A recent Philadelphia Bar Association analysis recommended that the city invest $3.5 million per year to cover the cost of legal representation for low income tenants facing eviction in order to save $45.2 million in public costs associated with homelessness and displacement. The study found that between 2007 and 2016, 80 percent of landlords were […]
CLASI Named Top Workplace for 3rd Year in a Row
For the third year in a row, CLASI made the list of Top Workplaces in Delaware. This year CLASI finished fourth of all companies with less than 100 employees, and first among non-profits of that size. Find the details on Delaware Online. CLASI also received special recognition for having scored the highest in the state, […]
CLASI Attorney to Ride 350 Miles to Support Legal Aid
CLASI Advocacy Director John Whitelaw and his sons Brendan and Simon are riding bicycles 350 miles along the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal trails from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC from May 26 – 29, 2018. Your donation to the Combined Campaign for Justice in honor of this epic ride will support the work legal […]
Social Return on Investment Study Finds 723% Return on Investment in Legal Aid
A recently completed study on the social return on investment in legal aid in Delaware found that every $1 investment in legal aid returns $7.23 in economic benefit for Delaware and its communities. These benefits include personal or community, inferred health improvements, and efficient increased access to justice. Read a four page summary of report, or the […]
CLASI Helps New Mom Obtain Home and Medical Care
CLASI has helped a new mom who was in the United States on asylum to navigate a number of legal problems, most of which she didn’t even realize were legal issues. As a new mom participating in the Nurse-Family Partnership, she was receiving home visits from a nurse to check up on her health and […]
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