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  • From Nov. 27 through Dec. 22, Support Center for Child Advocates (Child Advocates) will kick off their annual Toy Drive with a Headquarters Grand Opening at 1500 Market St. (Centre Square), 1st Floor, Philadelphia, from noon to 5 p.m. The 2018 Toy Drive will culminate on Saturday, Dec. 22, with Toy Drive Delivery Day. Volunteer opportunities include transporting toys and supplies that have been delivered to SCCA office at 1617 JFK Boulevard to the Toy Drive Headquarters at 1500 Market St.; coordinating a personalized or general toy drive among family, friends or colleagues; volunteering at the Toy Drive Headquarters; sponsoring a needy family or teen or purchasing gifts; and delivering toys on Dec. 22. The deadline to bring toys to the Toy Drive Headquarters is Thursday, Dec. 20. For more information or to sign up to participate contact [email protected]  or visit https://sccalaw.org.
  • On Nov. 28, SeniorLAW Center will hold a Wine Tasting & Fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. (tasting begins at 6:30 p.m.), at Fox Rothschild, 2000 Market St., Lower Level Lobby, Philadelphia. Proceeds from this event will support SeniorLAW Center's work seeking justice for older people in need, including grandparents raising grandchildren, victims of elder abuse and exploitation, and elders facing eviction and homelessness. For more information and to register, visit www.seniorlawcenter.org.
  • On Nov. 30, the Women's Law Project will host their 2018 Annual Party & Fundraiser, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia. This event will feature hors d' oeuvres, wine and beer, and a silent auction. Children are welcome. For more information or to register, visit https://www.womenslawproject.org/events/.
  • On Dec 6, the Philadelphia Bar Association's delivery of legal services committee of the public interest section will present the 2018 Public Interest Law Day CLE Program at Duane Morris, 30 South 17th St., Philadelphia, from 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. (registration begins at 9:15 a.m.). Experienced panelists will present a wide array of hot topics in public interest law for public interest attorneys, pro bono practitioners, judges and private practice attorneys who are interested in learning more about cutting edge issues affecting the public interest legal community. Join your colleagues and earn six CLE credits (substantive and ethics credits available depending upon sessions attended). Pre-registration only (and advance selection of breakout sessions requested). Due to limited seating, walk-in registrations will not be accepted! Register online at www.philadelphiabar.org.
  • On Dec. 6, the Philadelphia Bar Association's Public Interest Section will hold its Annual Awards Ceremony & Celebration at the Thomas Kline Institute of Trial Advocacy at Drexel University, 3320 Market St, Philadelphia, at 5:30 p.m. The awards ceremony will feature the presentation of the Honorable Louis H. Pollak and the Bending the ARC Awards; the selection of the Higginbotham Fellowship; and the presentation of the 2018 Law Student Awards. There will be a two-hour reception immediately following the awards ceremony featuring beer, wine and heavy hors d'oeuvres. For more information and to register, visit www.philadelphiabar.org.
  • On Dec. 10, the Support Center for Child Advocates will present a training program, “The Impact of Addiction on Parents and Children: Pathways to Family-Centered Treatment,” from 2 to 4 p.m., at The Friends Center, 1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia. This session will provide a brief overview of the science of addiction and the potential impact of addiction on parent-child relationships. Presenters will identify current pathways to treatment from screening and recommendations made by the Family Court Clinical Evaluation Unit to the process by which Community Behavioral Health approves treatment recommendations. This session will also examine emerging practices to support child-parent relationships and inform advocacy strategies for parents with substance use disorders. Register online at  https://bit.ly/2RfePOy.