Legal Clinic for the Homeless Archives | City Bar Justice Center

CBJC Holds Successful Immigration Law Clinic for Homeless Families

by CBJC StaffMay 27, 2016

“You don’t need to be afraid of us,” said Laura Berger in Spanish to the room filled with homeless families at Nelson Avenue Family residence. “We’re here to help you.” Most of the households included one or more family members who were undocumented and residing at the shelter.

Improving Nutrition for the Homeless

by CBJC StaffApril 21, 2016

Alidia D. came to the legal clinic crying, “My little son is wasting away. He won’t eat the shelter food. When we entered this shelter his weight was at the 50th percentile, and now it has dropped to the 5th percentile. He is anemic.”

The Legal Rights of Domestic Violence Victims

by CBJC StaffOctober 20, 2015

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence, domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness for women and their families.

Paying it Forward – High School Intern Partners on Stratford House Clothing Drive – by Ben Wojnar

by CBJC StaffJune 29, 2015

On the morning of Tuesday, June 25th, I drove down to the South Bronx from Westchester in my Honda Civic. In the car’s back seat, front seat, and trunk were clothes that I had gathered to drop off at the Stratford House with Kendra Oke, who is organizing a clothing drive in July for the tenants of the low-income housing development.<

A Series of Small Wins Strengthens the Safety Net for Homeless Families – by Lisa Pearlstein

by CBJC StaffJune 17, 2015

More than 30 years ago, organizational theorist Karl Wieck observed that in the face of overwhelming social problems like homelessness, we can feel helpless to do anything. However, in Weick’s thought-provoking article “Small Wins: Redefining the Scale of Social Problems,” he suggests that we view massive issues as a series of smaller problems that can be affected by small wins. Once a small win has been accomplished, forces are set in motion that favor another small win; new allies suggest solutions and old opponents change their habits.

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.

Whatever it Takes: A Legal Clinic for the Homeless Story

by CBJC StaffDecember 7, 2011

Lisa Pearlstein, Director of the Justice Center’s Legal Clinic for the Homeless project, met a new client named Karen and her six-year-old son at one of our clinics at a homeless shelter in September.