Save the Date: December 8th
MCLE*, 10 Winter Place, Boston 9:30-4: 30
*Mass. Continuing Legal Education
MCLE*, 10 Winter Place, Boston 9:30-4: 30
*Mass. Continuing Legal Education
There are thousands of immigrant children in Massachusetts. They face issues with language, acculturation, immigration status, education level, and trauma. They are caught up in complex systems and face distinctive barriers to accessing benefits, services, and education.
MCLE's experienced faculty will provide practical advice for attorneys, advocates and service providers working with immigrant children and their families, including:
• Immigration rights: Strategies for obtaining legal residency
• Education rights: Preventing school exclusion based on residency and legal mandates governing language-accessible education
• Rights to accessing benefits and health programs
• Child welfare laws for immigrant children
• How immigration status plays out in probate court proceedings
• Children's status in ICE raids
Faculty includes staff from: The Children's Law Center of Massachusetts, the Department of Children and Families, Greater Boston Legal Services, Mass. Advocates for Children, MIRA Coalition, Mass. Law Reform Institute, Multicultural Education Training and Advocacy, and South Coastal Counties Legal Services.
This program is open to eveyone who works with immigrant children, including community center and school staff.
Registration information will be available at www.mcle.org.