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About this Organization:
The Student Advocacy Center (SAC) was established in 1975 to focus on the educational experience of students; to identify successful practices and policies as well as the barriers to effective service. Using a strengths-based approach, the Student Advocacy Center works in partnership with families and schools to promote educational practices that result in success for students, as well as to challenge those exclusionary policies that may have a harmful impact on students and families. Our advocates, who are not employees of the schools or the government, work to assure equal opportunity and excellent education for all children. SAC provides a full range of services: free individual case advocacy, technical assistance, and training for parents, students, and professionals about children’s educational entitlements and due process rights in Michigan.

About this Organization:
The Pediatric Advocacy Clinic, a key component of the Pediatric Advocacy Initiative, is part of the Law School’s public service commitment and is designed to improve child health outcomes by addressing legal issues that impact the health of low-income children and their families. The clinic was started in the Fall 2004 semester and places students in pediatric health care settings to provide on-site legal advocacy assistance and training to pediatric providers and their patients.