Family Justice Initiative Report
In December 2021, East Bay Children’s Law Offices, East Bay Family Defenders and Dependency Legal Services released results about their participation in the Family Justice Initiative as demonstration sites since 2019. Funded by the Walter S. Johnson Foundation to demonstrate attributes of high quality lawyering for children and families in the child welfare court system, the three agencies, across three counties, tracked and measured various outcomes and found correlations between high quality interdisciplinary legal services and improved outcomes for children and families.
East Bay Children’s Law Offices
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(510) 496-5261
Executive Director: Kristin Mateer
Mission
The Mission of East Bay Children’s Law Offices is to protect and defend the rights of children and youth through holistic, vigorous legal advocacy. EBCLO strives to provide a voice for children in and out of the courtroom and to promote positive outcomes for them.
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How did EBCLO help me? Where do I start?! It is so important to have a lawyer — it’s someone who can vouch for you and be another voice for you when you can’t talk. Sarah was that for me. And she listened. She was reliable — she was always there and making things happen. She constantly asked me if I wanted to come to court and was always willing to come see me at home or school or wherever. She made me feel comfortable. It was like having an extra auntie.
Helping Children To Be Seen and Heard
The 18 lawyers and six social workers of East Bay Children’s Law Offices (EBCLO) represent hundreds of children and youth who have been abused or neglected. State funding and federal matching dollars only cover a bare minimum of the nonprofit’s needs.
Donations from private donors can help lighten the burden on lawyers who manage over 100 cases a year and also enable the nonprofit to provide more holistic support for children whose needs go well beyond the four walls of the courtroom. This includes the Community-based Advocacy for Resources and Education (CARE) program, which provides intensive and individualized education and mental health support for children and youth.
In 2024, EBCLO will be celebrating its 15th anniversary and looks forward to celebrating its anniversary with the community!
Key Supporters
Younger Family Fund
Zellerbach Family Foundation
The Greg Smith Charitable Fund
Bernard E. & Alba Witkin
Charitable Foundation
Sky Ranch Foundation
Van Loben Sels/RembeRock
Foundation
The Morris Stulsaft Foundation
Firedoll Foundation
Jennifer & Steve Roop
Bigglesworth Family Foundation
Share the Spirit
In-N-Out Burger Foundation
Susan Cody
The Barrios Trust
Tri-Universal, Inc.
William G. Gilmore Foundation
Advanced Cooling Technolgies, Inc.
Daniel Kim & Charmaine Wong
Chip & Becky Conradi
James McElhinney
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Venable Foundation