Justice Center News
The Justice Center News blog features our advocacy on issues affecting low-income New Yorkers today and the latest CBJC happenings. For press releases, click here. For publications, click here.
New Justice Center Project Provides Needed Resource for Low-Income Callers to Legal Hotline
by CBJC StaffApril 2, 2013
The City Bar Justice Center has established a Planning and Estates Law Project for low-income callers to its Legal Hotline, and will soon establish a regularly scheduled clinic to advise low-income people on personal planning, end of life, and estate matters.
Read moreHuman Trafficking in the U.S.: Concrete Solutions for Better Data Collection
by CBJC StaffMarch 6, 2013
Better data collection on human trafficking, particularly on labor trafficking, would help service providers allocate limited resources and help prevent trafficking in the future, according to a white paper by the Immigrant Women & Children project (IWC) of the City Bar Justice Center.
Read moreSandy Response Update: Contractor Issues Emerge — by Victor Tello
by CBJC StaffFebruary 6, 2013
The City Bar Justice Center legal clinic is now firmly in place at the Arverne Restoration Center in the Rockaways.
Read moreMeeting with Sister Kaeru and the Anti-Trafficking Network
by CBJC StaffJanuary 29, 2013
In honor of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project and the New York Anti-trafficking Network hosted a breakfast today for service providers and government agencies that work on the issue of human trafficking.
Read moreTaking Action in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
by CBJC StaffJanuary 17, 2013
In commemoration of Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women and Children Project, in collaboration with Pfizer Legal Alliance, hosted “Take Action: Stop Human Trafficking Now,” a panel discussion at the New York City Bar Association on January 14th.
Read moreVictor Tello Joins Justice Center as Coordinating Attorney for Sandy Disaster Relief
by CBJC StaffJanuary 10, 2013
The City Bar Justice Center has hired Victor M. Tello as its Coordinating Attorney for Disaster Relief. Tello will centralize the Justice Center’s various activities in training and mobilizing volunteer attorneys to assist in Superstorm Sandy relief.
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