Children's Advocates

The Children's Advocates provide intensive, one-on-one case management for children at the shelter, including: coordination of legal, immigration, educational, health and mental health resources for children, individual one-on-one meetings with each child, childcare, transportation or accompaniment when necessary, language advocacy and support or coordination thereof and follow-up support as children transition out of emergency shelter.  They also work closely with the Women's Advocates and mothers to better meet the overall needs of children in relation to their mothers.