Child Advocates
Tamsin Woolley is currently an Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright since October 2023 and serves as a Court Appointed Child Advocate at Child Advocates since February 2023. Tamsin has held the role of Executive Director at Broughton Travel Fellowship since August 2018 and was Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor for the Thurgood Marshall Law Review from July 2021 to May 2023. Previous roles include Summer Associate positions at Norton Rose Fulbright in 2021 and 2022, Judicial Intern to the Hon. Genesis E. Draper at Harris County Criminal Courts at Law, and Child Advocate Social Worker at the Support Center for Child Advocates. Tamsin also gained experience as a Legal Intern at the Juvenile Law Center and as an Outpatient Therapist at Youth Extensions Inc. Educational qualifications include a Juris Doctor from Texas Southern University—Thurgood Marshall School of Law, a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences from North Carolina Central University.
Child Advocates
Child Advocates mobilizes advocate volunteers to break the vicious cycle of child abuse. We speak up for abused children who are lost in the system and guide them into safe environments where they can thrive. A judge appoints Child Advocates to represent the best interests of a child or sibling group in foster care. They serve as the judge’s eyes and ears while the children are in custody, ensuring their unique needs are met until they can safely return home or are permanently placed with a loving relative or adoptive family. Unlike Child Protective Services caseworkers and court-appointed attorneys who juggle overwhelming caseloads, our volunteers represent just one child or sibling group at a time. Their advocacy makes sure no child falls through the cracks of our overburdened child welfare system. Child Advocates volunteers make a profound difference in the lives of the children they serve. Studies show children served by an advocate volunteer are better able to work with others and control deviant behavior than children without an advocate. Also, more parents of these children complete counseling services, psychiatric evaluations, and drug and alcohol counseling than those without an advocate. With Child Advocates’ help, we can break the cycle of child abuse and give more foster children a chance at a better, brighter future.