Board of Directors

Children’s Law Center of Minnesota (CLC) Board of Director is accepting applications for four positions on the CLC Board of Directors for 2027.

Application Deadline is Friday, November 18, 2026.

Selection and Notification: December 2026

At Children’s Law Center of Minnesota, we believe every child deserves to be heard, supported, and empowered—especially in their most challenging moments. We’re here to stand by youth in foster care, offering trusted legal advocacy and compassionate guidance when it’s needed most. Children’s Law Center of Minnesota, provides free legal representation, advocacy, and resources to children and youth in foster care. Through compassionate, client-centered support, CLC helps young people navigate the child welfare system and build a path toward stability, safety, and success.

CLC’s Mission: To promote and protect the legal rights and well-being of children and youth through legal advocacy, educational outreach, and policy reform.

CLC's Vision: We envision a world where every child—especially those in the foster care system—has a voice, a sense of belonging, and the opportunity to thrive. Through legal advocacy, community partnerships, and systemic reform, we strive to build a more just, compassionate, and equitable future for all children.

Children’s Law Center of Minnesota, impact is measured in voices empowered, futures transformed, and lives changed. Each year, over 200 dedicated volunteer attorneys provide free legal representation to more than 400 children and youth in foster care—helping them navigate complex legal systems and access the resources they need to thrive.

CLC’s DEI Mission Statement: CLC will work to amplify our clients’ voices through consistent and intentional engagement in DEI work and through fostering an awareness of diverse cultural and community backgrounds and understandings throughout all levels of CLC’s organization. We will also work to address bias and barriers within all levels of CLC and within our hiring and staff retention processes to promote equality for all. As we work towards creating a more equitable and diverse organization, we recognize that a true commitment to diversity and equity is a continuous and intentional process.

Board of Directors: The CLC Board of Directors (Board) will have four open seats to be filled by the Board for the first term of January 1, 2027 – December 31, 2029 and the second term of January 1, 2030 - December 31, 2032.

Term & Eligibility

• Each director shall be elected to a term of three (3) years and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until the earlier death, resignation, removal, or disqualification of such director.
• Directors may be elected to serve not more than two (2) full consecutive terms totaling not more than six (6) consecutive years, except, directors elected to fill a vacancy shall be permitted to serve as a director for the remaining term of the director whose vacancy has been filled and, if so elected, for two (2) consecutive three-year terms.
• Any director that is ineligible for re-election pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be eligible for election to the Board at any meeting of the Board of Directors occurring not less than one (1) year after the expiration of the director's second full consecutive term.
• All new Board members are strongly encouraged to attend New Volunteer Training prior to serving on the Board

CLC Committees: We request that all Directors serve on at least one standing CLC Committee.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online through the Children's Law Center's website at www.clcmn.org.