Organizations Committed to Serving Children

• Jurisdiction: Colorado,United States
• Citation: Vol. 31 No. 10 Pg. 57
• Pages: 57
• Publication year: 2002

31 Colo.Law. 57 Colorado Lawyer 2002.

2002, October, Pg. 57. Organizations Committed To Serving Children

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Vol. 31, No. 10, Pg. 57

The Colorado Lawyer
October 2002
Vol. 31, No. 10 [Page 57]

Children and the Law

Organizations Committed To Serving Children

Attorneys in Colorado are fortunate to enjoy the resources of national and statewide organizations committed to serving children. Below is a list of just a few of these groups. For information on more organizations, contact Gerald Marroney or Daniel P. Gallagher at the Colorado Judicial Department (303) 861-1111

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNSEL FOR CHILDREN:
Protecting Children and Promoting Their Well-Being
Through Excellence in Legal Advocacy

The National Association of Counsel for Children ("NACC") is a nonprofit child advocacy and professional membership association dedicated to representation and protection of children in the legal system. Founded in 1977, the NACC is located in the Kempe Children's Center on the campus of the Children's Hospital in Denver. The organization also maintains a policy representative in Washington, D.C

The NACC provides training and technical assistance to child advocates and works to improve the child welfare, juvenile justice, and private custody systems. It is a multidisciplinary organization with approximately 2,000 members, representing all fifty states and several foreign countries. Colorado has the second largest number of NACC members in the United States. NACC membership is comprised primarily of attorneys and judges, although the fields of medicine, social work, mental health, education, and law enforcement also are represented.

NACC programs include publications such as The Guardian, a quarterly newsletter; the quarterly Children's Legal Rights Journal; and yearly children's law manuals. The NACC also sponsors an annual national children's law conference each fall, as well as a trial skills training program each spring.

The NACC participates as amicus curiae in cases of national significance to children and maintains a policy agenda, a national child advocate awards program, a student essay program, and a speakers bureau. NACC state and local affiliates promote the mission of the NACC on a local level. The NACC national office in Denver serves the needs of members as a children's law resource center. Moreover, the organization currently is building its attorney certification program.

Join the NACC! The NACC membership encompasses those who work with children as attorneys, judges, administrators, care providers, physicians, therapists, social workers, teachers, law enforcement officers, and concerned citizens who want to improve their effectiveness while improving the system. Membership is $75 annually and provides access to NACC services and supports NACC causes.

For more information, contact:

Marvin Ventrell, Esq.,
Executive Director
National Association of Counsel for Children
1825 Marion St., Ste. 340
Denver, CO 80218
(303) 864-5320
(888) 828-NACC (6222) (toll-free)
(303) 864-5351 (fax)
advocate@NACCchildlaw.org (e-mail)
www.NACCchildlaw.org (website)

AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION

For 125 years, the American Humane Association ("Association"), through...