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Free From Violence And The Threat Of Deportation, A Trans Woman Forges A New Path

December 5, 2023/in News

When 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

December 5, 2023/in News

Marisol 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

September 26, 2023/in News

While 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

September 26, 2023/in News

As 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

September 26, 2023/in News

By 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

August 8, 2023/in News

For 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

August 8, 2023/in News

Ernesto 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 […]

New Board Member’s Long, Courageous Path to Safety and Stability

August 8, 2023/in News

Selene Zamora grew up dreaming of the perfect family—one that stood in stark contrast to her own difficult reality. Selene grew up in Mexico City with an abusive, often absent […]

NLSLA Sues to Stop Discrimination & Expulsions in Antelope Valley Schools

August 8, 2023/in News

In the Antelope Valley, Black students and students with disabilities are systematically neglected, punished and criminalized under a locally-sanctioned system of discipline that violates state and federal laws and denies […]

Over 34,000 L.A. County households lost Medi-Cal in July amid rollback of COVID rules

July 25, 2023/in Press
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