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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Sarah O. Clifton Receives an NBA 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates Award

July 11, 2023/in News

The National Bar Association (NBA) has awarded NLSLA Staff Attorney Sarah O. Clifton a 2023 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates Award. The annual award “recognizes the nation’s top lawyers […]

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NLSLA Client Who Overcame Incredible Odds Receives 2023 Joni Berry Award

April 12, 2023/in News

Amelia Carrillo, a 27-year-old domestic violence survivor and single mother of three children, was first referred to NLSLA in June 2022, seeking support as she struggled to stabilize her life […]

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NLSLA Protects 81 Homes by Blocking Closure of Mobile Home Park

April 12, 2023/in News

The housing crisis in Southern California has made mobile homes an important affordable housing resource, but these homes have traditionally been left out of legal services housing advocacy. NLSLA is […]

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NLSLA and Partners Ensure Food Security for LA’s Most Vulnerable Families

February 21, 2023/in News

Elizabeth S., a mother of young children who was fleeing domestic violence, should have received her Emergency CalFresh benefits no more than three days after she applied. But despite qualifying […]

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