ST. LOUIS (Feb. 22, 2021) – Legal Services of Eastern Missouri has received a $25,000 grant from Bayer Fund to support free legal support services for low-income families with children who need special education services to succeed in school. The services underwritten by the Bayer Fund grant will be used to support at-risk families and children living in North St. Louis County and will concentrate efforts on children attending schools in the Ferguson-Florissant, Hazelwood, Jennings, Normandy, Pattonville, Ritenour, and Riverview Gardens districts.
“This Children’s Legal Alliance Educational Advocacy Project funded by Bayer Fund helps both parents and children get the education needed to succeed. This includes homeless families and children who, by federal law, are entitled to a quality education,” stated Daniel Underwood, Managing Attorney of the Children’s Legal Alliance Project. “This is particularly important during COVID when children may not be in the classroom,” said Underwood. “We are very grateful for Bayer Fund’s partnership to help children and families in under-served communities,” said Underwood.
For more information about the Children’s Legal Alliance Education Advocacy Project, or any of Legal Services’ programs, call 800-444-0514 or visit www.lsem.org.
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About Legal Services of Eastern Missouri: Legal Services of Eastern Missouri has provided free civil legal help for low-income families for 65 years. In 2020, more than 30,000 people in 21 counties of eastern Missouri received services from four regional offices. For more information, please visit www.lsem.org.
