Guiding Families to a Fair Day in Court

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/29/guiding-poor-families-to-a-fair-day-in-court

David Bornstein

The New York Times

29 May 2015

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Millions of families of arrested individuals do not know what to do to help, how to obtain a lawyer, or what the process entails in the court system. Created by Albert Cobarrubius Justice Project, participatory defense is a type of community organizing that teaches and empowers people who face criminal charges. Individuals know how to work with attorneys in order to navigate the system and ultimately feel equipped to become drivers of their own change.

When Lenders Won't Listen

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/10/when-lenders-wont-listen

David Bornstein

The New York Times

10 December 2010

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In part, miscommunication between bankers, brokers and homeowners created the 2008 economic crisis. Protection laws mandating better labeling and trusted third-party intermediaries could improve communication and help prevent another crisis.

When Poverty Makes You Sick, a Lawyer Can Be the Cure

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/when-poverty-makes-you-sick-a-lawyer-can-be-the-cure

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

17 July 2014

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Being poor can make you sick because of where you work, live and eat. Medical-legal partnerships, in hospitals U.S. cities, are attacking these social determinants through legal aid to the poor, often class-action lawsuits.

Why American Cities Are Fighting to Attract Immigrants

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/07/us-cities-immigrants-economy/398987

Ted Hesson

The Atlantic

21 July 2015

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Despite their stigma, foreign-born populations are helping the economy of U.S. cities. Welcoming America is a national network of organizations that preach the economic upside of immigration and in this way attract immigrants to certain cities and improve their experience.

Why are low income students not showing up to college, even though they have been accepted?

http://hechingerreport.org/why-are-low-income-students-not-showing-up-to-college-even-though-they-have-been-accepted

Meredith Kolodner

The Hechinger Report

14 August 2015

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Forty percent of low-income students accepted to college never start school because of a fear of debt and feelings they don't belong. A New York college access organization is using peer-mentoring to help perspective students jump over the hurtles.

Why doctors are prescribing legal aid for patients in need

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/doctors-prescribing-legal-aid-patients-need

Jackie Judd

PBS NewsHour

2 September 2015

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Many U.S. medical systems are using medical-legal partnerships to help disadvantaged patients who need help navigating problems with landlords and insurers that interfere with their health.

Migration outlier: How Nicaragua escaped neighbors' deadly spiral

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/28/us-usa-immigration-nicaragua-idUSKBN0GS0AM20140828

Ivan Castro

Reuters

28 August 2014

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Crushing poverty and extreme violence - fueled by drug trafficking and police corruption - are behind a mass migration of Central American children to the United States in recent months that has overwhelmed U.S. border resources and driven illegal immigration to the fore in U.S. congressional elections. But the United Nations has praised Nicaragua's security model, which includes social services to help youths in gangs find jobs as well as sport programs like little-league baseball teams.

How Former Prisoners are Set up to Fail, Especially if They're Women

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a36907/prisoners-reentry-programs

Jean Friedman-Rudovsky

Cosmopolitan

25 February 2015

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A Department of Justice study reported that about 75 percent of those released in 2005 were rearrested, and women prisoners often have a harder time re-entering society after release. A New Way of Life (ANWOL) is a Los Angeles transitional living facility that has helped more than 750 women stay out of prison by offering housing, case management, mental health and substance treatment, and job training.

Can mobile homes save home ownership?

https://www.deseret.com/2015/4/27/20563519/can-mobile-homes-save-home-ownership#home-prices-have-gone-up-and-wages-have-stagnated-home-ownership-the-cornerstone-of-the-american-dream-is-flagging-enter-the-manufactured-home-its-half-the-cost-and-it-may-be-the-new-ticket-to-the-american-dream

Lane Anderson

Deseret News

27 April 2015

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Thirty-five percent of Americans will never own their home and risk a rent increase or eviction. Owned Communities USA enables working-class families to become home owners through manufactured homes, loans, and legal aid.

In Famine, Vouchers Can Be Tickets to Survival

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/in-famine-vouchers-can-be-tickets-to-survival

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

27 October 2011

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World Concern, a Seattle-based Christian humanitarian group, provides people around the world with vouchers they can use in select markets, rather than the traditional emergency food aid of rice and other grains. In Dhobley, Somalia, the solution of vouchers quickens the process of receiving the food and contributes to the local economy.