September 2011
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Aging Out of Foster Care in CT
There are approximately 408,425 youth in foster care in the United States. While it is very important to focus on the services these children receive while in care, it is of equal importance that we do not forget about these children who age out of the child welfare system. Not all children are adopted during their time in foster care; therefore, there are many adolescents who spend a...
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Legal Education Program Update
Since I joined CWEALF in March, the Legal Education Program has had quite a few changes and achievements. As we bid farewell to the summer, I’d like to give you a recap of what we’ve done so far.
March to April was mainly used to evaluate the Legal Education Program. We created new positions, refined old ones and began recruiting!
These were the results:
3 Cooperating Attorneys...
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Are women paid less because they don’t ask for...
Despite advancements in workplace gender equity, the women’s movement that began almost a half a century ago is still struggling to achieve their goal. According to the National Women’s Law Center, on average, women make 77% of the salaries paid to men. This statistic does not control for factors like industry, job position, education levels, etc. However, even when these factors are statistically...
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Why do we limit ourselves?
When I reflect on my childhood and adolescence, I can identify a number of times that I convinced myself that I could not do something or I was not good enough. I played soccer from 1st grade until middle school and I really enjoyed it. In 8th grade, I didn’t make the girls soccer team. I believe I handled the rejection fairly well. I shed no tears and moved on to the next opportunity. I actually...
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The Plight of Women in Professional Orchestras
Music is supposed to the great equalizer, an aspect of life that transcends injustice in its universal appreciation. In America, music has always been just that; African-Americans revolutionized music before they were even allowed to own their own record companies and poor vagrants in the South produced music in spite of their illiteracy. Music does not subscribe to any irrational discrimination...
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Q&A with Attorney Schuyler
Hopefully everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! Now that we’re back to work, here is the Q&A as promised!
Attorney Schuyler joined CWEALF’s Cooperating Attorney Program in June and Lisa Herrera is CWEALF’s Pro Se Project Coordinator. Lisa: First of all, thank you for joining CWEALF’s Cooperating Attorney Program! How did you become interested in pursuing a career in law? Did you...
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Meet our newest attorneys!
CWEALF’s role within the community would not be possible without the dedication and efforts of our Cooperating Attorneys. As part of our Legal Education Program, CWEALF operates an Information & Referral (I&R) Service to provide legal information and referrals on issues related to family, education and employment law. Our Cooperating Attorneys are the heart of this unique service, working...
