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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
/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 […]