LAE is at risk of having our MOHCD-funded housing justice grant cut by 60% this coming fiscal year and eliminated entirely the following fiscal year. We know this is not just affecting us. The city is also scheduled to cut $4.5 million from senior programs, which will impact many of …
Today it’s more important than ever to join together. Nationally, we face efforts to dismantle the very programs — housing, healthcare and income — that were created to protect older adults like Medicare, MediCal and the Older Americans Act. This is why LAE is so important, because in the face …
Aid groups’ attorneys beg City Hall not to pull support for extremely low-income residents on the brink of homelessness. San Francisco is experiencing a surge in eviction court filings that has taken even the most seasoned eviction defense lawyers by surprise. “I’ve been doing eviction defense work for a lot …
MOHCD (Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development) budget hearing
As our Excelsior Legal Collaborative (ELC) celebrates its Fifth Anniversary, we reflect both on the success of this collaborative model and the continuing need for legal services. Since 2020, Legal Assistance to the Elderly (LAE) has led the ELC, an innovative partnership with the Asian Law Caucus (ALC), Jubilee Immigration …
