Become a Contractor
Help Families Stay Stronger Together
ORPC contractors are specialized legal counsel, parent advocates with lived experience, parent-focused social workers and family advocates who support parents as they defend their right to parent. Our contractors work together to create actionable, impactful alternatives for families in crisis.
The ORPC is currently looking for family defenders across the state. Please click here for more information on the attorney (RPC) application. Please click here for more information on the Social Worker & Family Advocate applications. These applications are open until there is no longer a need.
Update on Parent Advocate applications: Due to program funding constraints, the expansion of this program is on hold for 2024. The ORPC remains committed to providing the highest level of service to our community and plans to onboard a new cohort of Parent Advocates in 2025. We know this may be disappointing to many community members who have been looking forward to this opportunity and we share that feeling. If you have any questions please contact Joe Stroh at jstroh@coloradoorpc.org or 720-689-8023.
Join the Movement
The Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel (ORPC), a Colorado state agency, is accepting applications from attorneys across Colorado to represent indigent parents in dependency and neglect proceedings. Family defense attorneys, commonly known as Respondent Parent Counsel or RPCs, contract with the ORPC to represent indigent parents in court proceedings where their parental rights are at risk. RPCs work on behalf of parents threatened by state intervention with the temporary and/or permanent loss of the custody and rights to their children. RPCs are dedicated to protecting the fundamental right to parent by advocating for parents’ due process rights, access to appropriate services, and constitutional right to parent their children.
The ORPC offers comprehensive training and litigation support, including jury trial assistance and billing help; mentoring; case law
updates; access to Westlaw Edge, social workers, investigators, and experts; a motions bank; case consults; and a listserv.
Start your own law firm and let the ORPC support your practice! The ORPC pays RPCs $100 per hour, Licensed Social Workers and Family Advocates $55 per hour, Licensed Clinical Social Workers $66 per hour, and Parent Advocates $42 per hour on an independent contractor basis.
Parent Advocate Application – Currently Closed
Thank you for your interest in the ORPC’s Parent Advocate Program. Due to program funding constraints, the expansion of this program is on hold for 2024. The ORPC remains committed to providing the highest level of service to our community and plans to onboard a new cohort of Parent Advocates in 2025. We know this may be disappointing to many community members who have been looking forward to this opportunity and we share that feeling. If you have any questions please contact Joe Stroh at jstroh@coloradoorpc.org or 720-689-8023.
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