Rural

Disaster Preparedness: Promoting Heartland Disaster Help

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:15:03 +0000

Disaster Preparedness: Promoting Heartland Disaster Help sierra-chacona… Fri, 12/13/2024 - 14:15

In this infographic, learn about how LSC grantees can integrate LSC's Heartland Disaster Help website into their legal aid services nationwide.

Promoting Heartland Disaster Help

Grantees will learn about how they can use LSC's Heartland Disaster Help (HDH) website to:

1. Keep their client populations informed about disaster preparation and recovery,

2. Share tools for communities in the 10 Heartland states to assess their personal risk levels, and

3. Enhance their disaster preparedness outreach.

Read about the different tools the HDH website provides for grantees in the Heartland states and nationwide that help low-income populations prepare for and recover from natural disasters.

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“By integrating the Heartland Disaster Help website into their legal aid services, LSC grantees can help support community resilience and preparedness.”

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How Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Advocates for Native Populations

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:28:13 +0000

How Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Advocates for Native Populations sierra-chacona… Wed, 09/25/2024 - 15:28

In this case study, learn how Oklahoma Indian Legal Services builds trust and relationships with tribal nations to deliver legal services.

Ensuring Tribal Justice: How Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Advocates for Native Populations

Grantees will learn how Oklahoma Indian Legal Services (OILS):

1. Builds trust and relationships with tribal nations through consistent in-person presence,
2. Navigates challenges and barriers to service delivery with cultural humility, and
3. Uses innovative service delivery methods like the Disaster Navigator bus.

Hear from OILS Executive Director Stephanie Hudson about lessons learned and replicable practices for LSC grantees serving Indigenous populations.

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“Over half of OILS's staff are members of tribal nations, and this diverse team helps OILS navigate the complexities of the tribal landscape."

Stephanie Hudson

Executive Director, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services

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Traveling the Distance to Train Tribal Lay Advocates

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:24:26 +0000

Traveling the Distance to Train Tribal Lay Advocates sierra-chacona… Thu, 08/08/2024 - 10:24

In this case study, learn how the Montana Legal Services Association expanded its legal aid capacity in rural and tribal communities through the Montana Tribal Advocacy Incubator Project.

Montana Legal Services Association: Traveling the Distance to Train Tribal Lay

Grantees will learn how the Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA):

1. Built the Tribal Advocacy Incubator (TAI) Project to expand legal aid capacity;

2. Developed an education program to recruit, train, and mentor tribal lay advocates; and

3. Addressed gaps in training and quality representation by standardizing practices.

Hear from Kathryn Seaton, Tribal Law Attorney at MLSA, and Valerie Falls Down, TAI Project Coordinator, about partnering with tribal courts to recruit, train, mentor, and support tribal lay advocates to provide legal assistance to low-income Native Americans.

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“The Montana Legal Services Association’s Tribal Advocacy Incubator Project originated with an understanding: Montana’s legal community is small, and the number of people who practice tribal law is even smaller.”

Kathryn Seaton

Tribal Law Attorney, Montana Legal Services Association

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Montana

Building Bridges Across the Digital Divide

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:12:49 +0000

Building Bridges Across the Digital Divide sierra-chacona… Wed, 08/07/2024 - 12:12

Learn how Legal Services of North Florida launched mobile units to reach low income residents facing digital challenges in this case study.

Legal Services of North Florida: Building Bridges Across the Digital Divide

Grantees will learn how Legal Services of North Florida (LSNF):

1. Implemented digital solutions and outreach for increased legal aid demands;

2. Created and sent mobile units to areas recovering from natural disasters; and

3. Increased housing assistance cases and digital intake capacity

Hear from Leslie Powell-Boudreaux, Executive Director of LSNF, and Charlotte Waters, Communications Director, about measures SNF took to increase its online intake capacity, manage case logistics, and educate court personnel about digital challenge facing its clients during natural disasters.

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”LSNF’s multimedia outreach on social media, radio, and printed fliers throughout Hurricane Michael’s recovery efforts and COVID-19 contributed to a large increase in housing assistance applications, particularly for evictions.”

Charlotte Waters

Communications Director, Legal Services of North Florida

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Florida

Expanding Services to Bridge the Digital Divide

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:29:17 +0000

Expanding Services to Bridge the Digital Divide sierra-chacona… Mon, 07/29/2024 - 11:29

Learn how Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota established legal kiosks and mobile legal aid offices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dialing Up: How Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota Expanded Its Services to Bridge the Digital Divide

Grantees will learn how Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota (LSNM):

1. Assisted communities cut off by the digital divide;

2. Instituted resource, technology, and emergency staffing infrastructure; and

3. Established legal kiosks and mobile legal aid offices.

Hear from Anne Hoefgen, Executive Director of Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota (LSNM), and Kelly Wencl, Communications & Outreach Coordinator, about approaches to increase accessibility, rapid assistance, community partnerships, and outreach to communities cut off by the digital divide.

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"LSNM focused on ‘pandemic positives’: learning how to serve people and use resources better based on lessons gleaned from these challenges."

Anne Hoefgen

Executive Director, Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota

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Michigan

Moving Beyond Lawyer-Based Solutions with Community Justice Workers

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:49:59 +0000

Moving Beyond Lawyer-Based Solutions with Community Justice Workers sierra-chacona… Mon, 07/29/2024 - 10:49

Learn about how Alaska ��˶�� built and implemented the Community Justice Worker Program, an initiative to train community members to address their neighbors' legal needs.

Alaska Legal Services: Moving Beyond Lawyer-Based Solutions with Community Justice Workers

Grantees will learn how Alaska ��˶�� (ALSC):

1. Expanded delivery of legal assistance and advice

2. Established strategic and collaborative partnership

3. Recruited and trained community members

Hear from Nikole Nelson, former Executive Director of ALSC and founding Chief Executive Officer of Frontline Justice, about how the organization conducted outreach, recruitment, training, and case handling for its Community Justice Workers.

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"Community Justice Workers are an integral part of ALSC’s efforts to reach clients in the most remote areas of Alaska. Whereas most legal aid and pro bono attorneys operate in urban areas, CJWs often live and work in rural and tribal Alaska."

Nikole Nelson

Chief Executive Officer, Frontline Justice

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Alaska

LSC’s Rural Justice Task Force to Hold Oklahoma City Field Hearing

richardsons@lsc.gov — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:02:44 +0000

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Rural Summer Legal Corps May Training

riversj@lsc.gov — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:13:10 +0000

Rural Summer Legal Corps May Training riversj@lsc.gov Thu, 03/17/2022 - 16:13

May 24, 2022 | 12:00am - May 27, 2022 | 11:59pm •

Washington, DC

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Rural Summer Legal Corps (RSLC)

Rural

Training

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty

richardsons@lsc.gov — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:06:31 +0000

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty richardsons@lsc.gov Tue, 03/08/2022 - 10:06

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richardsons@lsc.gov — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:42:28 +0000

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Rural

Disaster Preparedness: Promoting Heartland Disaster Help

Promoting Heartland Disaster Help

“By integrating the Heartland Disaster Help website into their legal aid services, LSC grantees can help support community resilience and preparedness.”

Building Bridges Across the Digital Divide

Library Partnerships During Disaster Recovery

Free Course: Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters

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How Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Advocates for Native Populations

Ensuring Tribal Justice: How Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Advocates for Native Populations

“Over half of OILS's staff are members of tribal nations, and this diverse team helps OILS navigate the complexities of the tribal landscape."

Traveling the Distance to Train Tribal Lay Advocates

Moving Beyond Lawyer-Based Solutions with Community Justice Workers

Capital Fundraising Campaign

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Montana Legal Services Association: Traveling the Distance to Train Tribal Lay

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Transforming Volunteer Training with the Pro Bono Training Institute

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Legal Services of North Florida: Building Bridges Across the Digital Divide

”LSNF’s multimedia outreach on social media, radio, and printed fliers throughout Hurricane Michael’s recovery efforts and COVID-19 contributed to a large increase in housing assistance applications, particularly for evictions.”

Expanding Services to Bridge the Digital Divide

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Free Course: Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters

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Expanding Services to Bridge the Digital Divide

Dialing Up: How Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota Expanded Its Services to Bridge the Digital Divide

"LSNM focused on ‘pandemic positives’: learning how to serve people and use resources better based on lessons gleaned from these challenges."

Building Bridges Across the Digital Divide

Eviction and COVID-19 Cases

Library Partnerships During Disaster Recovery

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Alaska Legal Services: Moving Beyond Lawyer-Based Solutions with Community Justice Workers

"Community Justice Workers are an integral part of ALSC’s efforts to reach clients in the most remote areas of Alaska. Whereas most legal aid and pro bono attorneys operate in urban areas, CJWs often live and work in rural and tribal Alaska."

Traveling the Distance to Train Tribal Lay Advocates

Transforming Volunteer Training with the Pro Bono Training Institute

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