Aiding Abused Children
Oakland child advocates program renamed for devoted attorney.
HARRY KIRS BAUM
StaffWriter
T
he Child Abuse and Neglect
Council of Oa land County will
rename its child advocates pro-
gram in memory of Janice Morganroth,
a Franklin family law attorney and chil-
dren's advocate who died of pancreatic
cancer on July 17, 2003.
The dedication is scheduled for July
27 at the Skyline Club in Southfield.
'Anything having to do with children
was her passion, and that's why we are
renaming this program in her memory,"
said Julie Nelson-Klein of West
Bloomfield, who chairs the Janice
Morganroth Advocates for Children
Advisory Committee. "She did more pro
bono work than anyone I knew."
The volunteer program participates in
neglect and abuse cases with the
Oakland County Circuit Court-Family
Division.
The advocates work with attorneys,
the Family Independence Agency and
foster care agencies to support the chil-
dren until they are permanently settled.
"Everybody is concerned about child
welfare and being stuck in the system,"
said Chuck Ludwig, council director of
advocacy and prevention. "This program
gives the professionals — the attorneys,
the caseworkers — someone who can
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jCCouncil Lands Grants
The Jewish Community Council
received three grants to fund two key
programs that fight illiteracy and pro-
mote religious diversity in schools.
• The Detroit Jewish Coalition for
Literacy (DJCL) received $25,000 from
the Raymond C. Smith Foundation
Fund of the Community Foundation
for Southeastern Michigan to fund an
expansion of its literacy programming in
spend extra time on difficult
cases; and time is probably
the biggest resource we give
these cases.
"When the council was
trying to implement a
national program called
CASA (Court Appointed
Special Advocates)," he said, .
of the people
"Janice was
meeting with the core, push-
ing to get the program
The program currently serves 16 fami-
lies and 43 children who are court wards
— neglected and abused, Ludwig said.
"The court is asking for an advocate to
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the city of Detroit. The DJCL enlists •
400 volunteers from 37 Jewish organiza-
tions, affecting students in 37 schools in
kindergarten through third grade in
Detroit and Oakland County through
tutoring, enrichment and book drives.
• The DeRoy Testamentary
Foundation also awarded a $5,000 grant
to the DJCL for the funding of its pro-
grams.
• The Religious Diversity Initiative
received $10,000 from the Detroit Auto
Dealers Association Fund of the
Community Foundation for
Southeastern Michigan to support a reli-
gious diversity initiative in Oakland
County public schools.
Created to increase awareness and tol-
erance by promoting diversity through
education and outreach in Oakland
County public schools, the Religious
Diversity Initiative was launched in
2003 with funding from the
Community Foundation for
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case move to permanency.
More than 27,000 chil-
dren were confirmed vic-
tims of abuse or neglect in
Michigan last year, he said,
more than 1,300 in
Oakland County.
Judge Edward Sosnick of
the Oakland Circuit Court
said Janice followed her
love for children.
"She could have chosen
to do so many things, but she chose
this," he said. "This is what she pas-
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Sponsored by the Jewish Community
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