Use technical assistance to ensure counsel for kids in your state!
Counsel for Kids offers a continuum of technical assistance services to state advocates.
Technical assistance services include:
Policy Analysis
Data Review
Policy Drafting/Review
Resource Development
Campaign Strategy Support
Youth Engagement
Coalition Building
Litigation Strategies
These services are provided at no cost to selected sites
Is technical assistance effective?
Yes! With technical assistance states *insert some states* have successfully passed legislation.
Read Sarah Bryer Consulting’s executive summary of the initial outcome evaluation for the Counsel for Kids campaign to learn more about the effectiveness of our technical assistance.
What is the process for accessing technical assistance?
Step 1
Apply for Technical Assistance
Technical assistance may be offered to any state-level advocate or organization seeking to engage in strategic policy reform to ensure the right to counsel for children and youth involved in abuse and neglect proceedings. Counsel for Kids encourages individuals, groups, and organizations with varying levels of capacity to apply.
Step 2
Hear from National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) Staff
Requests for technical assistance generate exploratory conversations with NACC staff about prospective consultation, resources, and support options. NACC staff will assess campaign readiness and site needs.
Step 3
Find Out if Your Site was Selected
Counsel for Kids will support your efforts throughout the policy reform process. Selected sites will receive ongoing assistance with research, messaging, campaign strategy, and more. Sites selected for TA may also send representatives to participate in national campaign meetings.
Apply for Technical Assistance
*Please note this is not a program funding opportunity.*
It is an opportunity to request limited discretionary TA that may include consultation, relationship-building, mentoring, guidance, sharing of resources and information