It is with a mix of sadness and deep gratitude that the Board of Directors announces the departure of Betsy Fordyce as Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center, effective April 1, 2023. Betsy first joined the Law Center in 2008 as a staff attorney, and since then, has worn many hats in...Read More

WHEN: Thursday, October 28, 2021 • 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. WHERE: Virtual Attendance via Zoom Link will be sent upon registration. CLE CREDITS: Requested/Amount TBD  The volunteer guardians ad litem (GALs) of the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center’s Domestic Violence Program represent over 300 children in Civil Protection Order Court in Denver County every year....Read More

Please join us for a free special education legal clinic focused onthe needs and rights of students with disabilities following the COVID-19 pandemic. All clinics will include: A group training (approximately one hour) about therights of students with disabilities related to the COVID-19pandemic. No RSVP required.  Followed by individual break-out sessions with attorneys and advocates,...Read More

(Denver, CO)///NEWS ADVISORY///The Board of Directors of the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center is pleased to announce Betsy Fordyce as its new Executive Director, effective immediately. A long-time advocate at the organization, Betsy has been serving in the interim Executive Director role since August 1, 2019. In making the announcement, Jim Markus, Chair of the...Read More

(Denver, CO)///NEWS ADVISORY///On Monday, June 11, 2018 The Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center (Law Center) launched a new Young Adult Legal Advocacy program to help young people, ages 18-25, transition to adulthood with legal and clinical support.  Lauren Rafter, a Shaffer Fellow from Notre Dame, joined the Law Center in October of 2017, intent on...Read More

For several years, the Children’s Caucus has been a way to educate legislators and the public about various children’s policy issues. There will be 4-5 Children’s Caucus sessions during the 2018 legislative session. The Caucus gatherings are held over the lunch hour in committee hearing rooms at the Capitol, and are open to the public....Read More

When I was a social work intern at the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center in 2009, I was able to spend some time learning from Carol LaRocque, who was running The Dandelion Project at the time. I remember standing in the beautiful garden that she and the youth had created, feeling the joy and passion...Read More

(Denver, CO) June 13, 2017. Betsy Fordyce, Director of the Youth Empowerment and Legal Advocacy Program at the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center, was recently awarded the highly selective Wasserstein Public Interest Fellowship from Harvard Law School. The Wasserstein Public Interest Fellows Program brings extraordinary public interest attorneys to Harvard Law to counsel students about...Read More

(Denver, CO) February 21, 2017. The Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center, a multidisciplinary nonprofit organization that provides legal advocacy for abused and neglected children in Colorado, is excited to announce the 2017 Colorado Children’s Caucus with bipartisan support from four Colorado senators and representatives. The Children’s Caucus provides a forum for members of the Colorado...Read More