Are you a Child 6 – 11?

Did you know you have rights?

You have the right to:

• Be Safe
• Feel Safe
• Have a Say
• Have adults listen to you
• Talk to a Children's Advocate

What is a Children's Advocate?

The job of the advocate is to talk to you, listen to you and help you tell your side of the story - to help you have a say!

What Can the Children's Advocate Do For You?

An advocate will talk with you, listen to you and help you say what you want to say.

An advocate will answer your questions and if we do not know the answers, find someone who does. We will call someone for you and tell them what you want or need.

What a Children's Advocate Cannot Do

An advocate cannot promise that you will get what you want, but we can help make sure that you are listened to and taken seriously. We cannot make decisions about your life or tell your social worker, foster parents or parents what to do. We will talk to them, listen to them and try to help works things out.

When Should I Talk To A Children's Advocate?

If you have any questions about being in care or working with a child and family services agency you can call us. It's our job to help you. No one has to know you called. If you need help calling us ask someone you trust, your parents, someone in your family, foster parents, social worker, teacher or friend to call for you.