As the only full-time legal service provider in Skid Row, downtown Los Angeles, ICLC fights slums and develops strategies to end homelessness. ICLC is recognized for its expertise in housing, veterans` benefits and homelessness prevention. 40 employees, including 20 lawyers, provide quality legal representation for people who have nowhere else to go. ICLC fights for justice for low-income tenants, poor working families, immigrants, people living with HIV/AIDS or disabilities, and veterans. The following organizations are also recruiting pro bono lawyers to provide other COVID-19-related legal services, including employment, consumer debt, domestic violence and bankruptcy. In addition, we partnered with Bet Tzedek Legal Services to create a new support system for small businesses devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of LA Representatives` volunteer lawyers will assist small businesses that have the least access to effective legal services as they deal with new workplace regulations, renegotiate commercial leases, apply for government assistance programs, and manage compliance with emergency health and safety orders. The following legal aid organizations recruit volunteer lawyers to help landlords and tenants with their efforts: Bequests are a great way to give back to your community. If you are interested, please send iclc@iclc.org.au an email to schedule a confidential meeting or learn more here: www.iclc.org.au/donate-now/ For free legal resources on issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit the Bet Tzedek website. We offer FREE legal advice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for low income people in our catchment area. With a holistic approach, Legal Aid of North Carolina provides free legal aid when people need it most, because everyone deserves a lawyer when their home, health, or livelihood is at stake. NC Legal Aid`s team of lawyers, paralegals, social workers, staff and volunteers are dedicated, hard-working and resourceful.
But they can`t do it alone. They need your support to increase their service and support capacity. City Attorney Mike Feuer and Mayor Eric Garcetti have assembled a coalition of law firms, bar associations and lawyers who will enhance their existing pro bono commitments to legal aid agencies to provide COVID-19 legal services, including helping at-risk tenants, victims of domestic violence and low-income individuals with employment. consumer debt and bankruptcy. If you have applied for legal aid and would like to check the status of your application, you can contact the Scholarship Department on 02 9219 5880. ICLC offers a variety of legal services, primarily focused on housing and homelessness for low-income individuals and families. For more information about our services, please click on the links below. Healthy Homes: ICLMG promotes decent, affordable housing and addresses conditions that threaten the health and safety of low-income tenants. ICLC trains and organizes tenants to empower them to force landlords to repair buildings and improve unsanitary conditions. ICLC prosecutes landlords who fail to meet legal requirements for safe and decent housing. Homeless Veterans: CILC`s Homeless Veterans Project represents disabled and homeless veterans in their disability benefits, with a particular focus on service-related disabilities such as post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and military sexual trauma.
We are committed to improving dismissal and eliminating petty crime. We also advocate for veterans to receive and receive housing, health care and other supports, ensuring they receive the benefits they need and deserve. Homelessness Prevention: CILC`s innovative Homelessness Prevention Program provides legal aid to keep low-income families in their homes, prevent homelessness and maintain affordable housing. Public benefits: Advocacy for ICLC`s public benefits helps low-income individuals, families, and people with disabilities apply for and keep Social Security benefits, food stamps, general relief, and other benefits. These public services often make the difference between stable and safe housing or falling into homelessness. Housing Policy: ICLC advocates for innovative and effective policy change that can significantly improve the lives of our clients, with a focus on healthy homes, Veteran homelessness, homelessness prevention, sustainable supportive housing, and tenant rights. HIV/AIDS: The ICLC provides legal advice and advocacy to people living with HIV or AIDS and their families. We help our clients combat discriminatory housing practices, secure safe and affordable housing, and access essential public services. ICLC is a founding member of the LA HIV Law and Policy Project and works closely with the Los Angeles Department of Housing and Community Investment.
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