Neighborhood Legal Services is among eleven legal aid organizations across the country to receive disaster relief grants from the Legal Services Corporation. The grants support projects that mobilize pro bono attorneys, enhance online resources for survivors, and improve communication and cooperation among legal aid clients, pro bono attorneys, and partner organizations. “Natural disasters have a… Read more »
Read California Healthline’s coverage of NLSLA’s advocacy efforts on behalf of low-income children who are denied necessary health services because providers use the wrong eligibility standard to determine whether they qualify for care. By Jocelyn Wiener CaliforniHealthline.org Tania Alvarado’s 13-year-old daughter doesn’t smile much anymore. She doesn’t want anyone to see her front teeth,… Read more »
As an integral part of one of the nation’s most ambitious experiments in Civil Gideon—which calls for a right to counsel in civil cases where basic human needs are at stake—Neighborhood Legal Services has for many years been at the forefront of advocacy efforts aiming to provide access to attorneys for people in danger of… Read more »
WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced today that Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County will receive a $305,776 Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant. LSC’s Pro Bono Innovation Fund is intended to encourage and expand robust pro bono efforts and partnerships to serve more low-income clients. NLSLA is one of 15 recipients of… Read more »
The groundbreaking pilot brings critical legal services to vulnerable populations seeking medical assistance throughout the county LOS ANGELES – Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County and its partners have launched the Medical Legal Community Partnership-LA Health Collaborative, an expansive Medical Legal Partnership that leverages the expertise of Los Angeles’ most prominent legal services organizations… Read more »
Children, pregnant women and people with serious conditions and disabilities will no longer be left without medication and care simply because the county failed to process their Medi-Cal renewals LOS ANGELES, CA – A judge ordered Los Angeles County to halt its unlawful practice of terminating Medi-Cal recipients from critical coverage after failing to process… Read more »
When someone calls for an ambulance, they are at their most vulnerable. They are afraid for their life, or for the life of a loved one. So it’s especially concerning that at this very moment, despite being insured, they might be accruing medical debt that could paralyze them for decades. What good are emergency services… Read more »
NLSLA’s advocacy to ensure access to critical care for Medi-Cal recipients across Los Angeles County was recently featured in the Washington Post. Here’s an excerpt: by Elaine Korry February 9 The promise of cheaper housing brought Shari Castaneda to Palmdale, Calif., in northern Los Angeles County, about nine years ago. The single mom with five… Read more »
The historic Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act, which established funding for seven projects in a statewide effort to provide representation to individuals and families in high-stakes civil cases, was featured this month in an ABA article. NLSLA leads the largest of California’s Shriver Projects–a collaboration with Inner City Law Center, Legal Aid Foundation of Los… Read more »
The state will no longer terminate eligible recipients without sending translated forms and complete information, ending practices that cost countless beneficiaries their critical healthcare LOS ANGELES, CA – Before advocacy organizations sued the state in 2014, hundreds of thousands of termination notices were sent out each month informing Medi-Cal recipients across California they would lose… Read more »