Children’s Rights
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS is a national watchdog
organization advocating on behalf of abused and neglected children
in the United States. Since 1995, the organization
has used legal action and policy initiatives to bring about lasting
improvements in child protection, foster care, and adoption.
 The organization has been active in the New York area, winning
landmark victories for abused and neglected children through its
successful campaigns to reform the child welfare systems of Connecticut,
New Jersey, and New York City. Much more than symbolic wins, these
comprehensive campaigns have produced real, measurable improvements
in children’s lives.
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In Connecticut, where systematic
failure to investigate alleged abuse and neglect placed thousands
of children in danger, litigation and monitoring by Children’s
Rights have ensured that more than 90 percent of abuse and neglect allegations
are now investigated promptly—and the quality of the investigations has markedly
improved.
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Legal action in New Jersey brought about the
creation of a cabinet-level children’s agency. Among many much-needed
reforms, the state increased the number of new foster families
by nearly 50 percent over a period of just two years—and, by
the end of 2007, finalized a record number of adoptions of
children from foster care.
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The settlement of Children’s Rights’ case against
the child welfare system in New York City broke new legal ground,
broadening the constitutional rights of children to be protected
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Children’s Rights is still working to focus attention on areas
where the system needs further improvement, but the organization’s
efforts have resulted in a significant decrease in the number of
children in foster care, a stronger child welfare workforce for
New York City, and progress on other key measures.
The work of Children’s Rights does not end there. The organization
has improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of abused and neglected
children in a dozen states across the nation—with more reform
campaigns in the works and the scope of Children’s Rights’ influence
growing every day.
AIDS is the same age as our ambassador Alicia Keys. And still
we, as a society,
continue to do very little in spite of the fact that it is the
worst health crisis in
human history.
Keep A Child Alive
 KEEP A CHILD ALIVE is an urgent response
to the AIDS pandemic ravaging Africa. With more than 28
million dead and 15 million orphaned, the disease
continues, wiping out whole societies, threatening economic infrastructure
and creating tragic family devastation. We provide life-saving
medication, support,
and orphan care, to keep these children and families alive. Keep
a Child Alive gives 100% of public donations to our cause.
TREATMENT: Anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment
has transformed the lives of people with AIDS in the West, returning
them from sickness to health. But less than 5% of children with
AIDS have access to these life-saving drugs. When you sign up to
become a monthly, or “Life” donor, 100% of your monthly donation
goes directly
to life-saving AIDS drugs and surrounding care.
CARE: Keep a Child Alive provides
medical services needed to make treatment possible. Doctors, nutrition,
testing, transportation, and treatment for opportunistic infections
are all necessary for anti-retroviral treatment to be successful.
When necessary, KCA also provides nutrition for its patients.
ORPHANS: Currently 15 million children
have lost one or both parents to AIDS, and by 2010 the number is
expected to reach 25 million. These children will face enormous
risks in their struggle to stay alive. Keep a Child Alive builds
and sustains orphanages to keep the most vulnerable children out
of harm’s way. Orphanages are a last resort, but necessary when
children have no extended family to turn to for support.
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