Center for Children's Advocacy

We are delighted to announce the release of CCA’s 2024 annual report! Thank you so much for supporting our advocacy this year. You, our staff and our board members showed once again our steadfast commitment to vulnerable children. We answered the question that drives all of CCA’s work: “Who will speak for me?” Our staff spoke up for children, while also expanding the universe of people who can speak up for children by empowering youth, parents and professionals to become strong children’s advocates themselves. Read stories of our impact, made possible by the courageous children and youth and the support of our donors. Read our full 2024 annual report: https://lnkd.in/ejJJx6qV

The general presidential election is today! Same-day registration is still available for any unregistered individuals. For more voting information for Connecticut residents, visit https://lnkd.in/eRzmg6Q7

November marks Native American Heritage Month where we celebrate the traditions and culture of Indigenous and Native communities in the United States. Connecticut is home to the Mohegan Indian Tribe, Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation, Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation, Mashantucket Pequot, Schaghticoke, and Nipmuc people.

Thank you to the attorneys with Silver Golub & Teitell LLP for the warm welcome to our team at their Stamford office!

We’ve earned our Platinum Seal of Transparency with Candid! Get updates on our impact through our #NonprofitProfile: https://lnkd.in/etETS-fb

Thank You! We have reached 1000 followers on LinkedIn. Your support and followership elevate our mission to protect the legal rights of Connecticut's most vulnerable children. You can learn more ways to support our work by signing up to receive our bi-monthly newsletter! Visit: https://lnkd.in/ermHa3py

We would like to share a special Thank You to CCA Ambassador, Marcia Howard, for opening her beautiful home to CCA and our Hartford community to help welcome and honor our new Executive Director, Sarah Healy Eagan. It was a wonderful evening as Sarah got to meet over 40 guests. We shared the voices and vision for CCA’s next 25+ years together, and announced our $20,000 1:1 Board driven match for all new gifts through the end of the year!

Please join us in welcoming Sarah Healy Eagan to the CCA team! Attorney Sarah Eagan has joined the Center for Children's Advocacy as its new Executive Director! Prior to coming back to CCA, Sarah served as Connecticut’s Child Advocate for more than 10 years. As Child Advocate, Attorney Eagan directed the OCA's investigations, public reporting, and advocacy work on behalf of children and families throughout the State. Attorney Eagan has participated in drafting and seeking passage of many new laws addressing conditions and services for vulnerable children, including reducing the use of restraint and seclusion of students, improving conditions for incarcerated children, and strengthening legal protections for abused and neglected children in foster care. You can learn more about CCA's Executive Director, Sarah Eagan at https://lnkd.in/ehht-cah.

This November, CCA will join a Restorative Justice conference co-sponsored by the James W. Cooper Fellows of the Connecticut Bar Foundation and Quinnipiac University School of Law. Martha Stone, CCA's Founder, and Dr. John Ducksworth, CCA's Restorative Justice Project Director, will present on Restorative Justice work in Connecticut. To register please visit: https://lnkd.in/e5-9hFeb

Join us in welcoming CCA's new staff attorney for our School Justice Project, Attorney Zoe Masters. Before joining CCA, Attorney Masters was an Equal Justice Works fellow at Education Law Center-PA in Philadelphia, where she represented young people attending alternative and nontraditional public schools to advance their education civil rights; trained young people on their education civil rights in collaboration with community partners; and created a data-based report about school pushout and alternative education. Attorney Masters graduated from Yale Law School in 2022. Before law school, she taught high school science in Boston for 5 years. While teaching, she co-founded a group for educators to come together from different schools and engage in dialogue and action toward a more equitable public school system. Attorney Masters' work at CCA focuses on advocating for young people who have experienced contact with the juvenile legal system. She represents individual students, works with community partners, and engages in legislative and other strategic systemic advocacy. To learn more about our School Justice Project, visit: https://lnkd.in/daHpqVRR