FosteringQualityEducation.org is a project of the Children's Advocacy Institute (CAI), with initial funding provided by Community Initiatives. Founded as part of the University of San Diego School of Law in 1989, CAI is one of the nation's premiere academic, research, and advocacy organizations working to improve the lives of all children and youth, with special emphasis on reforming the child protection and foster care systems and improving outcomes for youth aging out of foster care.
In its academic component, CAI trains law students and attorneys to be effective child advocates throughout their legal careers. Its Child Advocacy Clinic gives USD Law students three distinct clinical opportunities to advocate on behalf of children and youth, and its Dependency Counsel Training Program provides comprehensive training to licensed attorneys engaged in or contemplating Dependency Court practice.
Conducted through offices in San Diego, Sacramento, and Washington, D.C., CAI's research and advocacy component seeks to leverage change for children and youth through impact litigation, regulatory and legislative advocacy, and public education. Active primarily at the federal and state levels, CAI’s efforts are multi-faceted — comprehensively and successfully embracing all tools of public interest advocacy to improve the lives of children and youth.
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WHO WE ARE
Children's Advocacy Institute
University of San Diego School of Law
5998 Alcala Park San Diego CA 92110 US
Phone: +1.6192604806
Email: info@caichildlaw.org