About this Event
Welcome to Empowerment: Legal Summit!
Please join us for Empowerment: Legal Summit, the foundational event of a collaborative movement to change the equation on legal access as a determinant of health for the Baton Rouge HIV Community.
At CrescentCare Legal Services, we know that legal stability impacts health. Illegal evictions, past charges, discrimination, and other legal issues put a personβs viral suppression at risk. Our legal office in Baton Rouge provides effective services, drawing on decades in practice for people living with HIV.
Empowerment: Legal Summit for clients and caseworkers on February 20th at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center will gather clients, legal advocates, providers, and community members to increase access to legal resources and services.
This one day event will provide information sessions on public benefits and advocacy for clients and case managers, followed by a legal clinic Q&A session for clients needing help with basic legal issues, wills and powers of attorney, and name and gender marker changes.
Attending social workers are invited to participate in continuing education sessions (for 3 general, in person CEUs) on spotting legal issues and facilitating client access to benefits and legal services.
Agenda
π: 08:45 AM - 09:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast Buffet
π: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
General Session- Panel Discussion
π: 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Breakout : Benefits Access
Info: Client and case manager/benefit coordinator focused breakout sessions on public benefits access
π: 11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Lunch Buffet
π: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Breakout: Legal Protections and Advocacy
Info: Client and case manager focused breakout sessions on legal advocacy, spotting legal issues, know your rights, protections and resources
π: 01:40 PM - 02:00 PM
Final Remarks
Info: Social work CEUs available for pickup at 2pm
π: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
OPTIONAL: Legal Clinic Q&A
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center, 201 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, United States
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