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Lancaster Bar Association Foundationand
MidPenn Legal Services
Safe At Home
Keeping Kids Safe – Through Conflict Resolution
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Safe At HomeKeeping Kids Safe – Through Conflict Resolution
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Home Should Be A Safe Haven for Children – Not A Battlefield
The Problem: Large and growing number of single parent households Parents often do not agree on critical custody issues e.g.
location of primary residence, visitation periods, etc. Some parents threaten to, or actually do, snatch children
away from home. Police will not intervene without an existing court order
Strong feelings = dangerous situation for all involved This can happen to your co-workers, your employees, or
to your family The “Code Blue” case – for a poor person, legal aid is
only hope
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Home Should Be A Safe Haven for Children – Not A Battlefield
The Solution: Orderly Resolutions – fair for all - a clear, structured
road map to follow Kids feel safe - know where to call home Parents do not lose time from work - “trouble at
home = trouble at work” Stable families make stable communities
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The Legal Aid Custody Attorney
Dedicated to and specializing in family issues – the area of biggest demand for legal aid offices
Experienced and caring attorney in place Works to reach agreement, attends court hearing if
necessary, obtains court order - road map for family Able to act quickly in emergency child snatch
situations
The earlier the intervention, the better for the security and safety of the child
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Support for Custody Attorney is a Proven Concept
LBA Foundation has conducted two successful campaigns: 2006-08, 2009-2011
York and Dauphin have followed the model: York 2008- 2012, Dauphin 2011- 2015. Over $1million dollars has been raised for these campaigns
Past Lancaster campaigns have been primarily lawyer funded, with significant support from Citizens Bank and the High Companies
Rising costs = help needed from business community York, Dauphin campaigns - substantial contributions from
business leaders
Poverty is a community issue with children suffering the most
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What the Lawyers Are Doing to Support Legal Aid
Annual $60,000 LBA dues contribution to Lancaster MidPenn office
$180,000 for custody attorney campaign which concludes this year
$14,500 Buy-In program, annually $ 9,500 Arbitration Check – Off program, annually Pro bono cases valued at $150,000 annually through the
Volunteer Attorney Program Recently committed $150,000 to Safe At Home campaign
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What is Legal Aid?
MidPenn Legal Services is the “Emergency Room of the Legal Profession”
No criminal law work No duplication – no one else provides this service Only very poor ($27,900 family of 4) qualify for service
(exception: domestic violence victims) 47,000 in Lancaster County live below poverty level –
only 7 lawyers in Lancaster MidPenn office 23% increase in demand for legal aid service due to
recession 50% of those eligible are turned away due to lack of
resources, substantial decreases in funding
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Bottom Line
Custody Attorney will be able to help 100 families in Lancaster County per year for 5 years at a cost of $825 per case
Custody attorney a MidPenn employee, with legal supervisor
Position funded with dollars raised, zero administrative fees
Total cost: $410,000 less $150,000 LBA pledge = $260,000
Need: $52,000 per year, for 5 years, to fund the position
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Safe At Home
Simple idea – proven concept Poor families have nowhere else to turn Stable families = stable communities Kids deserve to be Safe At Home Serious Problems - Happy Endings!
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