Active Causes
You Are The Power focuses on several specific programs where abuse is rampant, and we take individual cases as they fit our mission.
The Family Reunification Program
Dedicated to defending innocent families who have lost their children due to a medical misdiagnosis. To date, we have reunified 6 families and our efforts led to the successful passage of Ridge’s Law, which was signed in Georgia in May 2025. The following families are those we are currently helping.
The Power to Reunite Campaign
For the month of April, You Are The Power presents the Power to Reunite campaign in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month.
We are bringing awareness to a critical but often overlooked issue: families who are wrongfully separated due to medical misdiagnosis and systemic failure within the child welfare system. Learn More…
The Anderson Family
Massachusetts
Kristy Anderson fights to reunite with her son Oliver after DCF removed him following hospital errors, strokes, infections, and ongoing health struggles; accusing her of being the cause of his problems. After Oliver was removed and a “sitter” required during Kristy’s visits, Oliver’s health problems continue.
The Buchanan Family
Florida
Despite extensive evidence their child’s medical conditions are caused by illness, the state of Florida seeks to terminate the parental rights of Darryl and Kierra Buchanan.
The Denney/Stanford Family
Indiana
Clara Denny’s parents sought medical care after noticing unusual bleeding symptoms, but despite a full trauma workup showing no signs of injury, they were accused of abuse and separated from their child. Medical findings instead revealed a clear and treatable coagulation disorder consistent with vitamin K deficiency, supported by abnormal labs and rapid improvement after treatment. Multiple specialists found a medical explanation, yet these conclusions were disregarded. This case reflects a child with a documented medical condition—not abuse—whose family was unnecessarily torn apart due to a failure to properly weigh the medical evidence.
The Freeman Family
Georgia
Like many parents caught in Georgia’s family policing system that You Are The Power advocates for, Jaicobi and Kaliyah’s story begins at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). It continues with the involvement of a Child Abuse Pediatrician (CAP) and the premature diagnosis of non-accidental trauma or abuse.
The Patterson Family
Florida
The Patterson case has led to the proposal of Florida Senate Bill 304 and Florida House Bill 511. These bills aim to give parents the right to a second medical opinion in cases involving allegations of abuse. Despite these efforts and the fact that lawmakers have declared Michael and Tasha to be factually innocent, they are still without their children.
The Savely Family
Tennessee
The Mason and Madalyn Savely have spent over $100,000 on legal fees and medical experts, an overwhelming financial burden resulting from CPS relying on the opinion of a CAP rather than doing its due diligence and adequately investigating the allegation of abuse. CPS has taken an opinion and represented it as a fact, fracturing another innocent family.
The Tallon Family
Bartow County, GA
The Tallons’ youngest daughter, Josie, accidentally fell off the couch. As a precaution and at the family pediatrician’s request, Wyatt and Rachel took her to CHOA. There Dr. Keely Iannelli, a fellow undergoing training and Dr. Stephen Messner, a child abuse pediatrician (CAP), examined x-ray evidence. Soon thereafter, the Tallons’ lives were turned upside down.
Civil Liberties
You Are The Power protects the rights of our clients by stepping in when unconstitutional laws are being used, or when laws could be interpreted in a way that infringes on the rights of citizens.
Opposing TN SB1868/HB2526
Nashville, TN
The state of Tennessee is proposing legislation which would allow children in the foster care system to be incarcerated in juvenile detention without being convicted of a crime. This very system was attempted in New Hampshire with disasterous results. Help us defeat this bill by contacting the TN state Senators and Representatives and letting them know this is not the way to care for children in their system.
The Family of LaJuanese Wilson Trannon
Memphis, TN
The son of LaJuanese Wilson Trannon, LeMichael Wilson, went before the Memphis City Council asking for attention to be brought to this incident surrounding his mother’s death, and reforms put in place from preventing another family from being traumatized after a responding individual took a picture of her unclothed body with her phone. While the City Council was deeply sympathetic, no answers have been forthcoming from the Mayor or the Memphis Police Department. He has been denied access to body cam footage, has not been provided with the promised report, and has been consistently refused any sort of explanation or resolution.
Assistive Mobility Device Registration Law - Rights Infringement
Cortland, NY
The City of Cortland is voting on a law that would require registration of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices (EPAMDs). Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices are legitimate mobility aids for people with disabilities. Under the ADA, public entities must permit wheelchairs and other mobility devices, and they must make reasonable modifications for devices used as mobility aids. It is not lawful to require fees, permits, or special registration for mobility aids.
Freedom Fund
The Freedom Fund is our general defense fund, where we defend citizens from various local abuses ranging from policy violations to criminal cases.
Frogtown Road - Eminent Domain Seizure
Union, KY
For over 50 years, families have built their lives along Frogtown Road in Union, Kentucky. Now, many of them are facing the unthinkable — the forced loss of their homes under the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) proposed Frogtown Road Expansion project.
The Marin Valley Mobile Country Club
Novato, CA
Seniors at Marin Valley Mobile Country Club in Novato are at risk of losing the land under their homes. For years, they made payments believing they would one day own it. Now the City of Novato says the land belongs to them and will not transfer it. Many residents are older, on fixed incomes, and have few places to go.
Midstates Corridor Project - Eminent Domain Seizure
Southern Indiana
Indiana’s farmland, forests, and tight-knit communities are under threat. The proposed Mid-States Corridor, one of the largest and most expensive highway projects in Southern Indiana’s history, will cost more than $3 billion and could require more than 3,000 acres for construction. Its preferred route threatens homes, heritage farms, family businesses, churches, natural wetlands, and forests along its path.
Mill Creek Mountain Prison Project
Charleston, AR
In the small town of Charleston, Arkansas – home to just 2,600 people – residents are facing a battle they didn’t choose. Without their knowledge or input, the Arkansas Department of Corrections and the Governor decided to build a 3,000-bed prison right in their backyard, purchasing 800 acres on Mill Creek Mountain in secret.
Charity Defense
You Are The Power ensures charities can do good. Our charity defense program protects 501(c)3 charities and the vulnerable people they help when local officials interfere with programs, missions, and outcomes.
Charity Defense Victories
You Are The Power has come to the aid of many charitable organizations who were facing opposition from their local government, and won! We have had victories in South Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia, and Texas. Visit our victories page to learn more.