Leah E. Weston
Host: University of Miami School of Law - Health Rights Clinic
Shana Platz
- Hosted by Legal Health
- Sponsored by Pfizer Inc.
- Service location New York, New York
- Law school Georgetown University Law Center
- Issue area Medical-Legal Partnership
- Fellowship class year 2009
- Program AmeriCorps Fellows Program, Design-Your-Own Fellowship
The Project
Struggling new mothers may face challenges with housing, domestic violence, disability, immigration status, education and access to government benefits, which affect health and well-being and place harmful stress on fragile families. The project will provide comprehensive legal advocacy for low-income pregnant women and new mothers in collaboration with medical and community providers throughout the city. It will continue to expand on Legal Health’s work providing high-quality legal services to vulnerable patients in a medical or health care setting.
Meet Other Fellows Like Shana
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Host: Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
Sponsor: Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
Marie B. Curry
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Sponsor: Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
Kathryn Marie Smolinski
Host: Disability Law Clinic at Wayne State University Law School
Sponsor: Jackson Lewis LLP, Kaye Scholer LLP, Pfizer Inc.