Public Benefits – Voices for Civil Justice

Economic Pain From Pandemic Is Much Worse Than Expected, NPR Poll Finds

Audio, News Story (California, Illinois, NATIONAL)

Economic Pain From Pandemic Is Much Worse Than Expected, NPR Poll Finds

September 9, 2020 | Yuki Noguchi | National Public Radio (NPR)

Tags: Consumer Protection | Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Health Care | Housing: Eviction | Hunger | Public Benefits | Unemployment Insurance

Legal aid organizations strained by increase in pandemic-related cases, including domestic violence, unemployment claims

News Story (Illinois)

Legal aid organizations strained by increase in pandemic-related cases, including domestic violence, unemployment claims

May 11, 2020 | Antonia Ayres-Brown | Chicago Tribune

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Debt Collection | Domestic Violence | Housing: Eviction | Pro Bono | Public Benefits | Unemployment Insurance

As people choose between food and other basic necessities, Congress should expand SNAP benefits

Op-Ed (Pennsylvania)

As people choose between food and other basic necessities, Congress should expand SNAP benefits

April 24, 2020 | Philadelphia Inquirer

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Hunger | Public Benefits | SNAP

Legal aid, facing state cuts, remains crucial during pandemic

Op-Ed (Virginia)

Legal aid, facing state cuts, remains crucial during pandemic

April 22, 2020 | Mark Braley | Virginia Mercury

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Debt Collection | Domestic Violence | Housing: Eviction | Housing: Foreclosure | Public Benefits | Unemployment Insurance

Coronavirus will overwhelm our civil legal-aid system

Op-Ed (Washington)

Coronavirus will overwhelm our civil legal-aid system

April 14, 2020 | Fred Rivera , Mary Fairhurst | Seattle Times

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Domestic Violence | Housing: Eviction | Housing: Foreclosure | Public Benefits | Unemployment Insurance

USA’s top law group hopes to limit legal harm to the poor

News Story (Georgia, NATIONAL)

USA’s top law group hopes to limit legal harm to the poor

March 16, 2020 | Willoughby Mariano | Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC)

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Domestic Violence | Health Care | Housing: Eviction | Public Benefits

Legal Aid Society Can Help Restore Lost Public Assistance Benefits

Op-Ed (Tennessee)

Legal Aid Society Can Help Restore Lost Public Assistance Benefits

January 4, 2020 | Russell Overby , Hanna Callicutt | ClarksvilleNow.com
“I prayed that the good Lord knows what he’s doing and is taking care of me,” she said. “If anything like that happened again, I wouldn’t think two minutes before calling Legal Aid Society.”
Tags: Public Benefits