Council for Children's Rights

Looking for an easy way to get involved with the Council? Now’s your chance! Our Children’s Defense Team is looking for book donations to provide to children currently in detention.

Reading provides so many benefits to children including stress reduction, improved focus, and brand new worlds to explore. Great books can inspire us and provide hope!

Our clients in detention are eager to read and socialize with their friends about their favorite books - even forming their own book clubs - but limited access creates just another barrier for them. Let’s change that- Our team has worked with these children to create a wishlist full of books and now, we need your support!

Check out our ThriftBooks wishlist here: https://www.thriftbooks.com/list/share/2c8245110d14c5d4/

Books purchased from our online wishlist will be shipped to our office and distributed to our child-clients! Looking for other ways to help? Contact Michelle Duprey, our Children’s Defense Team Director, at [email protected].

Our team had a great time visiting Promising Pages for some morning book shopping! All books will be donated directly to children in detention. 📚

Promising Pages is a local nonprofit that collects book donations & distributes these to students, families, & organizations, including CFCR, in our community! Thank you to the team of staff and volunteers at Promising Pages for your support! 🌟

Join CFCR for Charlotte Knights Charities' Community Corner on Tuesday, August 27th at Truist Field! Support our mission to provide our community's children with a brighter future as you watch the Charlotte Knights face the Nashville Sounds.

A portion of funds from tickets purchased through our unique buying link will go directly to our cause. Tickets are selling FAST! 🔥 Buy your ticket now at https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Councilfor2.

PLEASE NOTE: To ensure your purchase supports Council, your tickets MUST be purchased through the shared link above. 👀⚾️

Do you have experience cultivating donor relationships and implementing impactful fundraising activities? If so, you may be a great fit for our full-time Advancement Manager role!

Council for Children’s Rights is currently seeking an Advancement Manager to join our team and help us further our mission of protecting the legal rights of children. Apply online here and be sure to submit a cover letter along with your resume: https://ascendnps.isolvedhire.com/jobs/1262224

How does our Custody Advocacy Program support the best interests of our child-clients? 👀

When appointed by Mecklenburg County Family Court Judges, we always fight for the child’s best interests. Our CAP team investigates all the facts through interviews, home visits, and gathering a variety of records and documents that provide us with essential information about the child’s well-being.

Interested in learning more? Visit our website for more information.

Council for Children’s Rights is an Advancement Manager in !

This position will strategically lead individual giving, events, and communication efforts to support our mission to protect and advance the legal and human rights of children.

We’re searching for an innovative, results-oriented, donor-focused professional to further develop meaningful relationships with our valued community partners.

Interested in this opportunity? Share this post now or apply online by visiting https://ascendnps.isolvedhire.com/jobs/1262224! Please submit a cover letter along with your resume.

We are excited to announce that we have been chosen to be a part of Charlotte Knights Charities' Community Corner on Tuesday, August 27th! Join us as the Charlotte Knights face the Nashville Sounds and support our mission to help provide a brighter future to our community's children.

A proceed from tickets purchased through our unique buying link will go directly to our cause. Purchase your ticket now at https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Councilfor2. 👀⚾️

The new school year is quickly approaching! 🎒

How does CFCR’s Education Law team support our students?

🍎 We advocate for students who have special education, Section 504, or school discipline-related issues
🍏 We offer free community trainings covering a range of topics related to education advocacy
🍎Our systems advocacy work elevates issues affecting some of our community’s most vulnerable students

To learn more, visit https://www.cfcrights.org/education/!

Council for Children’s Rights is excited to announce that we were selected to be featured in the Charlotte Knights Community Corner at Truist Field on August 27th @ 6:35 PM!!!

A portion of every ticket purchased is donated to CFCR, helping us continue to provide free services to children in our community that protect and advance their legal rights and development.

We hope you’ll be able to join us and please share with friends! Click below for tickets:
https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Councilfor2

*In order for CFCR to receive proceeds, the link above must be used to purchase the tickets.

Thank you Charlotte Knights Charities! 💙

Looking for a new opportunity in nonprofit fundraising? We’re hiring!

Council for Children’s Rights is looking for a full-time Advancement Manager to develop and implement fundraising activities for our organization and its programs. The ideal candidate should have experience in donor identification, strategic planning, marketing and communications, as well as event management. This position is a hybrid role!

Apply online now at https://ascendnps.isolvedhire.com/jobs/1262224 and be sure to submit a cover letter along with your resume.

Mayer Brown LLP is committed to serving others, encouraging their lawyers and staff to be actively involved in their local communities. With their support, Council for Children’s Rights is able to provide free legal representation for some of Mecklenburg County’s most at-risk youth.

Thank you for all you do!

When health needs are addressed, the state of an individual’s mental health may not always be taken into account. CFCR takes a holistic approach, addressing the social and mental health needs of our child-clients in addition to their physical health, housing, educational, and family needs.

We understand that and advocate for long-term planning after children are released from treatment. Our advocacy addresses the underlying causes of trauma, as well as uncovering unmet needs. 🧠💙

To learn more, visit https://www.cfcrights.org/defense/.

For this week’s , we want to thank Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP for their support!

attorneys are highly committed to providing pro bono work within their local communities. In Charlotte, they work closely with Council for Children’s Rights to provide legal representation to advocate for children involved in child custody cases.

From all of us at Council, thank you!

At Council for Children’s Rights, we challenge the system and cultivate change that will improve the lives of historically marginalized groups. The children and families we serve have often faced discrimination based upon their race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disabilities.

Our Research and Policy Program releases publications, including the Juvenile Justice Report and the State of Our Children, to bring light to these systemic injustices.

To learn more about this work, visit https://www.cfcrights.org/research-and-policy/.

Get to know our interns in this month's newsletter! Check your inbox today or visit the link below to read more about the work our interns are doing this summer. 👀

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Happy Friday!

After the tragic loss of their son in 2017, the founders of Charlie's Heart Foundation knew that they wanted to help families, regardless of their circumstances, to persevere through tragedy and hardship.

Because of their support, we are able to address the mental health needs of each child we serve, helping them find purpose and hope, even after facing trauma.

From everyone at Council for Children’s Rights, thank you for your partnership! ❤️

We wanted to take another opportunity to thank Khali Yoga Center for hosting “Big Kids Club: Free Your Inner Child,” an event benefitting CFCR!

Khali Yoga Center, located in the NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte, provided a beautiful space for community members to come together for an important cause, while also serving as a reminder of the importance of prioritizing mental health in our own lives and beyond.

With their generous support, we were able to raise over $4,000! These donations will allow us to continue providing our community’s children with life-changing resources and services. From all of us at Council, thank you Khali Yoga!

It’s time for another ! Moore & Van Allen, PLLC embraces their responsibility to drive positive community change.

Because of their generosity, we are given the opportunity to continue advocating for some of Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s most at-risk youth, who may be facing issues of abuse and neglect, domestic violence, and more.

Thank you to Moore & Van Allen for supporting our mission!

Happy Fourth of July! ✨ Our office will be closed on July 4th and 5th so our team can enjoy spending time with their friends and family. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, July 8th.

Did you know that you can volunteer to help with our Custody Advocacy Program? 👀

Our CAP volunteers are committed to the well-being of children and find this volunteer job very rewarding. We advocate for a child’s best interest in high-conflict cases using a structured team approach to investigate all of the facts. 👨‍👧‍👦

Each CAP team consists of a staff attorney, a volunteer attorney, and a volunteer custody advocate.

Interested in volunteering? Check out our website at https://www.cfcrights.org/volunteer/ or email us at [email protected] for more information.

TowneBank is focused on giving back to the communities they serve throughout Virginia and North Carolina. Their mission is to be a community asset by serving others and enriching their lives.

With their support, Council for Children’s Rights is able to serve as Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s leading advocate for children.

Thank you, TowneBank, for all you do!

CFCR’s Education Law Program advocates for meaningful access to education. 📚 We directly represent students with disabilities, students impacted by exclusionary discipline, and court-involved youth with unmet learning needs.

Council supports children through their educational journey, helping everyone involved to understand and support their student’s educational needs and rights. 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓

For more information about ELP, visit our website at the link in our bio today.

NC IOLTA was established in 1983 to fund civil legal services and other programs for the public’s benefit with income generated from lawyers’ trust accounts. As a whole, NC IOLTA envisions a North Carolina where all people can effectively meet their legal needs.

Council for Children’s Rights is able to provide individual representation and advance the legal rights of children in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community thanks to organizations like NC IOLTA!

With their support, we can continue to address community-wide issues in our systems at-large through advocacy, research and policy work.

Thank you!

Last weekend, we had the opportunity to join Khali Yoga at their beautiful studio for “Big Kids Club: Free Your Inner Child.” Thanks to their generous support, Council was able to receive over $4,000 in donations! 🎉

From all of us at Council, thank you to the Khali Yoga Center team for inviting us to be a part of this special event! 💙

Juneteenth marks the day that the last enslaved African Americans finally learned that they were free- over two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

While today is a day to celebrate freedom and resilience, it is also a solemn reminder that for Black Americans, justice is too often delayed.

Children of color disproportionately face barriers to resources and opportunities due to discriminatory practices within our society and systems. Implicit biases are embedded in our legal, criminal, and education systems.

Within our own community, there are thousands of children each year that need someone to stand up for them and protect their rights. When our children’s lives intersect with the juvenile justice system, they should be treated with respect and provided holistic support to address the root cause of the issues.

This , join us in celebrating the resilience of Black Americans, while also joining us in our fight towards equitable opportunity for children of color- from the courtroom, to the classroom, to our everyday lives.

Please note: Our office will be closed today (6/19) in observance of this holiday.