On-line Resource Center Featured Trainings

October 1, 2008

Author: Michelle Peterson

Many advocates who are familiar with the wealth of information available on Empire Justice Center’s and Western New York Law Center’s On-Line Resource Center (ORC) and what a valuable resource it is know that new resources are added almost every day.  The ORC has recently added a new training and two new presentations available for viewing over the web by attorneys and advocates.  In most cases, there is no charge for viewing these trainings, and anyone who wishes to view these trainings must register. 

To view new trainings and presentations recently added to the ORC, go to http://onlineresources.wnylc.net and click “Online Training” on the left side of the screed.  Click on the desired presentation, complete the registration form and click “submit”.  A link to the presentation will be sent to the email address provided in the registration form.

If you are an attorney and wish to receive Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits, download and complete the course evaluation and attorney affirmation forms and mail to the address listed on the bottom of the form along with payment for processing of CLE credit. 

Recently added to the ORC Training Center

Kinship Care:  Rights, Authority, Assistance & Resources

This course covers kinship caregiver legal issues.  Originally presented in partnership with the Woman’s Bar Association of Orange and Sullivan Counties (a chapter of the Woman’s Bar Association of the State of New York) on May 14, 2008, featured speakers are Gerald Wallace, Esq., Director of Kin Care Support Project at Albany Law School Government Law Center, Susan Antos of the Empire Justice Center, and Taynya Briendle of Pace Woman’s Justice Center, the program offers extensive practical information about legal issues facing grandparents and relatives raising children.

Topics covered in this training include grandparents rights, distinction between legal custody and guardianship, third party custody disputes, becoming a kinship foster parent, standby guardianship recent legal developments, informal care and eligibility for public assistance, social security and other assistance programs.  Viewing time:  2 hours and 38 minutes.  To register for this course, go to http://onlineresources.wnylc.com/Kinship/.  CLE Credit:  3 Professional Practice.

New Approaches to Stabilizing Home Owners and Communities in Western New York

Co-sponsored by the New York State Coalition for Excellence in Homeownership Education and the Empire Justice Center, this taped broadcast is geared towards housing counselors, legal services organizations, lenders, public officials, community-based organizations, and anyone who is concerned with the impact of the foreclosure crisis on homeowners and neighborhoods in the western part of the State. Discussion topics include information about housing counseling standards, specialized foreclosure trainings, state programs addressing the foreclosure issue, and successful approaches to reducing foreclosures, among other topics.  Panelists: Lynn Morris, Upstate Outreach Coordinator, State of New York Mortgage Agency; Steven Banko III, Buffalo Field Office Director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Michael Hanley, Senior Attorney, Empire Justice Center; Kathleen Lynch, Attorney, Western New York Law Center; Rebecca Case Grammatico, Attorney, Empire Justice Center.  Viewing time is 2 hours and 50 minutes.  To register for this presentation go to http://onlineresources.wnylc.com/New_Aproaches/