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We have been working all year with partners, youth, allies, and advocates to advance bills that align with our vision for community: We want investments in our youth and their communities.
Each case I work on is as unique as the young person who we are representing, and that means our legal advocacy must be innovative and creative.
SB 5046 provides funding for The Office of Public Defense to provide an attorney for some individuals who are incarcerated and have legal claims regarding their conviction and sentencing that deserve a chance to be heard by the court.
Intersectionality, as I have come to understand it, describes the cross sections of one’s identities – how multiple identities interact and form emergent realities.
Many TeamChild staff were deeply saddened and angered to read the recent article describing one student’s experience with racist bullying and harassment in Washington state, as reported by Crosscut.
In King County, the legal team has been partnering with Teen Feed which runs drop in services throughout the week at Roots Young Adult Shelter in the University District, to offer legal clinics twice a month.
We were delighted to gather in person with supporters in April for TeamChild’s 2023 Town Hall. Thanks to your support, we extended our impact through GiveBig May 2-3 and raised a total of $58,000.
Youth detention centers and jails are not homes. Everyone knows this. Everyone agrees. Yet TeamChild attorneys work with clients regularly to try to find a safe place for them to live when it is time for them to be released from detention.