Facts About Early Care in Connecticut | Legislative Collaborative for Early Care & Education | Early Care and Early Education Division Web links

See the article featured in CAHS's 2003 summer newsletter, Community Connections.  Or for more information go to www.cfgnh.org: The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven.

As part of our collaborative efforts with the Center for Children's Advocacy and the Children's Law Center, CAHS has helped to develop the website, Kids Counsel. The site is a resource for lawyers and legal advocates and is dedicated to improving the quality of legal representation for children. It contains a wealth of information on legal issues facing Connecticut children and families, including

• recent and pending Connecticut state and federal cases affecting children
• placement and professional resources for children
• a pleadings bank for use by lawyers
• information on training opportunities for attorneys and legal advocates
• related web links

The Center for Children's Advocacy, Inc. is a non-profit organization located at the University of Connecticut School of Law which services the legal needs of poor children.  The Children's Law Center is a non-profit organization which provides legal representation for children in northeastern Connecticut, using a lawyer/mental health team approach.