Justice Center News

Toward a Public Defender System for Immigrants, by Lynn M. Kelly

by CBJC StaffJuly 2, 2014

A terrific leap forward for justice has happened in New York City. The City Bar Justice Center applauds the New York City Council’s allocation of $4.9 million in new funding for the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) in this year’s city budget.

Welcoming Our Summer Interns

by CBJC StaffJune 25, 2014

The City Bar Justice Center is pleased to be hosting ten interns this summer. Our interns will all be working on different projects at the CBJC, including the Veterans Assistance Project, the Elderlaw/Cancer Advocacy Project, the Immigrant Women and Children Project, the Legal Clinic for the Homeless, and more.

Double Jeopardy: Navigating U.S. Immigration as a Non-Resident Cancer Patient – by Vivienne Duncan

by CBJC StaffJune 23, 2014

For anyone, receiving a cancer diagnosis triggers anxiety and a determination to find the best medical treatment available. For those living in countries without adequate cancer care options, seeking medical treatment in the United States may seem to be their best hope, and some will pursue that option.

Immigrant Women & Children Project Honored by Volunteer

by CBJC StaffJune 20, 2014

The Immigrant Women & Children Project (IWC) at the City Bar Justice Center was recently honored by one of our volunteers, Sandra Edmund, an Administrative Legal Assistant at Time Warner Corporate, with a donation of $5000.

Primed for Foreclosure – Top Five Reasons for Mortgage Distress

by CBJC StaffJune 2, 2014

When New York City homeowners come to the City Bar Justice Center’s Lawyers’ Foreclosure Intervention Network (LFIN), they seek to avoid foreclosure and keep their family in their home. The overwhelming majority of LFIN clients become unable to pay their mortgages because of significant changes in their financial situation.

City Bar Justice Center Launches LGBT Advocacy Project

by CBJC StaffMay 28, 2014

The City Bar Justice Center has launched the LGBT Advocacy Project to provide direct civil legal services to low-income LGBT New Yorkers. Seed money for the initiative has been provided by the Tiger Baron Foundation.