The Children's Justice Project (CJP) was founded in the spring of 2002 by three law students, Sarah Helvey, Hannah Renfro, and Notesong Srisopark Thompson. Their mission was to promote justice for children through interdisciplinary teaching, scholarship and service. Sarah, Hannah and Notesong established CJP as a dynamic student organization that contributed to the law student community by hosting speakers, sending students to national conferences, and establishing a successful fellowship program for students doing legal work on behalf of children. Since its founding, CJP has grown stronger every year.
If you are interested in working with children, family law, or just want to join the club, we welcome you to come to our meetings! Every year, we participate in a wide variety of community service activities. As a result, we have built several great relationships with local organizations and being a member of CJP is a great way to network and learn more about children's justice.
2012-2013 CJP Executive Board
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Upcoming Events:
General Meeting: March 19th, 12:30 pm; Room TBA
Gio's Garden Run/Walk/Roll for Cerebral Palsy: April 13th in Middleton.
If you would like to volunteer for, or participate in, any activities, please email CJP
For more information, see email or contact us!
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Contact Info:
cjpwisc@gmail.com
Find us on Facebook!! Children's Justice Project - UW Law School
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Check out these pictures of our members and activities!
1,000 Mile Journey for the Rainbird Foundation to end help end child abuse - 2012
Toys for Tots shopping! We raised a lot of money and gave to so many children! - 2012
Very successful clothing drive for the Street Outreach program through Briarpatch!
Gio's Garden Run/Walk/Roll - 2012
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CJP Fellowship!
One of CJP's greatest accomplishments is its summer fellowship program, which was made possible in 2003 with an initial award of $3000 from the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys, matched by the UW Law School. The program has been further sustained with funding from a generous donor, Attorney Clark Smith and other private donors, including Foley and Lardner. The Fellowship Program provides funding to students who take unpaid summer internships that focus on children's law. Students compete for a fellowship through an application and interview process and recipients receive up to $5,000 to fund their summer internships.
If you are interested in applying for the Fellowship, please contact us! We encourage anyone who is going to be working with children this summer to apply. The work must be non-paid or very little pay for you to qualify.
