East Bay Family Defenders is proud to support the launch of the Family Defense Project, a Student Initiated Legal Service Project founded by three Berkeley Law students: Greta Sloan, Ariane Walter and Justine DeSilva
Under EBFD’s supervision, Family Defense Project students have the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in holistic, interdisciplinary legal defense for parents at risk of or currently facing separation of their families by the family policing system and to advance the field of family defense through community education and policy advocacy.
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East Bay Family Defenders Honors Outgoing Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director Zabrina Aleguire
As East Bay Family Defenders takes this opportunity to reimagine our work with families, we want to take a moment to honor and recognize the founding vision and contributions of EBFD Co-Founder Zabrina Aleguire as she moves on to her next chapter in the fight for families. – The Board […]
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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). […]
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East Bay Family Defenders Press Release – November 10, 2021
We write to update our community that, as of November 1, 2021, East Bay Family Defenders is no longer providing court-appointed representation to families in Alameda County Juvenile Dependency Court. On October 8, 2021, the Judicial Council of California informed us that they and the Alameda County Superior Court had […]
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Manifestation of White Supremacy in the Institution of Child Welfare
On September 16, 2020, Supervising Attorney Meredith Wallis and Senior Defense Parent Advocate Brejea Colthirst joined a panel discussion and presentation focused on power dynamics, race equity, and accountability in child welfare policies and practices.
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