George Thomas
Host: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. / Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc.
Sponsor: Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
Maria Palomares
- Hosted by Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
- Sponsored by Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
- Service location Glendale, California
- Law school Southwestern Law School
- Issue area Housing - Affordable Housing/Microfinance
- Fellowship class year 2009
- Program AmeriCorps Fellows Program, Design Your Own Fellowship
The Project
The “One Strike” policy, as currently implemented by HACOLA, allows voucher termination if a family member is involved in a single incident of drug related or criminal activity. Maria’s project, “One Family”, protected low-income families in the Antelope Valley area of Los Angeles County from losing their Section 8 housing due to their children’s involvement in school disciplinary and/or criminal proceedings through direct services, community education, policy advocacy and litigation.
Meet Other Fellows Like Maria
Joshua Murnen
Host: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. / Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc.
Sponsor: Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
Tiffany Nocon
Host: Public Law Center
Parisa Fatehi
Host: Public Advocates
Sponsor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP