What is CAT?

Child Advocacy Today is a medical-legal partnership of the Kentucky Children’s Hospital and the Access to Justice Foundation. Through CAT, pediatricians and lawyers work together to ensure that families can meet the basic needs of their children for health care, housing, education, nutrition and family stability.

We work to help families solve legal problems that have medical consequences.

Who CAT can help

You could qualify to receive assistance from the CAT program if you fall into any of the below categories:

• Have a chronically ill child who will need legal assistance to ensure their health needs.
• Are a family that meets the low-income guidelines.
• Are a family who may need legal assistance in dealing with housing issues.
• Your landlord has refused to properly maintain your house or apartment.
• You have been denied an application for public housing.
• You are at risk of being evicted.
• You would like to apply for Medicaid, but are having difficulties with the application process.
• You have been denied an application for Medicaid.
• You are struggling to find money to provide for your child’s health needs .

CAT is here to help you resolve such issues. We will provide free legal assistance to improve your situation for your child. If you qualify for assistance with CAT, legal assistance will be FREE.

CAT Location

We are located in the Kentucky Clinic Department of Pediatrics. The CAT office is located in J251. Please ask the front desk if you need help finding our location.

We work to help families solve legal problems that have medical consequences.