You can help Legal Aid Justice Center to influence important decisions being made at the local, regional, state and national level.  Please take the time to register your opinion with the leaders who will be making important decisions directly affecting our clients.

Stimulate the Economy by Investing in Virginia's Workers

Virginia has a chance to get new federal dollars to help those thrown out of work by the economic recession--but the Governor and General Assembly must act. A recent bill that would have made the necessary changes was narrowly defeated.  Read about the Campaign to Help Virginia Now.

You can tell your delegate and state senator how you feel about their votes on this issue and ask them to do what they can to help modernize Virginia's unemployment insurance system. Click here.

Work for Housing Justice in Richmond

Legal Aid Justice Center is a partner organization in RePHRAME – "Residents of Public Housing in Richmond Against Mass Eviction" – an alliance of public housing residents and community groups working for better low-income housing options in Richmond. 

Currently the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA), which owns and manages Richmond’s 4100 units of public housing, plans to tear down nearly 1000 of these homes without clear plans to replace them.

RePHRAME wants RRHA and the City of Richmond to commit to a fair and inclusive redevelopment process, including 1) One-for-one replacement of all public housing units lost to redevelopment (“1-for-1 replacement”); 2) the right of current public housing residents to return to the newly created units without being re-screened (“right to return”); and 3) a meaningful and enforceable process of public housing resident participation.

To make this happen, RePHRAME members are going door to door in Gilpin Court, talking with residents about how they can get involved.  Gilpin Court is home to 783 families, and is the next public housing community slated for demolition.  RePHRAME has also worked with Legal Aid Justice Center and public housing residents in Charlottesville to create a public housing residents Bill of Rights. 

CLICK HERE TO READ AND PRINT A COPY OF THE RICHMOND PUBLIC HOUSING BILL OF RIGHTS

Contact rephrame@justice4all.org if you have any questions, and thanks taking action on this important issue!

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