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Larisa Zehr

Larisa joined the Legal Aid Justice Center in September 2020. She focuses on housing justice and community lawyering with Northern Virginia’s Latinx immigrant communities. Before attending law school, she worked for several years in Colombia, supporting rural community movements in their efforts to build peace, achieve reparations and social justice, and tell their historical memory. […]

HRHA Public Housing Tenants Reach Settlement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: November 10, 2020   PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS REACH SETTLEMENT WITH HOPEWELL REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY ON CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT     Richmond, VA — Public housing tenants and the Hopewell Redevelopment and Housing Authority (HRHA) have reached a proposed settlement valued at nearly $300,000 in a federal class-action lawsuit challenging HRHA’s […]

Maisie Osteen

Maisie joined the Civil Rights & Racial Justice Program at LAJC in October 2020. Prior to LAJC, Maisie was a Public Defender in Columbia, South Carolina. In that role she saw the crushing power of the American criminal legal system and the resiliency and fortitude of people. Maisie earned her BBA from Hofstra University and […]

Ruth Cabrera Solano

Elena Ruth Cabrera Solano is a native-born Spanish speaker and a passionate advocate for helping the community find their access to healthcare. She has served for five years as a certified Spanish bilingual navigator with Enroll Virginia and one year as an Enrollment Specialist with the Inova Health system in the Partnership for Healthier Communities. […]

Statement on Eviction Protections in State Budget

Download PDF version here STATEMENT: Tenant Protections in Proposed Budget Will Leave Too Many Virginians At Risk of Eviction During this national emergency, tenants in Virginia need a comprehensive eviction moratorium to protect themselves, their families, and the community. While the language in the proposed budget provides some protections for tenants who cannot pay their […]

Nareen Scott

Nareen joined the Legal Aid Justice Center as the first Director of People Operations in October 2020, Nareen previously spent 8 years working with the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Management from Old Dominion University and has been a member of the Charlottesville area community since 2004. Nareen has been […]

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Ending Pushout in Richmond Public Schools

After years of advocacy by the Legal Aid Justice Center and numerous other dedicated community partners, community members, and youth, we celebrate a substantial victory on the road to ending school pushout in Richmond Public Schools. Monday’s unanimous vote by the City of Richmond School Board in support of a revised Student Code of Responsible […]