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Judge Orders State To Do Better On Food Stamp Applications
CTNewsJunkie.com, 5/15/2013
The Long Wait for Wage Protections
April 30, 2013
LSC, White House Co-Host Forum on Increasing Access to Justice
HUSKY Change Would Put Poor Parents' Health Care At Risk
Hartford Courant, 3/22/2013
Budget panel likely to balk at Malloy's plan to restrict watchdog agencies
CTMirror.org, 3/22/2013
Right to Lawyer Can Be Empty Promise for Poor
New York Times, 3/15/2013
Pew Internet Project Report: Teens and Technology 2013
Navigating Justice: Self-Help Resources, Access To Justice, And Whose Job Is It Anyway?
Mississippi Law Journal
Social Services Department Moves Slowly Into Digital Age
CT News Junkie, 3/12/13
HUSKY Parent Says Malloy’s Health Care Changes Will Be Painful
CT News Junkie, 2/27/12
JOB OPENING: GHLA Executive Director
Prison and the Poverty Trap
New York Times, 2/19/2013
Hospital, Medicaid Cuts Promise Pain
CTNewsJunkie.com, 2/6/2013
Rep. Marcia Fudge to be top Democrat on subcommittee that oversees food stamps
The Plain Dealer, 1/22/13
Report Finds 45 Percent Jump In Poverty
CTNewsJunkie.com, 1/25/2013
New Report Finds Poverty Is On The Rise
CTNewsJunkie.com, 1/15/2013
Policy Brief: Low-Income Working Families: The Growing Economic Gap
The Working Poor Families Project, Winter 2012-2013
In Connecticut, Two Sides Of A Deep Economic Divide
NPR.org, 1/17/2013
Worrying About Electronic Benefits Deadline? Don’t
New York Times, 1/10/2013
Job at End Hunger CT! Applications due 1/25/13
Gov. Malloy Names Members of Sandy Hook Advisory Commission
Note that Atty. Kathy Flaherty of SLS is a member of this committee.
Free Legal Advice - But Does it Work?
Boston Globe, 12/23/2012
Malloy announces $170 million in Conn. budget cuts
Connecticut Post, 11/28/2012
Job Opening: Executive Director (Connecticut Voices for Children)
Report: Income Gap Widens
CTNewsJunkie.com, 11/15/2012
Pulling Apart: Connecticut Income Inequality 1977 to Present
Connecticut Voices for Children, 11/2012
Connecticut Law Tribune New Leaders in the Law 2012 Yearbook (See Alexis Smith, New Haven Legal Assistance, on page 44 and Margaret Middleton, Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, on page 31.)
Hartford Schools, Police Sign Agreement To Curb Student Arrests
Hartford Courant, 11/2/2012
Attorneys Seek Injunction to Stop Medicaid Eligibility Changes
CTMirror.org, 10/18/2012
Children's Law Center Ready To Grow
Connecticut Law Tribune, 10/15/2012
A Risky Lifeline for the Elderly Is Costing Some Their Homes
New York Times, 10/14/2012
Census Bureau Releases 2011 Poverty Data--Downward Trends Continue
The Shriver Brief, 9/13/2012
In-House Pro Bono in Connecticut Steps Forward
Pro Bono Institute, 9/7/2012
How I Helped Create A Flawed Mental Health System That’s Failed Millions—And My Son
A former state legislator experiences firsthand the devastating consequences of past policy mistakes—and imagines what he’d do differently now.
HealthAffairs.org
Urban Poor Can Overcome Digital Divide
New Haven Register, 8/28/2012
Lawyers across US urged to give more free services
Bloomberg Businessweek News, 8/19/2012
Helping citizens with temporary work permits
WTNH, 8/9/2012
Door Opens For “Dreamers”
New Haven Independent, 8/9/2012
Federal Suit Alleges Section 8 Housing Discrimination
Hartford Courant, 8/1/2012
US poverty on track to reach 46-year high; suburbs, underemployed workers, children hit hard
Washington Post, 7/22/2012
Gallo retains fire for social issues
HartfordBusiness.com, 7/16/2012
Study links child abuse to home foreclosures
NBCNews.com
Shipman & Goodwin Attorney Barry C. Hawkins Begins Term as President of Connecticut Bar Association
Hartford Courant, 7/12/2012
Health Care Advocates Take Complaint Directly To Feds
CT News Junkie, 7/2/2012
Supreme Court Upholds Obama's Healthcare Law
Washington Post, 6/28/2012
ABA to Tackle Technology Issues in Model Rules at August Meeting
Law Technology News, 6/25/2012
Plancher's Legal Work Honored
Greenwich Post, 6/24/2012
DSS concedes eligible low-income residents may be losing health care
Connecticut Mirror, 6/18/2012
State Backlog Wrongly Bounces Recipients Off Medicaid
Hartford Courant, 6/18/2012
Conn. Increases Court Fees to Boost Aid to Poor
Connecticut Post, 6/18/2012
Habitat Hails New Houses in the Hill
New Haven Independent, 6/18/2012
Legal Help for the Poor in 'State of Crisis'
National Public Radio, 6/15/2012
New Haven Legal Assistance hiring for Deputy Director and Staff Attorney positions.
From Jail To Honor Roll, Hartford High Graduate Took Hard Road To College
Hartford Courant, 6/14/2012
New CBA Prez Wants You: To Serve The Profession
Connecticut Law Tribune, 6/4/2012
DSS Computer System is Back Up
CT News Junkie, 5/25/2012
Community Courts on NPR's "Where We Live"
WNPR, 5/22/2012
Foreclosure Prevention Program Gets Major Share of Funds From Settlement
Hartford Courant, 5/21/2012
House Bill Strips Protections from Immigrant Women
Hartford Courant, 5/14/2012
Backward on Domestic Violence
New York Times, 5/13/2012
Unemployment Benefits End for 11,000
CT Mirror, 5/14/2012
Filing Fees Rise to Fill Legal Aid Needs
Connecticut Law Tribune, 5/14/2012
Video: Legal Advisor to U.S. State Dept. Harold Koh on how access to justice contributes to the rule of law.
White House Forum on the State of Civil Legal Assistance, 4/17/2012
How the poor cope with crisis
Poverty Matters Blog, 4/18/2012
Antipoverty Tax Program Offers Relief, Though Often Temporary
New York Times, 4/17/2012
A Racial Divide in School Discipline
Connecticut Post, 5/8/2012
$9G grant doubles fresh food SNAP value
New Haven Register, 5/4/2012
WHA looks to make units more liveable for handicapped
Record-Journal, 5/1/2012
2-1-1 Launches Re-Entry Directory of Services
Another Crisis Looming for Legal Aid?
Connecticut Law Tribune, 4/30/2012
Running Column: Finally, lawyers providing a good service
Stamford Advocate, 4/27/2012
Drained Legal Aid Fund Needs Cash Infusion
Hartford Courant, 4/20/2012
No Savings Are Found From Welfare Drug Tests
New York Times, 4/17/12
Save the Date: All State Connecticut Legal Services Picnic will be Friday, July 13, 2012
New Haven Legal Assistance 2012 Equal Access to Justice Reception on May 10, 2012
Welfare Limits Left Poor Adrift as Recession Hit
New York Times, 4/7/2012
Day Laborers Often Cheated Out of Weekly Pay
Connecticut Law Tribune, 4/9/2012
Editorial: Hot Training Sessions Will Help Children
Connecticut Law Tribune, 4/9/2012
Expelled Students Are More Likely to Drop Out, Get Arrested
Hartford Courant, 4/7/2012
This Job Sucks: Vacuum Case Class Action Granted
New Haven Independent, 3/28/2012
Ex-Kirby Employees Can Join Suit
The Day, 3/28/2012
State Supreme Court Holds Lawyers, Conservators Accountable in Probate Cases
Hartford Courant, 3/23/2012
Disabled Woman Fights Eviction Over 3-Pound Dog
Hartford Courant, 3/2/2012
What Did Congress Do to Combat Poverty in 2011?
The Shriver Brief, 2/23/2012
Sewage In Mobile Home Leads To Huge Court Award For Disabled Resident
Hartford Courant, 2/21/2012
Legal Aid Group Faces Steep Funding Cuts
NBC Connecticut, 2/10/12
Mortgage Abuse Settlement With Giant Banks Means Nearly $200M For Connecticut
Hartford Courant, 2/9/12
Magnets And Choice Can Close Education Gap
Hartford Courant, 2/5/2012
NHLAA Executive Director Search
Rocco’s Owner Spared Prison In "Slavery" Case
New Haven Independent, 2/2/12
HUSKY expanding, at least in name
CT Mirror, 11/01/2011
Health reform choice: For those just above Medicaid limit, private insurance or a state-run plan?
CT Mirror, 2/1/2012
New from LARCC:Research Brief on the State Basic Health Program
Too Many Danbury Residents Still Face Daily Struggles
News Times, 1/25/2012
State Sued Over Delays In Medical Care For Thousands Of Poor Patients
Hartford Courant, 1/9/2012
Class Action Alleges DSS Can’t Process Medicaid Apps In Timely Manner
CT News Junkie, 1/9/2012
Lawsuit: DSS understaffing produces illegal delays for Medicaid applicants
CT Mirror, 1/9/2012
Editorial: Access to Justice Hit By a Minibus
Connecticut Law Tribune, 1/2/2012
A Healthy Dose Of Advocacy
Connecticut Law Tribune, 12/26/2011
Waiting list for public housing over 2,000 deep
Connecticut Post, 12/17/2011
School Arrests Bring New Scrutiny, Reforms
New Haven Independent, 12/13/2011
Complaint Says City Schools Fail To Meet Special Education Needs
Hartford Courant, 11/10/2011
Legal Aid Battle Inspired Future Judges
Connecticut Law Tribune, 11/7/2011
Pardons on the Rise in Connecticut
Public News Service, 11/3/2011
Supreme Court Weighs Lawyer Immunity Limits
Connecticut Law Tribune, 10/31/2011
Downtown Apartment Building Illegally Billing Tenants For Electricity
Hartford Courant, 10/21/2011
Taking Steps To Turn Pro Bono Interest Into Action
Connecticut Law Tribune, 10/17/2011
Fuel Banks in the Region Face a Tough Season Ahead
Litchfield County Times, 10/12/2011
White House Honors Four Legal Aid Attorneys as Champions of Change
Legal Services Corporation press release, 10/11/2011
Legal Aid Support Desperately Needed
Hartford Courant, 10/4/2011
Alternative program makes changes
The Hour, 10/5/2011
Providence, Hartford lead US in Latino joblessness
Boston.com, 10/3/2011
New Britain Housing Court Will Remain Open
CT News Junkie, September 30, 2011
State Awards Health Care Contract To Nonprofit
CT News Junkie, September 29, 2011
More Lawyers Need To Step In To Aid The Poor
Hartford Courant, September 29, 2011
Audit: DSS gave benefits to dead people
CTMirror.com, September 29, 2011
Supreme Court Chief Justice Rogers Receives Award For Serving Families with Cognitive Limitations
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, September 27, 2011
Comcast offers low-cost Internet access for low-income families
Malloy plan would end heat aid to gas and electric utility customers
CTMirror.com, September 14, 2011
Waging War: The Fight Against Wage Theft in New Haven
Campus Progress, September 13, 2011
Old Rowe To New Rowe: Move Happens Quick
New Haven Independent, September 8, 2011
Noncitizens Struggle After Losing Health Benefits
Hartford Courant, September 1, 2011
State: Hartford Schools Did Not Provide Required Services For Those With Learning Disabilities
Hartford Courant, August 26, 2011
Addressing the Justice Gap
New York Times, August 23, 2011
Derby Must Pay $750,000 In Housing Discrimination Lawsuit
Valley Independent Sentinel, August 2, 2011
Social Security Field Offices to Begin Closing to the Public a Half Hour Early
Derby must pay $750G in special needs housing suit
New Haven Register, July 30, 2011
New Haven man faces prison time on strangulation charge
New Haven Register, July 29, 2011
DCF complies with court settlement on children's mental health
CT Mirror, July 26, 2011
The Glastonbury Section 8 waiting list is open
English | Spanish
Job Opportunity: Administrative Assistant, Center for Children's Advocacy
Anti-Bias Agency Feels Sting Of State Budget Crisis
Connecticut Law Tribune, July 11, 2011
Malloy Replaces Controversial Family Magistrate Oliveira
Hartford Courant, July 10, 2011
Buying Legal Help On An A La Carte Basis
Connecticut Law Tribune, June 27, 2011
Bar Honors Judge Holzberg
Hartford Courant, June 22, 2011
Vacuum Salespeople Lawsuit: This Job Sucks
New Haven Independent, June 22, 2011
Statewide Legal Services is seeking a Managing Attorney
In-Home Sellers Charge Kirby with Deception
The Day, June 21, 2011
Legal Aid Advocates Using Online Resources More Than Ever Before
Techno.la, June 20, 2011
Even After Mortgage Modification, Shoddy Bank Practices Hurt Homeowners
ProPublica.com, June 2, 2011
Pro Bono Award: No Paycheck, No Problem
Connecticut Law Tribune, May 30, 2011
Webinar: Claiming Our Role as Human Rights Lawyers - How a Human Rights Framework Can Advance Our Advocacy
Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Legislation aims to help juvenile offenders return to school
The CT Mirror, May 4, 2011
Education vs. Incarceration: The Real Cost of Failing Our Kids
Premieres on CPTV, May 3rd at 9:00 p.m.
Repeats May 17th at 11:00 p.m. and May 22nd at 10:00 a.m.
Photos of Swearing In of Healthcare Advocate Vicki Veltri
Apply for NWLC's 2011 Progressive Leadership Advocacy Network (PLAN) Program. The deadline for applications is May 20.
Champion of Children Award Winners Announced for New Haven and Hartford
Conntact.com, April 1, 2011
Connecticut Will Carry On Through Federal Shutdown
Hartford Courant, April 6, 2011
Many Low-Wage Jobs Seen as Failing to Meet Basic Needs
New York Times, March 31, 2011
What can we learn if we assume Greiner and Pattanayak are right?
By: Steve Eppler-Epstein at Concurring Opinions, March 28, 2011
Save the Date: Third Annual Mildred & Richard Loving Civil Rights Award Dinner
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Pfizer to assist with 'pro bono' legal project
The Day, 2/27/2011
Legal "Angel" Rescues Trapped Wife
New Haven Independent, 2/25/2011
Portraits of Homelessness in Connecticut (executive summary)
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness
State Will Self-Insure to Save on Costs
Hartford Courant, 2/9/2011
Cut HMOs Out of HUSKY Health Care
Courant.com web version | Scanned print version
Hartford Courant, 02/06/2011
Bakery Owner Pleads Guilty
New Haven Independent, 1/27/2011
Housing Suit Focuses on Payment Methods
Connecticut Law Tribune, 1/24/11
The CT Department of Labor has “gone green” with a completely paperless system of Unemployment Benefit payments. Click here to learn more. Also available in Spanish.
Virgin Mobile offers free cellphones to low-income state residents
Hartford Courant, 1/5/2011
Please join GHLA's Board and Staff in welcoming Branford Brown to the Connecticut Legal Aid community!
Changes to Judicial Branch Fee Waiver Forms
Learn more...
Dozen Who Made A Difference: A Champion For Those With Special Needs
Connecticut Law Tribune, 12/27/2010
Introduction to Working with Limited English-Proficient Clients
Center for Legal Aid Education
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Increasing Opportunity: Improving the Jobs First Employment Services Program
Sponsored by CABHN and the Welfare Working Group of Connecticut
Connecticut high court hears immigrant-benefits case
Middletown Press, December 1, 2010
LSC Updates: A Publication of the Legal Services Corporation
November 24, 2010
Webster Bank Voted Connecticut's Best Bank for Legal Services for Fourth Year Running
PR Newswire, November 22, 2010
State heating aid fund nearly broke
The CT Mirror, November 15, 2010
There's Help Available to Avoid Foreclosure
Hartford Courant, November 14, 2010
This Vet Found Hope After All
New Haven Independent, November 11, 2010
Health Leadership Fellows selected
New Britain Herald, November 9, 2010
LSC Updates: A Publication of the Legal Services Corporation
October 22, 2010
Doing Good In Troubled Times
Connecticut Law Tribune, October 11, 2010
Susan B. Anthony Project Holds 22nd Annual Candlelight Vigil
Courant.com, October 4, 2010
Lawmakers reject Rell plan to cut heating aid for 18,800 low-income families
CT Mirror, September 22, 2010
Next Conn. governor's plans for DCF could differ
Connecticut Post, August 28, 2010
Connecticut bar to narrow questions about prospective lawyers' mental illness
Law.com, August 26, 2010
Solving problems in school without police
Meriden Record Journal, August 25, 2010
A legal haven for web-savvy poor people Connecticut Law Tribune, August 23, 2010
Attorney gets back into the world of competitive backgammon
Law.com, August 19, 2010
New website offers legal advice to the masses
Stamford Advocate and Connecticut Post, August 14, 2010
Rizzitelli’s testimony continues in housing discrimination case
Valley Independent Sentinel, August 11, 2010
Rizzitelli takes the stand
Valley Independent Sentinel, August 1, 2010
New program keeping troubled youths out of judicial system
Connecticut Post, July 25, 2010
This job fair opened an extra door
New Haven Independent, July 23, 2010
Ex-offenders, homeless flock to New Haven Green for job fair
New Haven Register, July 23, 2010
Bill fixes glitch that hurt jobless who took temporary work
Hartford Courant, July 21, 2010
Foreclosures jump 61 percent in New London County for first half of year
The Day, July 16, 2010
Going it alone in Connecticut courts
Hartford Courant, July 11, 2010
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State orders Courtland Gardens to remain open
Stamford Advocate, July 2, 2010
Courtland Gardens urged to stay open
Stamford Advocate, June 8, 2010
Stalled HUSKY program offers savings for state
by Sheldon Toubman
CTMirror.org, June 7, 2010
State Orders City To Overhaul, Move Transitional Learning Academy
Hartford Courant, June 2, 2010
The Next Wave: Some experts now anticipate a second wave of foreclosures in Connecticut, especially if the job market continues to languish
Connecticut Magazine, June 2010
Complications of Culture
Hartford Courant, May 26, 2010
Law students and professors examine human rights in Nicaragua
LAA's Amy Eppler-Epstein, Jane Grossman and Sheila Hayre were presenters at the conference.
Quinnipiac University School of Law, May 25, 2010
Betty Gallo Honored by the Connecticut Fair Housing Center
Hartford Courant, May 22, 2010
Attorney Anne Louise Blanchard of Connecticut Legal Services Joins U.S. Kayaking Team
Connecticut Law Tribune, May 17, 2010
Standing Up for Students Who Get in Trouble
Connecticut Law Tribune, March 1, 2010