to effect change. Below is a list of placements that students have been matched with in previous years. While the list represents the range of opportunities students may explore, not every placement will be available each semester. If you have any questions, please contact Crisanne ([email protected]).
Boston-area Sites
Children and Family Law Division (CAFL), Committee for Public Counsel Services – Appellate Office
Children and Family Law Division (CAFL), Committee for Public Counsel Services – Boston Trial Office
Children’s Justice Unit, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts (CLCM)
Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CfJJ)
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Health Law Advocates – Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids (MHAP)
Massachusetts Advocates for Children (MAC)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) – Legal Office
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI)
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee (MHLAC)
Middlesex County Juvenile Court
Suffolk County Juvenile Court – Boston
Youth Advocacy Division (YAD), Committee for Public Counsel Services
National Placement Sites
Advocates for Children of New York – New York City, New York
Center for Children’s Law and Policy – Washington, DC
Center for the Rights of Abused Children – Phoenix, AZ
Children’s Rights, Inc. – New York City, New York
KIDS LEGAL (Pine Tree Legal Assistance) – Portland, ME
Juvenile Law Center – Philadelphia, PA
National Center for Youth Law – Oakland, California and Washington, DC
Our Children’s Trust – Eugene, OR
Public Advocates – San Francisco, California
Public Counsel – Los Angeles, California
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS) – Washington, DC