National Association of Counsel for Children
Josephine Vanderhorst, Esq. currently serves as a Senior Staff Attorney at the National Association of Counsel for Children since February 2024. Prior experience includes the role of Minority Professional Leadership Development Fellow at AdoptUSKids from January 2023 to February 2024, and Managing Attorney at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services from November 2015 to February 2024, where responsibilities included overseeing the Child In Need of Care Unit and advocating for improved outcomes for children in custody. Josephine also worked as an Attorney and Paralegal within the same organization, successfully managing cases and facilitating permanency for children in care. Educational qualifications include a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School, a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Tuskegee University.
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National Association of Counsel for Children
Founded in 1977, the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) is a nonprofit membership and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the rights, well-being, and opportunities of children and families impacted by the child welfare system through access to high-quality legal representation. Our vision: Every child and family involved with the court system is well-represented by a lawyer who works to ensure that every child is raised by a nurturing family and has positive life opportunities. NACC believes all children involved in child welfare proceedings need lawyers who are well-trained to achieve the best possible outcomes– outcomes where children are raised on a path toward success in loving and supportive families. We also believe the child welfare court system works best when all parties – children, parents, and social service agencies – are represented by high-quality, well-trained lawyers. NACC provides programs and resources that improve the quality of legal representation for children, parents and agencies; we support a community of hard-working and dedicated professionals and help attract and retain diverse talent in the children’s legal advocacy profession; and we advocate for policies that advance rights, including the right to counsel for children and parents.