Education-Legal Partnerships – Voices for Civil Justice

Grant aims to bring stability to children of the opioid epidemic

News Story (Kentucky)

Grant aims to bring stability to children of the opioid epidemic

October 25, 2018 | Nancy Daly | Cincinnati Enquirer
The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a $666,176 grant to expand services for children who are victims of the opioid epidemic.
Tags: Education-Legal Partnerships | Opioid Crisis

How Atlanta attorneys are helping kids stay in school

News Story (Georgia)

How Atlanta attorneys are helping kids stay in school

August 21, 2017 | Stephannie Stokes | Marketplace
This past year, one public school in Atlanta tried to break the trend — by providing families with lawyers.
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Atlanta School Brings In Lawyers To Fight Student Turnover

News Story (Georgia)

Atlanta School Brings In Lawyers To Fight Student Turnover

May 24, 2017 | Stephannie Stokes | WABE (local NPR, Atlanta)
The simple reason is their families were moving. In this low income neighborhood, a lot of moving was happening in one place.
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How School-Based Legal Aid Can Help Keep Kids In Class

Op-Ed (Connecticut)

How School-Based Legal Aid Can Help Keep Kids In Class

October 12, 2016 | Ashley Dalton | Hartford Courant
What if, instead, schools could provide parents with the resources they need to prevent housing instability in the first place, before it causes their children to miss school?
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Partnerships key to achieving improved well-being

Op-Ed (Tennessee)

Partnerships key to achieving improved well-being

June 7, 2015 | Gary Housepian | Tennessean, The
Partnerships are a solution to social and legal problems that are increasingly overlapping.
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