Generation Justice

OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE SURE EVERY CHILD HAS EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW.

PRO BONO CHILDREN'S LAW CLINIC: GEN JUSTICE ATTORNEYS WORKED IN COURTROOMS TO ENSURE THAT LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN WERE FRONT AND CENTER BEFORE THE COURTS AND TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT ACTORS COMPLIED WITH THE LAWS. UNLIKE OTHER LITIGATION IN AMERICAN COURTS THAT ARE TYPICALLY PUBLIC AND OPEN, CHILD WELFARE HEARINGS ROUTINELY ARE HELD IN THE DARK WITH RECORDS SEALED, PROTECTING PUBLIC AGENCIES FROM OVERSIGHT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM. THE CLINIC SERVED HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES THROUGH REPRESENTATION, GUIDANCE AND TRAININGS.

REFORM: CREATED COMMON SENSE REFORMS TO PROTECT ABUSED CHILDREN. TO PREVENT THE TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE AND TO IMPROVE THE RECOVERY RATE OF KIDS WHO GO MISSING, WE DEVELOPED A PHOTO IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM TO ENABLE IMMEDIATE SEARCHES FOR MISSING FOSTER KIDS. THE NEW LAWS ALSO REQUIRE THE IMMEDIATE REPORTING OF MISSING CHILDREN AND STIFFER PENALTIES ON ADULTS IN POSITIONS OF TRUST WHO ABUSE CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. GEN JUSTICE ALSO SPEARHEADED A UNANIMOUS REFORM THAT GIVES EVERY ABUSED CHILD IN A DEPENDENCY CASE AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS BEFORE THE COURT.

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: GEN JUSTICE SHARED TIMELY INFORMATION ABOUT ABANDONED, ABUSED, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN WITH A BROAD SECTION OF AMERICANS. OUR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL FINDINGS REACHED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BROADLY, POLICYMAKERS INCLUDING ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, AND THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN CHILD SERVICES RANGING FROM CASAS AND SOCIAL WORKERS TO CHILDREN, THROUGH MULTIPLE NEWSPAPERS, FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN, OUR WEBSITE, PHONE CALLS, ZOOM MEETINGS, AND DISTRIBUTION BY MAIL AND E-MAIL. WE PUBLISHED SPECIFIC AND TIMELY IDEAS FOR PREVENTING CHILDREN FROM BEING TRAFFICKED FROM FOSTER CARE AND SEARCHING FOR THEM IMMEDIATELY IF THEY GO MISSING.