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Left in the Ashes: Tenants Sue Pasadena & LA County Over Eaton Fire Aftermath Failures
/in PressTenants sue over ash
/in PressNLSLA and Morrison Foerster LLP Sue LA County and the City of Pasadena for Failing to Protect Fire-Displaced Tenants from Toxic Conditions Following the Eaton Fire
/in PressLos Angeles, CA — Today, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA) and Morrison Foerster LLP announced the filing of lawsuits against the County of Los Angeles and the […]
NLSLA Sues LADWP Over Unlawful Policy That Forces Tenants to Pay Landlords’ Utility Debts
/in PressLos Angeles, CA — Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA) filed suit today against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), challenging its unlawful practice of […]
Black Mothers Deserve Better: Ending the Maternal Health Crisis in Los Angeles and Beyond
/in PressPress Release: New Bill to Improve Food Access for Immigrants in California
/in PressThe State of Good Food in Los Angeles Report
/in PressHow Legal Aid Helps Rebuild Lives After Disaster
/in PressNLSLA publica una advertencia a las comunidades de inmigrantes de Los Ángeles: Estafas de Asistencia Legal de Inmigración dirigidas a Individuos y Familias
/in PressLOS ANGELES, CA — A medida que la incertidumbre en torno a las políticas de inmigración continúa creciendo, los Servicios Legales Vecinales del Condado de Los Ángeles (NLSLA) están advirtiendo […]
NLSLA Issues Warning to Los Angeles Immigrant Communities: Immigration Legal Aid Scams Targeting Individuals & Families
/in PressLOS ANGELES, CA — As uncertainty around immigration policies continues to grow, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA) is warning immigrant communities about a fraud scam. Scammers, impersonating […]
Deadlines to apply for federal wildfire assistance are approaching. Here’s how to apply
/in Helpful Articles, NewsLegal Aid Is Essential to Effective Social Care Integration
/in PressLSC Spotlight on Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County: Legal Aid for Your Health
/in PressUndocumented immigrants should soon be able to get state cell service subsidy
/in PressLIHEAP Needs a Lifeline
/in PressLogan Tiari Brings Unique Strengths to NLSLA Board
/in NewsLogan Tiari’s journey to becoming an attorney wasn’t a certainty. Growing up in Los Angeles in a working-class family, with his father an Iranian immigrant seeking a better life, Logan […]
A Step Toward Housing Justice: Los Angeles County Codifies “Right to Counsel” for Tenants Facing Eviction
/in NewsIn an effort that began in 2018, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has officially codified the “Right to Counsel” for tenants facing eviction. This significant step creates a […]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis Steps Up With Funds to Forgive Medical Debt in the First District
/in NewsThe United States boasts one of the most advanced healthcare systems globally, yet it struggles with one of the highest rates of medical debt. In Los Angeles, this issue is […]
10 years later, California may finally allow undocumented immigrants cell service subsidies
/in PressNLSLA’s New Board Member Understands the Power of Access and Representation
/in NewsWhen she was five years old, Lizbeth Nevarez immigrated to the United States from Mexico with her parents. The family made its home in Van Nuys, not far from NLSLA’s […]
Congressman Cardenas Supports NLSLA’s FEEL Project for System-Impacted Families
/in NewsA new NLSLA project providing legal assistance, social services, and economic support to low-income, system-impacted individuals and their families was presented with a major gift from U.S. Congressman Tony Cardenas […]
10 years after promise, California still hasn’t included undocumented immigrants in cell phone subsidies
/in PressThe Power of Home—It’s What We Fight For
/in NewsAlma Foster, 77, and her sister Theresa, 73, have lived in their home in Hawthorne, CA, for some 25 years. At one time their mother lived there as well, and […]
Free From Violence And The Threat Of Deportation, A Trans Woman Forges A New Path
/in NewsWhen she was just 17 years old, in the years before she transitioned, Ingrid was severely beaten by the members of a gang she had refused to join. Ingrid had […]
Marisol Ramirez Joins NLSLA’s Board
/in NewsMarisol Ramirez first heard about NLSLA in 2010, when she saw President and CEO Yvonne Mariajimenez—who was then serving as the organization’s Deputy Director—speak to a group of churches engaged […]
NLSLA’s New Medical Legal Community Partnership Brings Remarkable Results
/in NewsWhile Martin* was bed-bound in a convalescent home—without a car, without a cellphone, and without any family or friends—he was served with an eviction notice for his longtime, rent-controlled apartment. […]
Jeffrey Kwong Joins NLSLA’s Board
/in NewsAs a child, Jeffrey Kwong frequently found himself translating the world for his mother, a single parent who had immigrated to the United States before Jeffrey was born. “I watched […]
Notes from the Field: The Medical Debt Public Health Crisis
/in NewsBy Bernadette Manigault Medical debt can derail a family’s future. As the supervising attorney for NLSLA’s Health Consumer Center, I have watched Medical Debt emerge as a central issue for […]
Work on the Front Lines of a Housing Crisis
/in NewsFor the past six months, a grant from the Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation has made it possible for me to work on the front lines of Los Angeles County’s […]
Settlement Creates Precedent for Challenging Discrimination of Job Applicants with Criminal Records
/in NewsErnesto Ortiz* is a husband and father of four who has worked for most of his adult life in video production. He is also among the 8 million Californians with […]