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NLSLA and Partners Ensure Food Security for LA’s Most Vulnerable Families
/in NewsElizabeth 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 […]
The Faces Behind Our Numbers
/in Client StoriesIn 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 […]
Honoring Michael Bierman’s Legacy
/in NewsMichael 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 […]
Thieves drain millions off CalFresh and CalWORKs recipients’ cards, families wait and taxpayers pay
/in PressAttorneys: Protect students’ rights
/in PressHospitals had to put charity care rules on their websites months ago. Some didn’t do it
/in PressJudge rules against developer and in favor of L.A. on emergency eviction protections
/in PressCourt Rejects Billionaire Developer’s Attack on LA’s Emergency Eviction Protections
/in PressLOS 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, […]
The Quiet Work that Changes Lives
/in NewsIn 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 […]
Funding for Program Addressing Long-Term Health Issues Caused by Social Disparities
/in NewsAn 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 – […]
Statement on the Los Angeles City Council
/in PressIt 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 […]
An NLSLA-Led Project that Reduces Racial and Economic Health Disparities is in Danger of Disappearing
/in NewsAs 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 […]
Paul Garcia Joins NLSLA’s Board
/in NewsWhen 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 […]
Health care costs keep rising. A new California agency aims to fix that
/in PressSAVE 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
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