Learn how you, as an Illinois attorney,
can help this growing and highly vulnerable population!

• The Illinois foster care system and its basic functions; 
  
• The unique risks facing girls in the Illinois foster care system;
  
• The increasing numbers of minor girls crossing U.S. borders unaccompanied by adults, their fate upon arrival, and the dangers they face;
  
• State and national policies and practices that operate to increase risks against girls;
  
• What Illinois attorneys can do to help this vulnerable population; and
  
• Much more!

Program Coordinator/Moderator: 
Lori G. Levin, Attorney at Law, Chicago


12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Networking Lunch (Provided)
Sponsored by Tomasik, Kotin Kasserman, LLC

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. The History of Camp to Belong
Listen as Lynn Price – recipient of the President’s Service Award and numerous other state, national, and international public service awards – shares her perspectives from the unique vantage point of her personal journey growing up as a foster child in Illinois. From her experiences as a young girl in the system, including a time of separation from her sister, Lynn was inspired to become a foster and adoptive parent. She was also motivated to start an international non-profit organization, Camp to Belong, whose mission is to advocate for policies and practices that support sibling relationships in foster homes. Lynn will share her advocacy tips for addressing and solving problems inherent in the system. 
Lynn Price, Founder, Camp to Belong, Denver

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Girls in Foster Care
This panel presentation discusses the Illinois foster care system, including how it functions, the particular issues and problems facing girls in the system, and the advocacy role Illinois lawyers can fill in helping address and resolve these issues.
Moderator: Lori G. Levin, Attorney at Law, Chicago
Chiquita Oglesby, Foster Parent and Rehabilitation Counselor, Department of Human Services, Danville
Lynn Price, Founder, Camp to Belong, Denver
Debra Dyer-Webster, Deputy Director, Department of Children and Family Services, Chicago

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break (refreshments provided)

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Unaccompanied Minor Immigrants
Don’t miss this discussion that features two attorneys with extensive experience in immigration and human rights law. Topics include: the plight of unaccompanied minor immigrant girls; reasons why girls (in particular) find themselves within the system; the unique problems unaccompanied minors face; and how Illinois lawyers can help this population. 
Moderator: Lori G. Levin, Attorney at Law, Chicago
Sara Elizabeth Dill, Partner, Anethum Global, Washington, D.C.
Ashley Huebner, Assoc. Director of Legal Services, Nat’l. Immigration Justice Center, Chicago

4:15 – 5:00 p.m. The Next Step
The program closes with a look at the legal projects and resources that are designed to aid girls in crisis, as well as the important role Illinois attorneys can play in this endeavor. 
Moderator: Lori G. Levin, Attorney at Law, Chicago
Sara Elizabeth Dill, Partner, Anethum Global, Washington, D.C.
Ashley Huebner, Assoc. Director of Legal Services, Nat’l. Immigration Justice Center, Chicago
Chiquita Oglesby, Foster Parent and Rehabilitation Counselor, Department of Human Services, Danville
Lynn Price, Founder, Camp to Belong, Denver
Debra Dyer-Webster, Deputy Director, Department of Children and Family Services, Chicago