Parisa Fatehi
Host: Public Advocates Inc.
Sponsor: Hewlett-Packard Company, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Maria Palomares
- Hosted by Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
- Sponsored by Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
- Service location Glendale
- 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. The purpose of my project named “One Family” is to protect 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.
The Inspiration
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Host: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.
Sponsor: Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation
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Host: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
Sponsor: Allen and Linda Saeks Family Foundation, Family of Hyman Edelman, Leonard, Street and Deinard
Joshua Murnen
Host: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.
Sponsor: Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation