Child Advocacy Association

Child Advocacy Association (CHAD)

CHAD is the Children's Advocacy Association at Gonzaga law. General membership shall consist of interested Gonzaga University law students, faculty, and staff, as well as undergraduate students interested in studying at Gonzaga University School of Law. 

• We encourage community service projects that focus on children's needs in Spokane. 
• CHAD brings in speakers from the Washington and Idaho area that are active in the field of children's advocacy. 
• We encourage forums that focus on children's issues. 

Activities & Events

Types of Activities in Fall Semester:

• Monthly Family Event Calendars
• Bake Sale Fund-raiser
• Court-appointed Special Advocate Speaker
• St. Margaret's Shelter Community Service Project
• MLK Jr. Center Service Projects
• Adoption Panel
• Christmas Stockings for elementary school
• Sweatshirt Fund-raiser

Types of Activities in Spring Semester:

• Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Campaign
• Reading Project at St. Aloysius Elementary
• Easter Egg Hunt for Salvation Army
• Transitional Housing Program

Club Officers

• President – Christina Estes-Werther
• Treasurer/Fundraiser – Sarah Fudge
• Outreach Liaison: Judy Ma
• Community Service Representative – Kelli Brady
• Secretary: Annika Herbes
• 1L Representative – Scott Edwards
• Club Faculty Advisor – Gail Hammer