Support Center for Child Advocates

  • To Volunteer, Contact:
    Jodi Schatz, Director of Intake and Pro Bono
    267-546-9228

Pro Bono CLE Pilot Project logoThe Support Center for Child Advocates provides direct legal and social service advocacy to child victims of physical and sexual abuse. Each child receives the service of a staff social worker who is teamed with a volunteer attorney from the Philadelphia legal community. Training programs are offered through the Center for Excellence in Advocacy and Child Advocates Online.

The Mission Statement is: to advocate for victims of child abuse and neglect with the goal of securing safety, justice, well-being and a permanent, nurturing environment for every child.

More information for volunteer attorneys can be found at https://sccalaw.org/join-our-mission/volunteer-attorneys/

  • County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Philadelphia
  • Area of law: Family & Juvenile
  • Populations Served: Children, Human Trafficking Survivors, Immigrant youth and unaccompanied minors, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Persons with Disabilities
  • Opportunities For: Law Students, Lawyers, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
  • Need for non-English services: Signers for the deaf: ASL, Spanish
  • Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
  • Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
  • Training Provided: Yes
  • Training Required: Yes
  • CLE credit for trainings: Yes
  • CLE credit for pro bono: Yes
  • CLE pro bono comments: Beginning in 2019, attorneys may receive one (1) CLE credit hour for every five (5) hours of pro bono service completed through Accredited Pro Bono CLE Providers. A maximum of three hours may be applied per compliance period.
  • Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
  • Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
  • Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Legal Research, Litigation: Appellate, Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation
  • Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
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