Our Westcott Community Center project was a pilot project - and it is time to measure progress and plan expansion. Steve Susman and Paul Demong, at the Community Center, have been very pleased with the addition of "Talk to A Lawyer" to their programming. We thought this would be a good time to get our participating volunteers together, to share lessons learned and identify possible improvements. The Community Center suggested we gather there, and Steve and Paul will be providing refreshments in appreciation for your work to date. In addition, Maureen Kieffer, Esq., of LSCNY, will provide information and answer questions about the operations of Onondaga County DSS, as they affect the people we see at the Community Center.

Simultaneously, we have received notification from the New York Bar Foundation that it will fund our proposal for expansion of the "Talk To A Lawyer" model to other sites. We want to collect as much information from as many volunteers as possible before launching the program at more locations. So, please make every effort to join us on July 24, and, if you can’t, write or e-mail your ideas about this delivery model to Barb Romeo.

Please RSVP to this invitation by July 22, contacting Barb Romeo at 471-3409, or bromeo@onbar.org.