About The Conference
St. John’s University School of Law is pleased to announce a
symposium
No Place to Live: The Housing Crisis
Facing Youth Aging-Out of Foster Care
The School of Law is bringing together distinguished
scholars and practitioners from diverse disciplines, including
policy makers, affordable housing professionals and advocates for
children and the homeless, to discuss the housing crisis that is
facing adolescents as they exit foster care around the country.
Young people experiencing this crisis will also play a vital role.
We will engage in expert dialogue which both raises awareness and
explores concrete solutions to this critical national issue.
Date
Friday, March 28, 2008
Location
Manhattan Campus
Directions
Symposium Program Information
8:30 – 8:50 a.m.
Registration/Check-In/Breakfast
Room 123
9 – 9:15 a.m. Welcoming
Remarks
Saval Auditorium
Mary C. Daly
Dean and John V. Brennan Professor of Law and Ethics
St. John’s School of Law
Dale Margolin
Interim Director, Child
Advocacy Clinic
St. John's School of Law
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Opening Address
Michele R. Titus
New York State Assemblywoman
31st Assembly District
9:45 – 11 a.m. Panel I: Framework of the
Problem
Speakers from Chapin Hall, the Empire State Coalition, the
National Coalition to End Youth Homelessness, the New York
State
Office of Children and Family Services, the Vera Institute
and
Wayne State University will present data, case studies and a
discussion of the legal, regulatory and fiscal backdrop behind
the
national housing crisis facing youth aging-out of foster
care.
This program qualifies for 1.5
non-transitional practice area
CLE Credits
11 a.m. – Noon Panel 2: In Their Own
Words
Former foster youth will speak about their struggles to find
housing upon discharge from foster care.
This program qualifies for 1
non-transitional practice area
CLE Credits
Noon – 1 p.m. Lunchtime
Address
Room 123. The Honorable Gladys Carrión, Commissioner
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
1 – 2 p.m. Panel 3: Innovative
Programs
Speakers from the The Chelsea Foyer, the Edwin Gould Academy,
First Place Fund for Youth,The Lighthouse Foundation, Stand-up for
Kids, the Settlement Housing Fund and the Youth Advocacy Center
will describe their approaches to providing permanent housing to
aged-out youth.
This program qualifies for 1
non-transitional practice area
CLE Credits
2 – 3 p.m. Panel 4: Where Do We Go From
Here?
Speakers from The Brooklyn Young Mothers’ Collective, The
Children’s Aid Society, The Door, Golden Gate University School of
Law, and the Legal Aid Society will engage in dialogue about legal
advocacy on individual cases, the prospects of law reform, policy
changes, and impact litigation, and how to form coalitions between
advocates, housing organizations, and government agencies.
This program qualifies for 1
non-transitional practice area
CLE Credits
3 p.m. Closing Remarks
Rev. Alfonso Wyatt Vice
Vice President, Fund for the City of New York
This day-long program qualifies for 4.5
CLE credit hours
Pre-Registration
We strongly recommend that you pre-register for the event. Download
and submit the Registration
Form.
Register by Fax or Mail
Please make checks payable to: St. John’s School of Law
Mail to:
Office of Continuing Legal Education
School of Law, St. John’s University,
8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439
For credit card payments:
Fax form to (718) 990-5998
CLE Information
Contact the CLE Office at (718) 990-6006 or email McKeevec@stjohns.edu.
Contact Information
Child
Advocacy Clinic
Organizer: Dale Margolin, Interim Director
St. John’s School of Law
(718) 990-2049
margolid@stjohns.edu
Sympsium papers will be published later this Spring in the St.
John’s Journal of Legal Commentary.
Hardship Guidelines
Any participant who has an authentic financial hardship may
apply for a Hardship Tuition Reduction. Attorneys earning less than
$20,000 will receive a discount of 10%. Attorneys earning between
$20,000 and $30,000 will receive a discount of 5%. All requests
must be made in writing and be accompanied by proper documentation.
Please contact the CLE office at (718) 990-6006 if you have any
questions.