admin, Author at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri https://lsem.org/author/admin/ Action. Justice. Hope. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:43:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://lsem.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-lsem-site-icon-32x32.png admin, Author at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri https://lsem.org/author/admin/ 32 32 Health & Education Justice Initiative https://lsem.org/health-and-education-justice-initiative/ Wed, 28 May 2025 17:00:45 +0000 http://184.154.73.86/~lsemorg/?p=48841 Provides information about students' rights and advocates for students facing unfair discipline.

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Know Your Rights
as Students & Parents…
Anywhere, Anytime.

The EdRights App from the Health & Education Justice Initiative puts answers to your education rights questions at your fingertips.

Learn more
EdRights App

 NEW RESOURCE:

CLICK HERE     to view the

Back To School Guide  online now.

We address the root causes of inequities in child health and well-being, using a community lawyering model to advance systemic change. 

We want to hear about systemic issues affecting children:

  • Who are experiencing homelessness
  • Who are in foster care
  • Who are suspended or expelled and receiving little to no education
  • Who are facing barriers to free public education
  • Who are in the juvenile court system

We improve child health and community wellbeing through:

  • FREE civil legal help in individual cases
  • Impact litigation and advocacy
  • Community engagement
  • Community education through know-your-rights resources & workshops
  • Policy and legislative analysis

Our education justice work (formerly known as the Education Justice Program) is one of our core priorities. We remain dedicated to disrupting the School-to-Prison pipeline.

Check out these resources for students, caregivers and providers:

 

For more information about the Health & Education Justice Initiative, or to leave a message on our community tipline, contact us at:

314.256.8789    or    heji@lsem.org

Staff

Amanda Schneider, Managing Attorney
Hopey Fink, Senior Staff Attorney
Kami Narayan, Staff Attorney

Helpful Resources

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Legal Services of Eastern Missouri

70th Anniversary Gala

SAVE THE DATE:

Saturday, May 9, 2026

at the Ritz Carlton in Clayton

Details to follow

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The Youth and Family Advocacy Program assists youth and families experiencing homelessness and housing instability by providing supportive case management and civil legal assistance.

 

We can help with:

  • Getting legal documents such as birth certificates, State ID and Social Security cards
  • Legal assistance for LGBTQIA+ youth, including legal name changes and gender marker changes
  • Housing Issues
  • Public benefits such as TANF, Food Stamps, health coverage, child care assistance, unemployment and other benefits
  • Municipal tickets and warrants
  • Youth credit problems, debt collection and identity theft
  • Family law issues including custody, paternity and orders of protection
  • Accessing medical and mental health services, banking, shelter or other services for unaccompanied minors
  • And possibly more…

We may be able to help if you:

  • Live in St. Louis City or St. Louis County, and
  • Are an unaccompanied youth, age 19 or younger, experiencing homelessness or at-risk of becoming homeless, or
  • Are a family with children ages 19 or younger and at-risk of homelessness or becoming homeless

Contact Us:

If you have any questions, or believe you or someone you know would benefit from our services, please feel free to reach out to us via phone at 314.860.5156, via email at youthnowstl@lsem.org, or by filling out a quick inquiry form HERE

Community Partnerships

If you are an agency that serves St. Louis City or St. Louis County youth and are interested in partnering or learning more about outreach opportunities, please contact us at youthnowstl@lsem.org

Staff:
Dan Underwood, Managing Attorney

Kim Carlson, Outreach Coordinator
Tori Dempsey, Program Director
Kristyn Young, Social Worker

 

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    • مترجمان ارائه شده است
    • همه ارتباطات محرمانه هستند.
    • خدمات رایگان هستند.

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    ]]>         Top Bar — Arabic https://lsem.org/top-bar-arabic/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:06:02 +0000 http://184.154.73.86/~lsemorg/?p=49976 المترجمون المقدمة. جميع الاتصالات سرية. الخدمات مجانية.

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    • المترجمون المقدمة.
    • جميع الاتصالات سرية.
    • الخدمات مجانية.

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    • Razgovori se drze u tajnosti.
    • Sve nase usluge su besplatne.

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    ]]>         Top Bar — Spanish https://lsem.org/top-bar-spanish/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:04:25 +0000 http://184.154.73.86/~lsemorg/?p=49972 Intérpretes disponible. Todas las comunicaciones son confidenciales. Los servicios son gratuitos.

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    • Todas las comunicaciones son confidenciales.
    • Los servicios son gratuitos.

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