First Star is an American charity based in Washington, D.C. A Part 501(c)(3) charity that focuses on improving the lives of abused and neglected children by strengthening their rights, illuminating systemic failures, and igniting reform to correct them. The charity believes:
First Star was co-founded by Peter Samuelson and Sherry Quirk in 1999.
Publications
The charity established a Report Card Program in 2006 with the hope it would catalyze statewide systemic reform to better protect children and save lives by making information about child abuse and neglect available to the public and providing legal representation in dependency proceedings. Three reports have been produced:
References
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