Fighting for Domestic Violence Survivors
Juliette Ford, the author, is a paralegal with the Supporting Families Workgroup who co-runs LAFLA’s domestic violence hotline and legal clinic. I have been working in domestic violence (DV) professionally for several years. When the need to share that fact presents itself, I always add “professionally.” Like many others in DV, my first encounter with […]
Pro Bono Spotlight: Netflix
Throughout the pandemic, Netflix has partnered with LAFLA to host several expungement clinics. Volunteers help individuals clear their criminal records — which opens opportunities for clients who have faced tremendous setbacks, especially during the pandemic. Netflix attorneys and support staff have helped clients expunge more than 110 convictions from their records. “Collaborating with LAFLA to […]
Our 2020 Annual Report is Live
We are excited to announce the release of our 2020 Annual Report. Learn about LAFLA’s impact on our clients and community members, as we pivoted to mostly remote services due to COVID. Our 2020 Annual Report is a tribute to the resilience of our clients, for whom the pandemic exacerbated many of the issues they […]
Preventing Displacement in Gentrifying Communities
LAFLA’s Housing and Communities Workgroup supports efforts to prevent the displacement of gentrifying neighborhoods and their residents. One way we achieve this is through nonprofit assistance, providing free legal help to organizations fighting to keep residents in their homes and increase their economic, educational, and wellness opportunities. “Safe and affordable housing is absolutely necessary for healthy, […]
Webinar on Aug. 4 About For-Profit School Closures
More students impacted by school closures: What should Independence University, CollegeAmerica, Stevens-Henager College, and California College San Diego students do? Wednesday, August 4, 202112:00 to 1:00 p.m. PDT This webinar will provide students with information about student loan discharges and other information regarding the closure of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE) schools, […]
We Celebrate Juneteenth
Dear Friends of LAFLA, Today LAFLA celebrates Juneteenth as an official holiday, so that our staff can rest and reflect on June 19, 1865, when the remaining enslaved African Americans in the Union learned they were free under the Emancipation Proclamation. Next year, 2022, will be the first time the United States will have been […]
Meet Our LEIF Fellows & Summer Law Clerks
We are excited to welcome our summer class of 34 law clerks, who represent 22 law schools. The students join us remotely from nearly a dozen metropolitan areas across the nation, as far away as Boston, Chicago, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They also speak 14 languages other than English, ranging from Spanish and Korean to […]
Meet Our New Directors
Over the last year, we in the nonprofit sector, and specifically in legal services, have served as lifelines for our clients: providing access to justice, resources, and services to keep them housed, healthy, safe, and economically secure. Our commitment to our clients and our communities has never wavered. The pandemic and our nation’s racial reckoning have laid […]
Supporting Our AAPI Communities
[W]e have much work to do, in solidarity with other communities of color, to demand our own space and a meaningful place in this land we call home. This includes not only citizenship, but also dignity, humanity, safety, acceptance, civic participation, leadership, pride, power, and so much more. I am proud and honored to be […]
Veteran Fights Eviction with Help of LAFLA, Stay Housed LA
“I had applied for help everywhere but kept being told it was either too late or I’d have to wait. Once I applied for help through Stay Housed LA, Kristi reached out right away.” Marvin Andrews, LAFLA Client Tenants facing eviction or other urgent matters often face an uphill battle, which the COVID-19 pandemic has […]