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Fundraising & Racial Justice The Legal Aid Justice Center partners with communities and clients to achieve justice by dismantling systems that create and perpetuate poverty. Because we live in a racially structured society that causes racial inequities across systems, we believe we cannot effectively address poverty without addressing race. And because poverty is a racial justice issue, it follows that wealth is a racial justice […]
Read moreBig Wins – LAJC at the 2021 Legislative Session
The 2021 General Assembly session is wrapping up, and all the bills and budget amendments that passed the Virginia House and Senate are on their way to the Governor to be signed into law. Successfully advocating for legislation at the GA is a tough job in the best of circumstances, but during a pandemic, with […]
Read moreTransformative Record Sealing Law Passes
download pdf version here Today, Virginians are one step away from a major victory: criminal record sealing that is automatic, equitable, free, and far reaching. Bills (SB1339, HB2113) that will greatly expand and improve the process of sealing criminal records have successfully passed both houses and are awaiting Governor Northam’s signature. Criminal records are […]
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Cecilia Hernandez
Cecilia came to LAJC in September 2020. Originally from Mexico, Cecilia knows first-hand what it is to lack worker protections, and since her arrival to Eastern Shore in 2007, she has been engaged in her community. She volunteered with SPARK (Shore People Advancing Readiness for Knowledge), the objective of which was for parents to spend […]
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Chris Florez
Chris joined Legal Aid Justice Center in February 2021. Prior to joining LAJC, Chris worked as an IT consultant and administrator with local non-profits, supporting a variety of operational and programmatic needs. Prior to moving to Charlottesville in 2017, Chris served as the Manager of Digital Learning for Aspire Public Schools in Memphis, TN. In […]
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Kathy Nuñes Arebalo
Kathy joined Legal Aid Justice Center in 2021. Previously she worked as a paralegal at an immigration law firm. As an undergraduate student, Kathy worked with other student organizers to build coalitions to further advance the needs of underserved students. She will receive her B.A. in Global Affairs with a minor in biology from George […]
Read moreGA Session 2021 – LAJC Priorities
Download PDF version here Criminal Legal System Reform Expungement – Virginia’s criminal records expungement law is in urgent need of change. We must create an automatic expungement system that is equitable, far-reaching, automatic, and free. Court Fines and Fees – Monies owed by those with criminal legal system involvement is a serious barrier to their ability […]
Read moreVirginia Eviction Stories – Adolfo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yggT1jHpKa4&feature=youtu.be After suffering a serious illness, Adolfo and his family found themselves facing eviction. Fortunately, he found help. If you are concerned about keeping your home during the COVID-19 pandemic click here to learn more about your rights through federal and state policies.
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