Congratulations to the Healthy Beginnings program at Christiana Care on its 10 year anniversary. The Healthy Beginnings Program is partially funded by the Delaware Division of Public Health and is a partner in CLASI’s Medical-Legal Partnership Program. CLASI received this letter in appreciation of our partnership.
Recent threats of violence aimed at the Siegel Jewish Community Center (JCC), the deportation of members of the area Hispanic community, racial tension in the African American community, and racial profiling in the Muslim community are all reminders of the hatred that many in our community face each day. The nonprofit community has planned a…
This resource from the Immigration Law Resource Center (ILRC) includes tips for community members to remain calm, get informed, be prepared and stay safe in the current deportation climate https://www.ilrc.org/plan-de-proteccion-familiar. Este enlace del Immigration Law Resource Center (ILRC) incluye consejos para los miembros de la comunidad animándoles a tranquilizarse, informarse, prepararse y mantener su seguridad…
A report just released by the Brookings Institution finds that Medical-Legal Partnerships improve health outcomes. The report recommends increasing funding for such partnerships. See the blog post and full report here: The law as healer: How paying for medical-legal partnerships saves lives and money
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CLASI and ACLU Delaware released the following statement in response to statements by the Correctional Officers Association of Delaware that the settlement agreement regarding restrictive housing and mental health care is to blame for the hostage crisis at Vaughn Correctional Institution. (Wilmington, February 23, 2017) Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) and the Delaware…
Delaware quietly disbands death row
The Disabilities Law Program (DLP) of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) will be helping to enforce the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) during the General Election on November 7th. “We want to ensure that people with disabilities have full participation in the election process, including accessing polling…
CLASI’s Elder Law Program wins a major victory in the Delaware Supreme Court preserving the rent justification act for manufactured homeowners! The Court affirmed the Superior Court’s decision that found the park owners must meet all of the factors in the rent justification law in order to raise rent above inflation. See the full decision…
Thanks to a bill the Disabilities Law Program helped draft, Delaware youth athletes will have improved concussion safety standards starting next year. Details about the new law can be found on Delaware Online.