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LAS Condemns City’s Plan to House Families with Children in Cubicles

Private rooms, not open cubicles, are needed to ensure the safety of families with children and to reduce the transmission of infectious disease.
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LAS in the News 10.13.23

We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.
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LAS Decries City’s Plan to Limit Shelter Stays for Families with Children

The Adams Administration's callous plan to cap shelter stays at 60 days will disrupt the one stable place in the lives of homeless students.
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LAS in the News 10.06.23

We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.
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LAS Secures Certifications for Victims of Labor Trafficking

Legal Aid's Laura Berger was one of the first attorneys to utilize a new OSHA policy that protects workers regardless of immigration status.
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LAS Mourns the Loss of Client Manish Kunwar

Mr. Kunwar, who was only 27-years-old, is the ninth New Yorker to die in NYC Department of Correction custody in 2023.
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LAS Decries Mayor’s Shameful Attempt to End Right to Shelter

The abhorrent and unnecessary maneuver is a betrayal of the City’s commitment towards ensuring that no one is relegated to living - or dying - on the streets.
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Adriene Holder Honored by National Judicial College

Holder, Chief Attorney of The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice, was a recipient of the Making the World a More Just Place award.
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Tina Luongo: Public Defenders Are Facing a Funding Crisis

Luongo, Chief Attorney of Legal Aid's Criminal Defense Practice, discussed the challenges of underfunding and high attrition with the New York Law Journal.
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Twyla Carter Named to Nonprofit Power 100 List

Legal Aid's Attorney-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer is being honored as part of City and State's annual ranking.
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