What we want to do is create a whole other generation who care about this issue, or maybe even a new generation to do this work. It is very difficult for students to gain summer experience in this area because this type of position is most often unpaid or minimum wage.
Most students just can t afford it.
Nelson, a lawyer and social worker, is approaching her 10-year anniversary as director of the Guardian Ad Litem program, a volunteer organization that supports the interests of children who end up in court, mainly because they have been neglected or abused.