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 5th anniversary of founding of Legal Aid for Children and Families observed at Beaumont

Beaumont Health, Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. (LAD) and the Oakland County Bar Foundation (OCBF) observed the fifth anniversary of founding of the Legal Aid for Children and Families (LACF) program at a reception at Beaumont Children's Hospital Oct. 16. 

Beaumont Health formed LACF in 2009 in collaboration with LAD to improve the health and welfare of low-income children and their families by addressing the underlying causes of poor health among children. LAD provides legal services to eligible children and family members free of charge. For further information, visit LACF’s website at www.beaumontchildrenshospital.com/legal-aid.
 
LACF is supported by grants from the Beaumont Foundation and the OCBF. 

“The assistance you provide families during a very stressful time in their life is irreplaceable,” OCBF President Eric J. Pelton said in a letter to Karen Glorio Luther, the program’s director, informing her of this year’s grant of $15,000, which was matched by the Beaumont Foundation.

“The training you provide Beaumont staff and the OUWB [Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine] extern on identifying medical-legal issues is a benefit that can hopefully be duplicated in other area hospitals,” Pelton said. “Without your service the county would be at a huge loss.”

 A feature video on LACF produced by LAD premiered at the reception. It will be available for viewing on LAD’s website at http://www.ladadetroit.org.
 

Wayne Law announces tuition freeze, changes to scholarship program for all incoming students

 
Wayne State University Law School has announced a tuition freeze and changes to its scholarship program that effectively amount to a 14 percent tuition cut for all incoming students. The law school also is offering nearly $1 million in new scholarship opportunities to its current students.
 
The cut involves a tuition freeze that guarantees current and incoming students that rates remain at $28,138.50 through at least the 2015-16 academic year. In addition to stabilizing tuition costs, the law school has created a scholarship program that guarantees all incoming students a minimum $4,000 scholarship annually. Wayne Law also will be offering more scholarship funds to all students than ever before, as a result of the generosity of many alumni eager to give back to their alma mater.

Even prior to the tuition freeze and additional scholarship funding, Wayne Law’s tuition was the lowest of any law school in Michigan. Merit- and need-based scholarships are also available to cover tuition expenses, further reducing the cost of attendance.

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