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Spring 2008 (pdf 1 MB)
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Our new address!
The CLC office is
located at:
450 N. Syndicate
Suite 315
St. Paul, MN 55104
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8 am to 5 pm
Higher Education for Foster Youth
Learn how to access resources and finance higher education for foster youth. See Links for details.
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Welcome to CLC
CLC currently serves children in Minnesota's foster care system.
Children’s Law Center of Minnesota Celebrates 13 years of Making Children’s Voices Heard
Updates
 Long time volunteer attorney, Gary Hansen, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, is
the recipient of this year's Hennepin County Bar Association's Pro Bono
Publico Award for a private sector attorney. Hansen is chair of the
Oppenheimer's Business Litigation Practice. He was one of CLC's first
volunteers, beginning in 1997, and has given hundreds of pro bono hours
representing more than a dozen children. Mr. Hansen has also been a Ramsey
County foster parent and volunteer for Special Olympics.
Patricia Yoedicke, an attorney with Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi in Minneapolis, Minnesota and a CLC volunteer attorney, was 2007's Ann Liechty Child Custody and Adoption Pro Bono Project Award recipient. » Read more
Gail Chang Bohr, Executive Director of the Children's Law Center, was 2007's American Bar Association's Child Advocacy Award recipient. » Read more
New Resource Links
- Minnesota
Public Radio
If you missed Ray Suarez at Children's Law
Center of Minnesota's Ninth Anniversary Benefit, you can still
hear the recording on Minnesota Public Radio's Midday program.
Follow the link and scroll to October 12th, Hour 2, entitled "The
Weakest Among Us."
- University
of Virginia School of Law
Children's Law Center of
Minnesota met with the National Children's Law Network in Virginia
on October 15th. Read about the conference at the University of
Virginia School of Law website!
Representing Youth in Foster Care CLE
Any
attorneys who wish to become a pro bono attorney for CLC must attend
this training program. Social workers, guardians ad litem, and other
child advocates are also welcome to attend. Application will be made
for 7 CLE credits total, including 1 Elimination of Bias, 1
Ethics, and 5 Standard. Please contact CLC at
651-644-4438 to receive regular updates on opprtunities to attend
the training. You may also download the training brochure.
Disclaimer
This website does not offer legal advice. |
 The mission of Children's Law Center of Minnesota
(CLC) is to promote the rights and interests of Minnesota's
children, especially children of color and children with
disabilities, in the judicial, child welfare, health care and
education systems.
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