How to Donate
Although CAI's academic program is funded by the USD School of Law, CAI must raise external funding to finance 100% of its advocacy component. Such additional funding is generated through private foundation and government grants, test litigation in which CAI is reimbursed its attorneys' fees, cy pres awards and individual contributions. Contributions to CAI are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. You can donate to CAI online by clicking below or by mailing a check to Children's Advocacy Institute, University of San Diego School of Law, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110. Have questions? Call us at (619) 260-4806.
Help CAI Help Kids
We need your support in order to continue our work — and here other ways you can help us help kids. For more information on these opportunities, please email us at info@caichildlaw.org.
Charity
Make the Children’s Advocacy Institute your charity of choice when using Goodsearch to conduct Internet searches or Goodshop when shopping online. GoodSearch is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates about a penny per search to CAI each time you use it to search the Internet. GoodShop is an online shopping mall which donates up to 30% of each purchase to CAI; hundreds of vendors — stores, hotels, airlines, and other goods and service providers — are part of GoodShop, and every time you buy from one of the vendors online, part of your purchase price will be donated directly to CAI.
CAI's legislative priorities
Register your support for CAI's legislative priorities.
CAI as a potential fund recipient (Cy Pres)
For attorneys involved in class actions resulting in a cy pres distribution fund, recommend CAI as a potential recipient of those funds. See more information below.
Children’s Advocates’ Roundtable
Join the Children’s Advocates’ Roundtable and participate in its quarterly meetings.
Lawyers for Kids
Join Lawyers for Kids, which gives attorneys, law students, and others in the legal community the opportunity to use their talents and resources as advocates to promote the health, safety, and well-being of children; assist CAI’s policy advocacy program; and work with CAI staff on impact litigation or by offering expertise in drafting amicus curiae briefs.
Subscribe to receive CAI's Newsletter
Subscribe to receive CAI's Newsletter, periodic emails from CAI about important legislative or regulatory proposals, significant litigation, new reports and publications, and other important events that impact the health and well-being of California’s children.
Purchase a California Kids’ Plate
Have A Heart, Be A Star, Help Our KIDS! Purchase a California Kids’ Plate, a DMV special license plate featuring one of four symbols: a star, a hand, a plus sign, or a heart. Proceeds support local and statewide programs to prevent child injury and abuse, as well as childcare health and safety programs.
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
Volunteer to be a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), a volunteer willing to advocate for the safety and well-being of children who have been removed from their homes due to parental abuse and neglect. Find out more and locate a CASA organization near you.
Cy Pres Awards
The Children's Advocacy Institute is an ideal recipient of cy pres awards, and has been awarded such funds on several occasions. If you would like to discuss whether CAI might be an appropriate cy pres recipient in a particular case, please review CAI's Cy Pres brochure, or contact Elisa Weichel, CAI Administrative Director/Senior Staff Attorney, at (619) 260-4806 or eweichel@sandiego.edu.