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Barton Child Law and Policy Center Newsletter |
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Emory Law to Be Honored With Child Advocacy Award
For the fifth year in a row, the nonprofit organization Voices for Georgia's Children (Voices) will recognize the state's top child advocates at its Big Voice for Children Awards dinner, taking place on Friday, November 18 at the Four Seasons hotel in Atlanta.
Among Voices' honorees is Emory University School of Law, home to the Barton Child Law and Policy Center. Voices says they chose to honor Emory Law because "the Barton Center has for more than 10 years been a strong advocate at the state capitol for abused, neglected and court-involved children. In addition, the Center has trained many law students for careers in child policy and advocacy, which is exemplified by the fact that Governor Deal has appointed lawyers associated with Emory Law as leaders of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice and the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services. The commitment of Emory Law to the Barton Center demonstrates its priority for investing in the future of the state's most vulnerable children, all while creating outstanding and unique clinical opportunities for law students."
The law school is among a distinguished group of past and present Big Voice honorees with outstanding accomplishments in child advocacy. This November 18, Dean Robert Schapiro, on behalf of Emory Law, will share the stage with:
- Renee Lewis Glover, President & CEO, Atlanta Housing Authority
- Robin Ferst, Founder & Former President, Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy
- Sally Fitzgerald, Volunteer Education Advocate
- J.Tom Morgan, Attorney, J.Tom Morgan, LLC
- Larry Sanders, Chairman & CEO, Columbus Regional Healthcare System
For those who wish to celebrate Emory Law's achievements, consider purchasing individual tickets to the Big Voice awards dinner, becoming a corporate event sponsor, or making a contribution to Voices. Donors who give $250+ will be recognized in the 2011 Big Voice event program. For more information, please contact Voices at 404-521-0311 or info@georgiavoices.org.
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Next Child Welfare Legal Academy Scheduled for November 18, 2011
Concurrent Planning
At the November 18th Georgia Child Welfare Legal Academy, the Honorable Sandra Miller of Paulding County Juvenile Court will deliver a presentation designed to examine concurrent planning as a tool for balancing the needs and rights of the biological family with the child's need for timely permanency. Federal and state law and agency policy support concurrent planning but the practice has not been widely or consistently implemented in Georgia. The components and benefits of concurrent planning will be discussed to facilitate a greater understanding of this practice.
Online registration is strongly encouraged. Details are available at: www.regonline.com/concurrent.
We hope you can join us Friday, November 18, 2011, from 1:00-3:15 p.m for this informative training.
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Registration Now Open for the Youth Law Conference
This year, the Youth Law Conference will be held on November 7-9 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Ravinia, at 4355 Ashford-Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30346. This conference has a wide range of great learning opportunites for all juvenile court practitioners in Georgia. Scholarships are available if you apply by October 21. For a full schedule, registration and scholarship information, visit the Georgia Association of Counsel for Children website.
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Follow us on Twitter
The Barton Center is twittering information relevant to child advocacy at the Capitol. Follow us at @bartoncenter at twitter.com to get up-to-the-minute information on topics such as:
- Times, dates, and locations of advocacy meetings and legislative hearings;
- Status of juvenile court-related legislation;
- Action alerts for important pro-child initiatives; and
- News and research on best practices for children's law.
Begin following us by clicking on the Twitter icon to the right! 
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Quick Links...
Donate. Your contribution directly supports the work of the Barton Child Law and Policy Center to improve the lives of abused, neglected and court-involved children. In the "select fund" drop down box, please choose "Robin Nash Fellowship" to help us launch the careers of talented new child advocates or choose "other" and write "Barton Center operations" to support all other aspects of our work. Thank you for your generous support; our work would not be possible without community contributions. Join the Barton Center email list. The Barton Child Law and Policy Center sends weekly legislative updates when the Georgia General Assembly is in session. During the rest of the year we send periodic emails with information on upcoming educational opportunities, legislative and policy developments, research findings, and changes to law, policy and practice. Sign up here to receive important updates on children's law in Georgia.
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