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Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Face Challenges Accessing Menstrual Products
by CBJC StaffAugust 10, 2021
For many among the approximately 45,000 individuals currently living in New York City shelters, menstrual products represent a basic and critical need. Lack of access to and affordability of menstrual products places a significant burden on the lives of those who are experiencing homelessness.
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Legal Clinic for the Homeless Secures the Basics for Shelter Residents During the Pandemic
by Lisa Pearlstein, Esq. and Kyara MartinezNovember 19, 2020
Every person deserves food on their plate and a stable roof over their head. Unfortunately, hunger and homelessness are a reality for far too many people.
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Homeless Need Internet Access to Find a Home: A Client Story – Part 2
by CBJC StaffJune 24, 2020
In Part 1 of “Homeless Need Internet Access to Find a Home”, the City Bar Justice Center published a white paper from meetings with shelter residents in 2019 showing homeless family shelters didn’t have reliable Wi-Fi and access to technology. We surveyed 84 families and shared their struggles to find work, do homework, and locate permanent housing. The white paper also looked at other cities that were able to provide Wi-Fi to their homeless population.
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Homeless Need Internet Access to Find a Home: The City Bar Justice Center Documents Lack of Technology in NYC Homeless Shelters – Part 1
by Cheryl LopezMay 20, 2020
The lack of access to technology – specifically Internet access – in homeless shelters severely hampers shelter residents in finding permanent housing, a report by the City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) finds. Further, the report highlights how lack of access to the Internet and technology creates significant academic barriers for homeless students – an issue that is suddenly front and center as schools moved to remote learning during the COVID-19 crisis.
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The Legal Clinic for the Homeless is on a Mission to Support New York City’s Most Vulnerable During COVID-19
by CBJC StaffMay 19, 2020
New Yorkers served by the City Bar Justice Center’s Legal Clinic for the Homeless (LCH) are among the most vulnerable community members who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Since then, LCH has been highly responsive in addressing the immediate needs of their clients, mainly homeless and poverty-stricken New Yorkers in need of essential public assistance benefits to make it through the pandemic.
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A Dream Turned Reality: Mother Overcomes Struggles Faced by Homeless, Undocumented Immigrants in NYC
by Cheryl LopezFebruary 21, 2020
Recognizing the disproportionate burdens some underserved populations face, the City Bar Justice Center’s (CBJC) projects often join forces to help clients in need. The Legal Clinic for the Homeless (LCH) and the Immigrant Justice Project (IJP) worked together to assist Ellen A.S., a single mother in search of securing essential resources for the well-being and survival of her family.
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Homeless Kids with Special Needs Start the School Year
by adminOctober 9, 2019
It’s mid-October and school is now in full swing for the over 1.1 million students in the New York City school system. But for one in 10 of these students, who are homeless – a number which rises to one in 8 of students below 5th grade – the new school year brings additional difficulties on top of … Continue reading Homeless Kids with Special Needs Start the School Year
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Single Mothers of Color Struggle Most in NYC Family Shelters
by adminJune 4, 2019
Approximately 63,000 people sleep in New York City’s municipal shelter system each night, and thousands more sleep on park benches, in the streets, or in other public spaces. As rents and the cost of living in the city increase, more and more New Yorkers have found themselves in the shelter system with nowhere else to … Continue reading Single Mothers of Color Struggle Most in NYC Family Shelters
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Pro Bono Volunteer Paul Winke Helps Homeless Legal Clinic Score Victory
by Michael FilMay 2, 2018
On an unseasonably warm day in December 2013, former New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman held a press conference at NYU to announce a new initiative making it easier for thousands of in-house corporate counsel to provide pro bono services. Speaking to the assembled group, he said “Isn’t it a tribute to the corporate spirit when … Continue reading Pro Bono Volunteer Paul Winke Helps Homeless Legal Clinic Score Victory
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