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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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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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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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1 in 10 LA County adults struggle with medical debt, report shows

June 12, 2023/in Press
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Families Of Black And Disabled Students Sue Antelope Valley Schools Over Discipline Policies

May 24, 2023/in Press
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‘A perfect storm’: Patients trying to hang on to Medi-Cal face long waits for help

April 25, 2023/in Press
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Myanmar Gazette – NLSLA’s Stop the Hate

April 13, 2023/in Press
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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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Hidden expulsions? Schools are removing students, but vague data can mask the reason

April 4, 2023/in Press
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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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The Faces Behind Our Numbers

February 21, 2023/in Client Stories

In 2022, NLSLA helped close to 160,000 people across Los Angeles County get the benefits they need and deserve, fight for their home and avoid homelessness, access critical healthcare, find […]

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Honoring Michael Bierman’s Legacy

February 21, 2023/in News

Michael Bierman remembers his very first NLSLA board meeting in 1987. NLSLA was a small organization at the time, with around 30 staffers and just one office in Pacoima. The […]

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Thieves drain millions off CalFresh and CalWORKs recipients’ cards, families wait and taxpayers pay

January 30, 2023/in Press
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Attorneys: Protect students’ rights

January 30, 2023/in Press
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Hospitals had to put charity care rules on their websites months ago. Some didn’t do it

November 30, 2022/in Press
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Judge rules against developer and in favor of L.A. on emergency eviction protections

November 30, 2022/in Press
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Court Rejects Billionaire Developer’s Attack on LA’s Emergency Eviction Protections

November 18, 2022/in Press

LOS ANGELES—A developer’s legal attack on the city’s emergency eviction protections—one that threatened to undermine other protective ordinances and push countless low-income tenants into homelessness —was dismissed Thursday. The developer, […]

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The Quiet Work that Changes Lives

November 16, 2022/in News

In her three years volunteering with NLSLA, attorney Lisa Rosenthal has never said “no.” Despite the fact that she is a sole practitioner, Lisa is always available to help NLSLA’s […]

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Funding for Program Addressing Long-Term Health Issues Caused by Social Disparities

November 16, 2022/in News

An NLSLA-led project that was in imminent danger of disappearing is now optimistic about a possible path to full funding for the next three years. Medical Legal Community Partnership – […]

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Statement on the Los Angeles City Council

October 14, 2022/in Press

It is infuriating to learn that the people on whom we depend to unite us are, in fact, seeking to divide us. So when audio surfaced of Los Angeles City […]

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An NLSLA-Led Project that Reduces Racial and Economic Health Disparities is in Danger of Disappearing

September 27, 2022/in News

As COVID-19 made its way across the nation, it did not exact an equal toll. A New York Times article about the virus’s spread through Los Angeles’ low-income neighborhoods said […]

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Paul Garcia Joins NLSLA’s Board

September 27, 2022/in News

When Paul L. Garcia was in law school at USC, he enrolled in a class on the legal and social determinants of health, where he learned how a lack of […]

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Health care costs keep rising. A new California agency aims to fix that

August 22, 2022/in Press
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SAVE THE DATE: A Very Special Just Neighbors Recognizing the Honorable Andi Mudryk and Fred Nakamura

July 25, 2022/in News

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 […]

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Disaster Legal Assistance Conference a Huge Success!

July 25, 2022/in News

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 […]

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NLSLA Lawsuit Forces County to Provide Timely Food Assistance to Neediest Applicants

July 22, 2022/in News

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 […]

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LA Renters Will Get Stronger Eviction Protections Starting In July

July 7, 2022/in Press
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LA County Agrees to Stop Delaying Food Assistance to Neediest Applicants

June 14, 2022/in Press
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