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Advokids' Mission Statement.
Slide Show Element 1 70,000 children live in foster care in California.
Slide Show Element 2 Many children cycle through the foster care system...
Slide Show Element 3 ...and experience multiple placements.
Slide Show Element 4 Infants and babies are the largest group to enter, remain, and re-enter the foster care system.
Slide Show Element 5 50% of children --3 years old experience multiple foster care placements.
Slide Show Element 6 Multiple foster care placements present a host of traumas for very young children.
Slide Show Element 7 Babies grieve when their relationships are disrupted and this sadness adversely affects their brain development.
Slide Show Element 8 Although foster care was designed to be a temporary solution...
Slide Show Element 9 ...nearly half (45%) of children have been in foster care for more than 2 years.
Slide Show Element 10 Those who are adopted still spend an average of 30.6 months in foster care.
Slide Show Element 11 Those who "age out" of foster care, or are never adopted, do not fare well.
Slide Show Element 12 How can we do better?
Slide Show Element 13 The juvenile court is ultimately responsible for the well-being of every foster child.
Slide Show Element 14 Advokids’ legal services promote and facilitate child-focused advocacy...
Slide Show Element 15 ...making sure that issues affecting a child’s physical safety, security and emotional health are considered by the judge.
Slide Show Element 16 Providing access to the juvenile court allows for transparency and improves accountability.
Slide Show Element 17 Accountability keeps our infants and children in foster care safer and improves their permanency outcomes.
Slide Show Element 18 When children are placed in foster care, their world is forever changed.
Slide Show Element 19 Help Advokids secure their future.
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  • is a non-profit organization dedicated to defending the rights and meeting the needs of children who are in the California foster care system due to abuse or neglect at home.
  • provides direct legal assistance, support and education to foster children and their advocates, including lawyers, CASA volunteers, FFAs, social workers, mental health providers, and foster and adoptive parents.
  • facilitates the flow of critical information between county agencies, caregivers, relatives, concerned citizens and the court in order to assure children’s safety and security.
  • promotes public awareness of the needs of children in foster care, specifically their need for safety, security and stability.
  • is dedicated to the proactive development and implementation of innovative court rules, legislation and pilot projects to advance the welfare of foster children throughout California.
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Northern California:
5643 Paradise Dr., Suite 12-B, Corte Madera CA 94925, Phone 415.924.0587
Southern California:
499 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills CA 90210, Phone 424.653.7530