Isabella Chaves

Benefits Legal Assistant

Isabella (she/her/ella) is a Benefits Legal Assistant at the Alliance for Children’s Rights, where she advocates on behalf of children and youth in foster care, guardianship, and adoptions to ensure they are receiving appropriate funding. Isabella began volunteering as a Spanish Intake Intern in September 2023 all the way through ACR’s 2024 Summer Program.
Isabella honed her skills working with children and youth throughout high school and college: first as a tutor and babysitter and later as a notetaker for students with disabilities. During the beginning of college, Isabella helped manage and create events to promote community building among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the Bay Area through Youth Advocates for Change, a non-profit social justice organization.
Isabella graduated magna cum laude in June 2024 from the University of California Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology.