The Mediation Center of Dutchess County (Aired on April 5 & 6, 2014)

(l to r) Jody Miller, Carolynne Frankel, R.N.

(l to r) Jody Miller, Carolynne Frankel, R.N.

The RadioRotary co-hosts interview Jody Miller, Executive Director of the Mediation Center of Dutchess Country, and Registered Nurse Carolynn Frankell, who, along with Lindsey Goldstein, chairs the third annual Anti-Bullying Walkathon. Since 1981 New York State has had a program of Alternative Dispute Resolution, which includes mediation and arbitration, with centers in every county. Mediation is a process that helps people talk about decisions and resolve conflicts. Volunteers do most of the mediation after training. The center handles small claims, landlord-tenant issues, consumer issues, divorces, caregiving problems, and workplace disputes. The Center also works with other agencies on issues such as elder abuse and bullying, a problem in many schools. Its serves can be free but some require fee payments, and mediated agreements are enforceable by the courts.

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Mediation Center of Dutchess County
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Equal Employment Mediation

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April 5, 2014 · Posted in Aging, Domestic Violence, Dutchess County, Housing Assistance, Law, Volunteers  

Legal Help for Civil Cases (Aired on AM on Mar. 7 & on FM on Mar. 19)

Co-host Jonah Triebwasser, attorneys Jill Faber and Lillian Welby, and Co-host Sarah O'Connell

Co-host Jonah Triebwasser, attorneys Jill Faber and Lillian Welby, and Co-host Sarah O’Connell

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley provides free legal help to the needy who require assistance in civil cases—mortgage problems, divorces, educational issues, domestic violence, and similar difficulties. In this interview Pro Bono Director Lillian Krusz Welby and staff attorney Jill Faber discuss all these topics and more. Legal Services of the Hudson Valley has eight offices, ranging from White Plains to Kingston. Their staff attorneys and also volunteer attorneys handle child advocacy, orders of protection, foreclosures, trusts and estates, and disabled and veteran’s issues—but they are not Public Defenders, who deal with criminal cases.

 

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Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
Legal Services Corporation

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March 7, 2014 · Posted in Domestic Violence, Education, Housing Assistance, Hudson Valley, Law, Service Organizations  

Education for Citizenship (Aired on AM on Feb. 14 & on FM on Feb. 16)

Eileen Gerrish, Executive Director of the LYC Program and show participants Rich Bader, Chair of the LYC Committee, RadioRotary co-host Jonah Triebwasser, and Tom Levin, Past-President of the NYSBA

Eileen Gerrish, Executive Director of the LYC Program and show participants Rich Bader, Chair of the LYC Committee, RadioRotary co-host Jonah Triebwasser, and Tom Levin, Past-President of the NYSBA

In this on-site interview from the Annual Meeting of the New York State Bar Association, Bar Past -President A. Thomas Levin and Chair of the Law, Youth and Citizenship committee Rich Bader discuss some of the statewide programs that the Bar Association supports in New York State schools. These include Mock Trials in secondary schools in which students argue a case based on data supplied by the Bar Association before a real judge; this is a competition among teams trying the case. Another program is “We the People,” in which both elementary- and secondary-school compete in mock congressional hearings and develop questions based upon the U.S. Constitution or specific laws.

 

 

 

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Law, Youth, and Citizenship
New York State Bar Association
Mock Trials
We the People

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February 14, 2014 · Posted in Education, Law, Youth  

Preventing Child Abuse (Aired on November 9, 2012)

Seated: Substitute Co-host Rotarian Dave Kruger. Standing: (L) Co-host Sarah O’Connell, guest Dana Gavin

Seated: Substitute Co-host Rotarian Dave Kruger. Standing: (L) Co-host Sarah O’Connell, guest Dana Gavin

Dana Gavin, Director for the Center of Prevention of Child Abuse in Dutchess County, shares the latest information and statistics about child abuse that are at times surprising. Ms. Gavin began her career with the Center as a volunteer several years ago. Today, involved heavily in Public Relations, she speaks to organizations about the Center’s many programs that teach children and adults important ways to prevent child abuse. These include educating children in school systems in an age-appropriate Puppet People program and providing families with contacts that help them stop an abuse before it starts. Ms. Gavin explains some factors contributing to an increase in child abuse since 2005, such as the economy that places stress on parents and a rise in reporting abuse cases by those who suspect abuse, such as teachers, coaches, and doctors.

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The Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse
Dutchess Prevention Center Hotline: 845 454-0595
Address of Center: 249 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY

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November 9, 2012 · Posted in Domestic Violence, Dutchess County, Education, Health, Hudson Valley, Law, Support Groups  

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