Judge Andi Mudryk understands the power of representation. As a trans woman with a significant disability, she remembers what it was like to grow up without seeing anyone like herself […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Medical-Debt-Cover-1.png6281200Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2022-07-25 02:04:232022-07-25 09:08:13SAVE THE DATE: A Very Special Just Neighbors Recognizing the Honorable Andi Mudryk and Fred Nakamura
Disasters both underscore and exacerbate inequality. While wealthier families rebuild and recover, the ripples of devastation can continue to marginalize lower-income families, impacting their housing, health, education, and economic security […]
In a major victory in the fight against hunger, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed to enter into a permanent injunction requiring the county to process and approve […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/grocery.jpg6281200Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2022-07-22 16:11:332022-07-26 14:27:27NLSLA Lawsuit Forces County to Provide Timely Food Assistance to Neediest Applicants
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/laist-photo-trini.webp12021760Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2022-07-07 13:56:102022-07-07 13:56:32LA Renters Will Get Stronger Eviction Protections Starting In July
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/calfresh-case-cover-scaled.jpg8532560Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2022-06-14 15:47:322022-06-14 15:52:53LA County Agrees to Stop Delaying Food Assistance to Neediest Applicants
With the right supports, students living with emotional, behavioral and cognitive disabilities can thrive in a school setting. That’s why state and federal law requires schools to identify these students, […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/education-newsletter-web.jpg6281200Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2022-05-06 15:27:582022-05-06 15:28:07NLSLA Joins Forces with Disability Rights California to Address Neglect, Abuse, and Criminalization of Black Disabled Students in AV Schools
Mara Cohen’s parents used to tell her that most people “will pass through this world and leave it the same or a little bit worse.” “And the implicit thing was […]
In his early years representing tenants in some of Los Angeles’ poorest neighborhoods, NLSLA’s Fred Nakamura was known to bring a camera and a toolbox to his clients’ homes—the first […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/fred-newsletter-1.jpg6281200Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2022-05-06 15:00:452022-05-06 15:08:16NLSLA’s Fred Nakamura Wins Prestigious National Award for Civil Legal Aid
This February, Esteban Rodriguez took the helm as NLSLA’s Board Chair. Rodriguez replaces Paul Loh, who led the Board and the organization through a period of remarkable change and unprecedented […]
After a series of public records requests and a lot of number crunching, NLSLA education attorney Chelsea Helena had hard proof of what she already suspected: In the Antelope Valley, […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/edu-email.jpg400700Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2022-02-28 09:24:462022-03-01 10:44:19NLSLA Takes Action Against AV District that Failed to Account for Millions Earmarked for High Needs Students
In this, our first newsletter of 2022, I would like to start by taking a moment to look back. NLSLA closes out each year with an in-depth report on our […]
Susana Ramis needs constant care. The 57-year-old has for decades suffered from debilitating anxiety, depression and panic attacks that have kept her from engaging with the outside world and made […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/hands-old-young-scaled.jpeg17072560Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-12-13 14:34:542021-12-13 14:34:54NLSLA Wins Lawsuit Challenging Harmful Section 8 Policy that Blocks Many Family Members from Becoming Live-In Aides
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dailynews-photo.jpg574981Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-11-23 14:40:172021-11-23 14:40:17Thousands wait too long for food because of LA County’s delayed CalFresh benefits, advocates allege
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/laist-photo.webp11501760Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-11-23 14:37:022021-11-23 14:40:39LA County Is Being Sued For Delaying Food Assistance To Low-Income Families
The LA-based collaborative connects outreach workers, benefits enrollers, attorneys and clinics to reach immigrant families, address their fears, and enroll them in desperately-needed benefits Even as they struggled to put […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/BAILA-Logo-Text-2.png527994Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-11-15 16:16:462021-11-15 16:16:46New Network Brings Critical Benefits to Immigrant Families in Need
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/mlcp-latimes-pic.webp560840Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-11-15 14:15:532021-11-15 14:15:53At this L.A. County health center, a lawyer is just what the doctor ordered
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Antelope-Valley-pic.jpg9721296Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-10-08 15:43:452021-10-12 15:25:16NOT JUST STOPS: Mapping Racially Biased Policing in the Antelope Valley
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/LA-Times-Education-pic.webp560840Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-10-07 10:39:012021-10-07 10:41:02Parents sue state alleging Black and Latinx students are harmed by disciplinary practices
Families and community group sue education department for allowing dozens of districts to suspend, expel and transfer students of color—and Black students in particular—at alarming rates, sanctioning an unequal system […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/school-discipline-av-classroom-photo-scaled.jpeg17072560Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-10-06 12:23:472021-10-06 12:23:47CA Ignores Clear Patterns of Discrimination in School Discipline
NLSLA President & CEO Yvonne Mariajimenez and housing advocate Trini Ocampo joined actor and activist Wilmer Valderrama on his “Essential Voices” podcast to discuss the pandemic’s impact on Los Angeles’ […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/yvonne-email-header.png200600Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-09-27 11:48:492021-09-27 11:48:49NLSLA Featured in Wilmer Valderrama’s Podcast
In March of 2020, Ms. S lost her job as a result of the pandemic. Around that time, she also became homeless. She applied for unemployment insurance benefits, but was […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/EDD-form-crop-scaled.jpeg9492560Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-09-27 11:32:102021-09-27 11:32:10NLSLA Pushes Policy Change at EDD, Halting Discriminatory ID Practice
There are only two elevators in the 260-unit building known as Cathay Manor in LA’s Chinatown, and neither of them works. The first elevator broke down in May, forcing the […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/apartment-los-angeles-scaled.jpg10352560Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-09-27 10:33:012021-09-27 11:26:42NLSLA Sues to Help Elderly Tenants Trapped In 16-Floor Building With Broken Elevators
Sandra Cass* first came to NLSLA through one of the organization’s Self-Help Legal Access Centers, seeking assistance with a temporary restraining order against her abuser. She had been with the […]
In 1994, Mr. and Mrs. Tello moved into an apartment in LA’s Miracle Mile neighborhood—a rental that the owner had illegally converted into two units. The Tellos never used the […]
When David Willingham recruited Miguel Gradilla to join the private firm where he was working, the two bonded over their childhoods in Los Angeles’ low-income neighborhoods, and their past work […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/william-miguel.png321825Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-05-13 16:38:482021-07-25 18:40:25Return to the Fold: Two former interns join NLSLA’s Board
So many of NLSLA’s clients are just one financial emergency away from losing their tenuous grip on stability. An unexpected health expense, job loss, rent increase or eviction could easily […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/tcr.png321825Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-05-13 16:16:312021-05-18 14:37:18Preventing an emergency from becoming a catastrophe: A partnership with The Change Reaction gives NLSLA advocates a new way to help clients
On April 28th, NLSLA President & CEO Yvonne Mariajimenez was named 2021 Nonprofit Leader of the Year by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. Once a year, the journal’s Women’s […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Copy-of-Copy-of-Yvonne-SFVJ-Post-Award.png321825Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-05-13 15:56:382021-05-14 11:29:41Yvonne Mariajimenez, 2021 Nonprofit Leader of the Year
During a criminal procedure class at Loyola Law School, Zakiya Glass’s professor asked the students whether it was reasonable for a police officer to suspect—and to stop—someone who was running. […]
While the pandemic continues to challenge all of us, these last few months have been especially devastating for the communities NLSLA serves. Yet these communities have been left behind when […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/covid-vaccine-distribution-scaled.jpeg17072560Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-02-25 13:51:012021-03-23 13:34:39NLSLA Pushes for More Equitable Vaccine Distribution
For months now, Los Angeles Superior Courts have required in-person appearances for civil cases that overwhelmingly involve low-income litigants. Despite soaring infection rates, low-income litigants and their legal aid attorneys […]
https://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/superior-court-la-county-scaled.jpeg16552560Madison Eckardthttp://nlsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NLSLA-logo-tag-drop-enfold-600x296.pngMadison Eckardt2021-02-25 13:42:032021-03-23 13:38:01NLSLA and Partners Sue to Halt In-Person Trials That Expose Low-Income Angelenos to COVID-19
SAVE THE DATE: A Very Special Just Neighbors Recognizing the Honorable Andi Mudryk and Fred Nakamura
/in NewsJudge Andi Mudryk understands the power of representation. As a trans woman with a significant disability, she remembers what it was like to grow up without seeing anyone like herself […]
Disaster Legal Assistance Conference a Huge Success!
/in NewsDisasters both underscore and exacerbate inequality. While wealthier families rebuild and recover, the ripples of devastation can continue to marginalize lower-income families, impacting their housing, health, education, and economic security […]
NLSLA Lawsuit Forces County to Provide Timely Food Assistance to Neediest Applicants
/in NewsIn a major victory in the fight against hunger, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed to enter into a permanent injunction requiring the county to process and approve […]
LA Renters Will Get Stronger Eviction Protections Starting In July
/in PressLA County Agrees to Stop Delaying Food Assistance to Neediest Applicants
/in PressNLSLA Joins Forces with Disability Rights California to Address Neglect, Abuse, and Criminalization of Black Disabled Students in AV Schools
/in NewsWith the right supports, students living with emotional, behavioral and cognitive disabilities can thrive in a school setting. That’s why state and federal law requires schools to identify these students, […]
Political Scientist and Writer Mara Cohen Joins NLSLA’s Board
/in NewsMara Cohen’s parents used to tell her that most people “will pass through this world and leave it the same or a little bit worse.” “And the implicit thing was […]
NLSLA’s Fred Nakamura Wins Prestigious National Award for Civil Legal Aid
/in NewsIn his early years representing tenants in some of Los Angeles’ poorest neighborhoods, NLSLA’s Fred Nakamura was known to bring a camera and a toolbox to his clients’ homes—the first […]
NLSLA BOARD ELECTS NEW CHAIRMAN
/in NewsThis February, Esteban Rodriguez took the helm as NLSLA’s Board Chair. Rodriguez replaces Paul Loh, who led the Board and the organization through a period of remarkable change and unprecedented […]
NLSLA Takes Action Against AV District that Failed to Account for Millions Earmarked for High Needs Students
/in NewsAfter a series of public records requests and a lot of number crunching, NLSLA education attorney Chelsea Helena had hard proof of what she already suspected: In the Antelope Valley, […]
Message from Yvonne
/in NewsIn this, our first newsletter of 2022, I would like to start by taking a moment to look back. NLSLA closes out each year with an in-depth report on our […]
NLSLA Wins Lawsuit Challenging Harmful Section 8 Policy that Blocks Many Family Members from Becoming Live-In Aides
/in Client Stories, NewsSusana Ramis needs constant care. The 57-year-old has for decades suffered from debilitating anxiety, depression and panic attacks that have kept her from engaging with the outside world and made […]
Thousands wait too long for food because of LA County’s delayed CalFresh benefits, advocates allege
/in PressLA County Is Being Sued For Delaying Food Assistance To Low-Income Families
/in PressNew Network Brings Critical Benefits to Immigrant Families in Need
/in NewsThe LA-based collaborative connects outreach workers, benefits enrollers, attorneys and clinics to reach immigrant families, address their fears, and enroll them in desperately-needed benefits Even as they struggled to put […]
At this L.A. County health center, a lawyer is just what the doctor ordered
/in PressNOT JUST STOPS: Mapping Racially Biased Policing in the Antelope Valley
/in NewsParents sue state alleging Black and Latinx students are harmed by disciplinary practices
/in PressCA Ignores Clear Patterns of Discrimination in School Discipline
/in NewsFamilies and community group sue education department for allowing dozens of districts to suspend, expel and transfer students of color—and Black students in particular—at alarming rates, sanctioning an unequal system […]
NLSLA Featured in Wilmer Valderrama’s Podcast
/in PressNLSLA President & CEO Yvonne Mariajimenez and housing advocate Trini Ocampo joined actor and activist Wilmer Valderrama on his “Essential Voices” podcast to discuss the pandemic’s impact on Los Angeles’ […]
NLSLA Pushes Policy Change at EDD, Halting Discriminatory ID Practice
/in Client StoriesIn March of 2020, Ms. S lost her job as a result of the pandemic. Around that time, she also became homeless. She applied for unemployment insurance benefits, but was […]
NLSLA Sues to Help Elderly Tenants Trapped In 16-Floor Building With Broken Elevators
/in Client StoriesThere are only two elevators in the 260-unit building known as Cathay Manor in LA’s Chinatown, and neither of them works. The first elevator broke down in May, forcing the […]
Wraparound Supports Help Domestic Violence Survivors Overcome the Odds
/in Client StoriesSandra Cass* first came to NLSLA through one of the organization’s Self-Help Legal Access Centers, seeking assistance with a temporary restraining order against her abuser. She had been with the […]
NLSLA Secures Victory for Elderly Tenant After Years-Long Battle
/in Client StoriesIn 1994, Mr. and Mrs. Tello moved into an apartment in LA’s Miracle Mile neighborhood—a rental that the owner had illegally converted into two units. The Tellos never used the […]
Return to the Fold: Two former interns join NLSLA’s Board
/in NewsWhen David Willingham recruited Miguel Gradilla to join the private firm where he was working, the two bonded over their childhoods in Los Angeles’ low-income neighborhoods, and their past work […]
Preventing an emergency from becoming a catastrophe: A partnership with The Change Reaction gives NLSLA advocates a new way to help clients
/in NewsSo many of NLSLA’s clients are just one financial emergency away from losing their tenuous grip on stability. An unexpected health expense, job loss, rent increase or eviction could easily […]
Yvonne Mariajimenez, 2021 Nonprofit Leader of the Year
/in NewsOn April 28th, NLSLA President & CEO Yvonne Mariajimenez was named 2021 Nonprofit Leader of the Year by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. Once a year, the journal’s Women’s […]
NLSLA Welcomes New Board Member Zakiya Glass
/in NewsDuring a criminal procedure class at Loyola Law School, Zakiya Glass’s professor asked the students whether it was reasonable for a police officer to suspect—and to stop—someone who was running. […]
NLSLA Pushes for More Equitable Vaccine Distribution
/in NewsWhile the pandemic continues to challenge all of us, these last few months have been especially devastating for the communities NLSLA serves. Yet these communities have been left behind when […]
NLSLA and Partners Sue to Halt In-Person Trials That Expose Low-Income Angelenos to COVID-19
/in NewsFor months now, Los Angeles Superior Courts have required in-person appearances for civil cases that overwhelmingly involve low-income litigants. Despite soaring infection rates, low-income litigants and their legal aid attorneys […]