Advokids: For Foster Kids

• If you are a child in foster care, you should have a lawyer who has been appointed to represent you in Juvenile Court. If you do not know your lawyer, or cannot reach your lawyer, call or e-mail Advokids.

• If you would like to contact the presiding judge of your juvenile court and report a problem that you are having with your lawyer, download and fill out the "Request for Assistance with Court Appointed Attorney" form and send it to the juvenile court presiding judge in your county. You may also download instructions for completing the form and a directory of mailing addresses for all juvenile court presiding judges in California.

• If you are a foster child or have a sibling that is a foster child and you would like to ask the judge to allow visits or placement with your brother or sister , you may do so under Welfare and Institutions Code § 388(b).
  You may also call or e-mail Advokids for further information.

  Foster Kid Resources

  Download a copy (PDF) of the California Foster Youth Bill of Rights.

  (If you do not have Adobe's free Acrobat Reader, click the image at the bottom of the page to download it).

  California Youth Connection
  Foster youth who identify local issues, learn about the legislative process and then use grassroots and community organizing to create real change in the system.

  California Foster Care Ombudsman's Office
  Focuses on foster youth rights and facts.
  Free Help Line: 1-877-846-1602

  California County Independent Living Program (ILP) Coordinators
  A listing of county ILP contacts (PDF).

  Legal Services For Children
  Legal Services for Children provides free legal and social services to children and youth under 18 years old in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  National Center for Youth Law
  A private, non-profit law office serving the legal needs of children and their families.




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