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Supporting Hispanic Small Businesses: June 26, 2009

Supporting Hispanic Small Businesses Stephen Falla-Riff of the Community Development Project of The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice participated in a press conference last week in which Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Guillermo Linares and Small Business Services Commissioner Robert W. Walsh announced five initiatives to support Hispanic small businesses and help them weather increasing challenges brought on by the economic downturn.

The Legal Aid Society Welcomes 217 Summer Interns: June 15, 2009

The Legal Aid Society Welcomes 217 Summer Interns This summer, 217 interns are working in the Civil, Criminal, and Juvenile Rights Practices as well as in Administrative units on a pro bono basis. The 130 law students come from law schools throughout the country. There are also 87 college and high school students volunteering their time at the Society. An orientation program for the summer interns was hosted by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

Assistance to Avoid Foreclosures Announced by Mayor Bloomberg During Press Conference at Legal Aid's Queens Neighborhood Office: June 12, 2009

Assistance to Avoid Foreclosures Announced by Mayor Bloomberg During Press Conference at Legal Aid's Queens Neighborhood Office Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg yesterday announced a new public campaign to assist New Yorkers in avoiding foreclosure of their homes during a press conference at the Queens offices of The Legal Aid Society at 120-46 Queens Blvd., in Kew Gardens. The Legal Aid Society's Queens Neighborhood Office is part of the program to assist New Yorkers in danger of losing their homes.

Legal Aid Wins Bid To Be Notified of City Plans to Evict Homeless: June 05, 2009

The New York Court of Appeals, in a 6-0 decision, required New York City to provide The Legal Aid Society with notices of shelter terminations before evicting homeless men and women. The decision was hailed as a major victory for the legal right to shelter for homeless adults in New York City. "The decision vindicates the important principles that mentally ill and disabled homeless single men and women are entitled to have counsel," Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society, told the New York Law Journal.

Victory for Homeless Families: May 26, 2009

Victory for Homeless Families The City's policy to charge rent to homeless families who are working was temporarily stopped by the City at the request of the State because of technical glitches. Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society, and the Society's Homeless Rights Project, had threatened to sue the City. Banks told The New York Times that "we are hopeful that the entire concept will be re-evaluated."

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