A FREE CLE for volunteer attorneys who agree to accept one pro bono case with Legal Aid within the next 12 months. 6.0 general hours CLE credits have been requested from the Ohio Supreme Court.
This CLE program will provide attorneys with information about concrete tools a community can use to prevent, alleviate, and reduce poverty. It will describe how people of all economic classes can come together to improve job retention rates, build resources, improve outcomes, and support those who are moving out of poverty.
Speaker:
Doug Denton is an ordained Methodist minister and a licensed social worker. After serving at churches in Cleveland Heights and Akron, he spent eleven years working for Summit County Children's Services. Now he serves as Minister of Pastoral Care at Kent United Methodist Church and is an active volunteer for Open M when he has been active with the Bridges Out of Poverty movement.
Topics Covered:
Mental Model of Poverty, Research Continuum, Key Concepts of Bridges Out of Poverty, Hiden Rules, The Role of Language and Story, Family Structure, and Resources.
Title:
Bridges Out of Poverty
Where:
NEOUCOM Conference Center • 4209 State Route 44 • Rootstown, OH
When:
April 13, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
To register or obtain more information, contact Sandra Costa:
Phone: (330) 983-2622
Fax: (330) 535-0728
E-mail: scosta@communitylealaid.org
CLEs are offered free to attorneys who agree to volunteer on one pro bono case or at a Counsel and Advice Clinic. They are open to current volunteers and to attorneys who commit to accept a pro bono referral or staff a clinic in the next year.
MORE:
http://www.communitylegalaid.org/volunteer/lawyers/cles
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