CLEAN DREAM ACT NOW!
Join Legal Aid Justice Center in Advocating for a Clean Dream Act Now! The decision to cancel the DACA program has left over 12,000 DREAMers in Virginia at risk of losing their legal status and being deported to countries they barely remember. Now, Congress is debating a DREAM ACT that would protect these promising young people, […]
Read moreLAJC Joins New Education Civil Rights Alliance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rachael Deane Legal Director, JustChildren Program 804-521-7304 | rachael@justice4all.org Legal Aid Justice Center Joins the Education Civil Rights Alliance to Fight Back Against Civil Rights Violations Threatening Students Charlottesville, Virginia (November 2, 2017) — In the face of increasing threats to student civil rights in Virginia and throughout the nation, Legal […]
Read moreShow up for DREAMers
Activism! Moon-bounce! Face Painting! Food! Music! Advocacy! Come Celebrate the Diversity and Cohesiveness of our Community. October 21, 2017 from 2-5pm Glencarlyn Park, Picnic Shelter 2 Arlington, Virginia Please join LAJC for an afternoon of fun and community building. Learn about the community action and legislative advocacy steps you can take to support immigrants. Hear […]
Read moreNew Report: Suspended Progress 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Woolard Attorney and Policy Coordinator, Legal Aid Justice Center 434-529-1846 | amy@justice4all.org New Report: Virginia’s School Suspension Crisis Worsened in 2015-16 Charlottesville, Virginia (October 17, 2017) – Virginia schools continue to suspend students at an alarming rate—an ongoing crisis that harms students of color, students with disabilities, and elementary school […]
Read moreSettlement in Hopewell Public Housing Redevelopment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Tim Wallace, Director of Development Mike Burnette, Director of Communications Legal Aid Justice Center Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc. 434-529-1853 | twallace@justice4all.org 804-354-0641 x118 | Mike@HOMEofVA.org HUD SETTLES CIVIL RIGHTS […]
Read moreRISE Coordinator Valarie Slater Wins Fellowship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rachael Deane Legal Director, JustChildren Program, Legal Aid Justice Center 804-521-7304 | rachael@justice4all.org LOCAL ADVOCATE WINS PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP IN YOUTH JUSTICE Fellowship Supports Juvenile Justice Reform Advocates of Color Richmond, Va., September 29, 2017 —Valerie Slater, attorney and RISE for Youth coalition coordinator at the Legal Aid Justice Center, has been […]
Read moreNew Report: Driven by Dollars
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL/VIRGINIA CONTACT: Angela Ciolfi Director of Litigation & Advocacy, Legal Aid Justice Center 434-529-1810 | angela@justice4all.org FOR OTHER STATE CONTACTS SEE BELOW New Report: Most States Strip Driver’s Licenses for Unpaid Court Debt Few states require an examination of a person’s ability to pay,putting millions of low-income Americans at risk of being […]
Read moreWomen in Fluvanna Prison File Contempt Motion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information contact: Brenda Castañeda, Esq. Legal Aid Justice Center 434-529-1849 brenda@justice4all.org WOMEN AT FLUVANNA PRISON FILE CONTEMPT MOTION ALLEGING VDOC CONTINUES TO FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE Charlottesville, Va., September 6, 2017— Women incarcerated at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (FCCW) filed a motion for contempt in the […]
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