Issues arising from the health consumer center have more recently led to several successful lawsuits that ensure Medi-Cal is working for the most vulnerable people in Los Angeles County. After the Northridge earthquake in , NLSLA mobilized a local response that would become a model for legal services programs across the country.
NLSLA sent teams of advocates to disaster recovery centers and worked with local, state and federal officials to address systemic issues. The organization built considerable expertise in disaster legal services, and was called upon to help when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast.
Today, the organization is one of just eleven legal aid groups across the country to receive federal funding for legal services in the aftermath of disaster, and it has focused those efforts on helping the low-income victims of the Southern California fires. Lund, led to a change in federal regulations that stopped Housing Authorities from terminating, denying or delaying Section 8 rent subsidy benefits without good cause, notice and a hearing.
The lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, Lula Mae Thomas, had called the police each of the 15 times her husband assaulted her between and , but was largely ignored. The case forced the LAPD to implement new policies and accept its responsibility to protect victims. It also mandated extensive training for officers that the department has since embraced and institutionalized in its LAPD Training Academy Curriculum. Our History In , a group of young attorneys, motivated by a belief that the law could be a powerful tool for social and economic justice, gathered in a dilapidated office in the northeastern part of the San Fernando Valley.
Milestones Timeline. Feb 1 Formation of the Right to Counsel Coalition NLSLA partnered with other legal services organizations and community organizers as part of the Right to Counsel Coalition, which advocated for and secured city and county funding to significantly expand access to legal aid lawyers in eviction cases in Los Angeles.
Mar 4 Fighting Section 8 Racial Discrimination In , as part of the effort to preserve access to safe and affordable housing, NLSLA and its partners sued the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale for discriminating against Black and Latino families participating in the Section 8 program. Establishment of Self-Help Centers In order to significantly widen its impact, in NLSLA partnered with County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky to launch a pilot Self Help Center — the first of its kind in the country — which provided free legal assistance to thousands of Angelenos who otherwise could not afford to get legal help.
Mar 3 Disaster Response Expertise After the Northridge earthquake in , NLSLA mobilized a local response that would become a model for legal services programs across the country.
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