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Spotlight on Advocacy Partnerships: Johnnie & Andrea

Dec 19, 2019 Comments Off on Spotlight on Advocacy Partnerships: Johnnie & Andrea
December 5 @ 8:46 pm

Johnnie B. finally has a home of his own. It isn’t just another apartment, with a new lease, and a new landlord. It’s his first home after ten years of living without a home altogether. Johnnie has visceral memories of living on the streets. “Life was miserable homeless,” he said.…

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“All I Needed to Do Was Tell My Story”: A Survivor’s Perspective

Nov 15, 2019 Comments Off on “All I Needed to Do Was Tell My Story”: A Survivor’s Perspective
December 5 @ 8:46 pm

Anna works as a full-time medical assistant, and she is a single mother to a three-year-old daughter. She explained with a laugh that those details alone describe her life at present: “There’s no time for anything!” Anna generously took time out of her lunch break to share her experience seeking…

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Raising Up Voices Impacted by Investment in Civil Legal Aid

Sep 4, 2019 Comments Off on Raising Up Voices Impacted by Investment in Civil Legal Aid
December 5 @ 8:46 pm

Last month, Executive Director Genevieve Richardson introduced Skyler M. Rosellini, Staff Attorney with our Health Consumer Center (HCC) and his inspiring client, Álida Pepper, to an audience gathered to recognize the importance of investment in civil legal aid—and the need for more. The event was hosted by the American Bar…

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Fighting to Preserve Housing in Richmond

Aug 29, 2019 Comments Off on Fighting to Preserve Housing in Richmond
December 5 @ 8:46 pm

An August 26th story on Univisión 14 features a Richmond tenant and BayLegal client, Susana, who is facing eviction from one of three storage units that were illegally constructed by the landlord and subsequently red-tagged by the City of Richmond. Susana, along with the other tenants of these units, came…

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