Advokids provides the only free legal hotline for foster youth in California.
Advokids provides the only free telephone hotline offering legal information to anyone concerned about a child in foster care in California.
We are unable to provide legal information to people who are represented by a lawyer.
Click here to learn what to expect when you call Advokids.
California is home to 60,000 foster children, 1/3 of these foster children are under the age of 5.
Many children spend 2+ years in foster care and experience multiple placements.
Permanent placements and enduring relationships protect foster children's long-term emotional, cognitive and developmental health.
Read more about foster children.
Advokids also reached out to our pro bono panel and enlisted an attorney to help Andrew's foster-to- adopt parents. With the help of the pro bono attorney, Andrew's foster-to-adopt parents fully participated in their court hearing and brought vital information to the judge about Andrew and the laws that protected his current placement. As a result, the court intervened to stop the move and ordered Andrew to remain with Alicia and her husband, caregivers who had a deep, stable bond that was deemed to be critical for Andrew's well being.
They are currently awaiting adoption finalization.
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