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Center for Children's Advocacy Fellowship Announcement

Immigrants and Refugees: New Arrivals Advocacy
The Center for Children's Advocacy works with Hartford's growing immigrant and refugee population to help them access appropriate healthcare and educational services.

The power of this project is a result of proactive partnerships with community organizations that work directly with Hartford's immigrant and refugee population. These organizations include Jubilee House, a refugee assistance center; Connecticut Children's Medical Center; Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center; Charter Oak Health Center; and Community Health Services.

Eight percent of Hartford children have been in the United States for less than 3 years. Fifty two percent live in homes where English is not the primary language. Together with our community partners, the Center's advocacy work for new arrivals addresses critical issues that improve health and educational outcomes for the most vulnerable, at-risk children.

CCA's Immigrants and Refugee New Arrivals Advocacy Project ("IRNAAP") is a unique blend of multidisciplinary advocacy in areas revolving around health care and educational access. A fellowship with this project will consist of handling the day-to-day individual case advocacy and training opportunities, as well as working with CCA's attorneys to develop and enhance systemic reform in these critically important areas.

For more information visit the Center's New Arrivals Advocacy Project page or Contact Jay Sicklick jsicklick@kidscounsel.org 860-714-1412

Internship Opportunities

Please note that CCA does not have funding to pay for internships. Law students must secure their own funding from their law school or another source, or be willing to volunteer their time for an internship with the Center.

Legal Intern
CCA Medical Legal Partnership Project
Fall, Spring, Summer

CCA's Medical Legal Partnership is a collaborative project that provides on-site legal assistance, education, training, and policy advocacy to central Connecticut pediatric centers. We offer internships to one or two energetic and dedicated law students for the fall and spring semesters and each summer.

Applicants must have excellent writing and legal reasoning skills, and should be familiar with basic aspects of poverty and public interest law.

Interns must have access to a car, and will be expected to participate in client interviews, negotiations, litigation and legal research activities. In addition, students will participate in and assist attorneys on matters at the MLPP sites at Saint Francis Hospital, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Charter Oak Community Health Center, Community Health Services, and The Hospital of Central Connecticut.

More information about the Medical Legal Partnership Project may be found at http://www.kidscounsel.org/aboutus_programs_mlpp.htm.

Applications must include a cover letter and resume.
Applications for fall must be received by June 1.
Applications for spring must be received by November 1.
Applications for summer must be received by February 1.

Please email application to jsicklick@kidscounsel.org or mail to:

MLPP Intern Position
Jay Sicklick, Esq.
Center for Children's Advocacy
65 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105

Please note that CCA does not have funding to pay for internships. Law students must secure their own funding from their law school or another source, or be willing to volunteer their time for an internship with the Center.

Legal Intern
Center for Children's Advocacy
Summer

Center for Children's Advocacy hires three law school interns each summer.

Legal interns will work closely with CCA attorneys on research projects, individual cases, and systemic advocacy. They will also work on issues related to improving outcomes for children in the child welfare, education, and juvenile justice systems. Background in these areas, either through experience and/or course work, is preferred but not required.

Applicants must have superior research and writing skills, and excellent interpersonal skills. Applications must include a cover letter and resume, and must be received by the last day of May.

Please email application to kscheinberg@kidscounsel.org or mail to:

CCA Summer Intern Position
Kathryn Scheinberg, Esq.
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Educational Success Project
Center for Children's Advocacy
Cell: (860) 944-4075