Child Advocates Overview
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Every 8 minutes, a child in Texas experiences abuse or neglect. More than 5,500 children in the Houston area have experienced such life-threatening abuse or neglect that they had to be removed from their homes and placed in foster care. Child Advocates trains everyday people to advocate for the best interests of these children in court so they can find safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible. Child Advocates volunteers serve as the presiding judge's eyes and ears while the children are in custody, ensuring their unique needs are met until they can safely return home or are permanently placed with a relative or adoptive family. While Child Protective Services caseworkers and court appointed attorneys juggle overwhelming caseloads, our volunteers represent just one child or sibling group at a time. This ensures no child falls through the cracks of the child welfare system.