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Founded in Denver, Colorado in 1977, the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) led the evolution of children’s justice and child welfare law from a cause to a profession to a movement by advancing the idea that child welfare law is a specialty practice that requires distinctive training, skill, and support.
Imagine a child in court, facing decisions that will shape the rest of their life and their family. A child depending on the legal system – to listen, to understand, and to get it right.
Every child in court deserves to be heard. Every child in court deserves a lawyer who will stand beside them, with them, to elevate their voice and fight for what’s right.
At the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC), we’ve worked for nearly 50 years to establish children’s right to counsel and ensure the rights of all children are recognized, protected, and championed.
For more than 48 years, NACC has shaped child welfare law, practice, and policy through membership, training, conferences, certification, and policy.
Every Child Deserves a Voice. Every Child Deserves Justice.
NACC advances children’s and parents’ rights by supporting a diverse, inclusive community of child welfare lawyers to provide zealous legal representation and by advocating for equitable, anti-racist solutions co-designed by people with lived experience.
The National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) was founded to ensure that abused, neglected, and court-involved children are treated fairly and have a voice in court. Just as a child needs a doctor for medical problems, a child needs an attorney for legal problems that can profoundly affect his or her life.
NACC is 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership and children’s legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the rights, well-being, and opportunities of children and families impacted by the child welfare system through high-quality legal representation. NACC believes that children and parents involved in child welfare proceedings need lawyers who are well-trained to ensure that their voices are heard, their rights are protected, their needs are met, and the best possible outcomes are achieved.
NACC helps lawyers help children and families by working to improve child welfare law, practice, and policy through Training and Certification programs that increase the quality of legal representation and ensure children have a voice in court; Membership and Annual Conference programs that build a practitioner network and support the field with legal education; and Policy Advocacy programs to advance children’s rights and well-being.
Organization name
National Association of Counsel for Children
other names
NACC
1977
Tax id (EIN)
84-0743810
Category
Human Services, Crime & Legal-Related
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
899 N. Logan Street Suite 208Denver County, CO, US