Giving Tuesday 2026: Give With Heart This Season

'Tis always the season to make an impact.

Mark your calendar: Giving Tuesday 2026 falls on Tuesday, December 1, 2026. On this global day of generosity, Child Justice, Inc. invites you to give with heart. Your support enables us to protect children, stand with protective parents, and promote lasting justice through legal representation, advocacy, and education. Whether you make a one-time donation or a recurring monthly gift, your support strengthens a child's voice.

Giving Tuesday is an opportunity to stand with children whose safety depends on decisions made in family court. Custody, access, and protective order hearings determine whether a child will live in a safe, nurturing home or remain exposed to danger.

Across the country, family courts too often fail to recognize or properly address domestic violence and child abuse in custody determinations. Each year, family courts place more than 58,000 children with parents who are abusive, violent, or negligent. Our mission is to close that gap and ensure that child safety remains the court's highest priority.

Arriving at the close of the year, Giving Tuesday offers a timely moment to invest in the causes that matter most. A gift on December 1 provides the resources we need to continue offering steady legal protection and guidance to families in the year ahead.

Child Justice, Inc. is a Maryland-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal services organization dedicated to protecting children from abuse and family violence. We provide legal representation and supportive services free of charge to non-offending, protective parents. Because court decisions can alter a child's life in a single hearing, we ensure that financial hardship never stands between a family and their safety.

Founded in September 2012 by children's rights advocate Eileen King—with roots dating back to 2001 under Justice for Children—Child Justice now includes 21 full-time staff members and eight attorneys. In fiscal year 2025 alone, our legal team served nearly 1,200 children and protective caregivers.

Headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, with satellite offices in Columbia and Rockville, we primarily serve families across Maryland and the greater Washington, D.C. area, while also accepting select cases nationwide. In fiscal year 2025, our team received referral requests from 16 states.

Lasting protection requires more than legal counsel. Your gift supports professional training, educational resources, community referrals, and compassionate guidance for non-offending parents and relatives navigating trauma and complex court systems.

A recurring monthly donation provides dependable funding throughout the entire year, ensuring that protective parents and children have reliable legal support long after the holiday season. You can easily set up a monthly gift when you donate on Giving Tuesday.

Give with heart this season. Mark December 1, 2026, on your calendar and join us in ensuring safety, dignity, and justice for every child.