Homelessness Averted
Legal Services of New Jersey Homelessness Averted With a Reverse Mortgage and Help From Legal Services.
Mr. Blocker Faces Eviction
Atlanta Legal Aid Mr. Steven Blocker, like so many of our clients during the pandemic, faced eviction. Early in the…
Illien Avoids Eviction
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles At the height of the pandemic, Illien and her children nearly lost their home…
Alejandra’s and Charles’ Story
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Charles received help with multiple benefits issues — ensuring he was financially secure during…
Lucy’s Story
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles “Lucy” is an immigrant from Thailand and domestic violence survivor. LAFLA’s Asian Pacific Islander…
Terminally Ill Vincent Gets Help with Debt and Benefits
Legal Services of New Jersey LSNJ helps terminally-ill client, Vincent, with tax debt, disability benefits, and food programs
LSHV Clients Tell Their Stories
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley Several of LSHV’s clients tell their stories, including Flor, who got help applying for…
Annual ABA Meeting: LSC Opioid Task Force Panel – Remarks by Tarra Simmons
Northwest Justice Project LSC held a forum in conjunction with the ABA’s annual meeting in San Francisco. Opioid Task Force…
How Virginia Legal Aid Society Helps People
Virginia Legal Aid Society We help a woman maintain access to safe, affordable housing. We help a victim of a…
NLSP helps Ms G.
Neighborhood Legal Services Program Ms G. , a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was repeatedly denied the Social Security…
Vivian & Erik
Atlanta Legal Aid When Vivian came to Legal Aid, she was seeking help for her great nephew, Erik. She saw…
2020 Manhattan Legal Services Video
Legal Services NYC Two COVID-related stories from clients of Manhattan Legal Services. Suhagilis was pregnant and lost her job during…
Rent-to-own turns to eviction
Legal Aid of Western Missouri Brad always wanted to own a home and entered into a rent-to-own arrangement. When his…
Helping Susan Obtain Unemployment Benefits during COVID
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland When COVID hit, Susan’s wedding work ended and she struggled to get unemployment insurance. Because…
LAFLA 2020: Luis’ Story
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Luis was assaulted while on duty and, as a consequence, suffered from PTSD. LAFLA…
LAFLA 2020: Karen’s Story
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Karen was held back by an old record. LAFLA helped expunge it.
Cane: Expungement Opens Doors for this Business Owner and Community Volunteer
Legal Services of New Jersey With the help of Legal Services, Cane was able to expunge his criminal record so…
Mike’s Story
Community Legal Aid Mike, a firefighter, got sick and had to take time off work. Without any income to pay…