Programs

Legal Representation and Advocacy

Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center staff attorneys are appointed by the court to serve as guardians ad litem for over five hundred of Colorado’s abused and neglected children. Our specialized attorneys accept a limited number of cases to ensure they have time to get to know each child and his/her situation to make appropriate recommendations on his/her behalf.

The Children’s Law Center is focused on achieving five key life-changing goals for our child clients: >> read more

Foster Parent Program

For more than a decade, the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center has responded to the huge influx of calls from foster parents across Colorado. During extended foster care placements, many foster parents naturally develop deep emotional ties with their foster children and become concerned when no one is truly advocating for them. To fulfill this need, the Children’s Law Center developed the Foster Parent Program. >> read more

Crisis Calls

The Children's Law Center saves the lives of hundreds of abused and neglected children across Colorado each year, yet we receive thousands of Crisis Calls from children and adults seeking our services. Unfortunately, we only have the resources to respond to the most urgent cases and handle fewer than 20% of the Crisis Calls we receive. It is only with the assistance of dedicated volunteer attorneys that we can ever hope to reach all those children who ask for our help. >> read more

The University of Denver Child Advocacy Practicum

The Children's Law Center teaches this unique, year-long course to train upper-level University of Denver Sturm College of Law students to effectively advocate for children. With attorney supervision, students represent children in court and get hands-on experience handling fact investigation, home visits, court appearances, opening and closing remarks, and report and motion drafting. >> read more

The Dandelion Project

The Dandelion Project is a therapeutic gardening program designed to help maltreated children heal, increase their self-esteem, and decrease their sense of isolation through gardening, group discussion, expressive arts, field trips, and healthy relationships with adult mentors. In the process of making decisions about planting and harvesting, children learn the art of cooperative decision-making. They learn to practice patience while waiting for seedlings to emerge and tomatoes to ripen. Children also learn that they can make a valuable contribution to their peer group by cooperating and sharing the work of maintaining a successful garden. >> read more

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