KidsVoice
| Founded | 1908 (as Legal Aid Society of Pittsburgh) |
|---|---|
| Type | Nonprofit legal services and child advocacy |
| Headquarters | Frick Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Key people | Scott Hollander (Executive Director) |
| Website | kidsvoice |
KidsVoice is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that provides court-appointed representation and holistic support for abused, neglected, and at-risk children involved in dependency proceedings in Allegheny County Juvenile Court. KidsVoice attorneys are appointed to represent children in nearly all Allegheny County dependency cases, advocating for safety, family reunification when appropriate, and permanent placement when reunification is not possible.
History
The organization was founded in 1908 as the Legal Aid Society of Pittsburgh. In 1983, it narrowed its mission to focus exclusively on child advocacy in abuse, neglect, and dependency matters. In 2001, it adopted a multidisciplinary “team model,” pairing each child’s attorney with a social service professional, and changed its name to KidsVoice.
Role in Allegheny County dependency court
KidsVoice serves as the primary legal advocate for children in Allegheny County dependency cases, appearing in shelter care, adjudication, permanency review, and related hearings. When conflicts of interest prevent representation, the court appoints other counsel.
Services
KidsVoice represents more than 3,000 children annually in Allegheny County’s child-welfare system and continues advocacy for former clients through age 24. Its work extends beyond courtroom representation to securing educational, medical, mental-health, housing, and benefits services for clients, and includes limited representation for minor citations and expungement of juvenile records.
Organization
KidsVoice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit governed by boards overseeing local Allegheny County advocacy and related national projects. As of 2025, the Executive Director is Scott Hollander.
See also
- Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth and Families
- Juvenile court
- Foster care in the United States
References
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