Leggett Joins Elected Officials, Community Leaders and Advocacy Organizations to Address the Crisis of Children Fleeing Violence

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Leggett Joins Elected Officials, Community Leaders and Advocacy Organizations to Address the Crisis of Children Fleeing Violence

Catholic Charities Training Event is Urgent Call to Local Legal Community to Provide Pro Bono Support

 

Monday, January 26, 2015

10 a.m.

 

Executive Office Building

Lobby Level Auditorium

101 Monroe Street, Rockville

  

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, County Council President George Leventhal and Councilmember Nancy Navarro will join Rev. Msgr. John J. Enzler, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA de Maryland and representatives of Children Fleeing Violence legal workgroup, in reaching out to local attorneys to participate in a pro bono program that provides representation of unaccompanied minors in Montgomery County.

According to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, there are approximately 1,200 unaccompanied minors living in Montgomery County.

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Note to Press: A Special Immigrant Juvenile Status training session will be held in the auditorium from 8:30 a.m. to noon on this date.