Learn how FJI demonstration sites are improving the lives of children and families through high-quality lawyering.
In 2019, the Walter S. Johnson Foundation invested in three legal organizations in California who were implementing high-quality representation for children and parents separated by the foster care system: Dependency Legal Services (Marin and Solano Counties), East Bay Children’s Law Offices (Alameda County) and East Bay Family Defenders (Alameda County). The presenting question was whether following certain attributes of legal representation would improve outcomes for children and families. The answer was a resounding Yes.