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CLASI Named Top Workplace for 3rd Year in a Row
For the third year in a row, CLASI made the list of Top Workplaces in Delaware. This year CLASI finished fourth of all companies with less than 100 employees, and first among non-profits of that size. https://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/business/2018/08/26/delaware-top-workplaces-2018/1103577002/ CLASI also received special recognition for having scored the highest in the state, regardless of size, on…
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Advocacy Director to Ride 350 Miles in Support of CCJ
CLASI Advocacy Director John Whitelaw and his sons Brendan and Simon are riding bicycles 350 miles along the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal trails from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC from May 26 – 29, 2018. Your donation to the Combined Campaign for Justice in honor of this epic ride will support the work legal…
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Dan Atkins Appears on The Delaware Way
CLASI Executive Director Dan Atkins was a guest on The Delaware Way to talk about the legal needs of low-income Delawareans and the return on investment for legal aid in Delaware. See the full interview here: https://youtu.be/UXkhGVbW5a4.
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CLASI Adopts Strategic Plan
At its meeting on April 26, 2018, the CLASI Board of Directors adopted a new strategic plan for the organization. The plan outlines a vision in which CLASI provides high-quality, creative individual and systemic legal aid to Delaware’s most vulnerable citizens; is a healthy, dynamic, collaborative, and progressive workplace that encourages diversity and growth of…
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Deputy Director Laura Graham Testifies before Senate Homeland Security Committee
Deputy Director/New Castle Managing Attorney Laura Graham testified today in front of the Senate Homeland Security Committee about the treatment of unaccompanied minors and protecting them from abuse. Laura’s testimony starts at 2:27:15 here: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-of-hhs-and-dhs-efforts-to-protect-unaccompanied-alien-children-from-human-trafficking-and-abuse
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Study Finds 723% Return on Investment in Legal Aid
A recently completed study on the social return on investment in legal aid in Delaware found that every $1 investment in legal aid returns $7.23 in economic benefit for Delaware and its communities. These benefits include personal or community, inferred health improvements, and efficient increased access to justice. Read about it in Delaware Law Weekly, or read…
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CLASI and ACLU File Suit Against the Delaware Department of Education
All Delaware Children Are Entitled to an Adequate Education Lawyers from CLASI and the ACLU of Delaware have filed suit in the Delaware Court of Chancery asserting that Delaware’s education system is not providing all students a meaningful opportunity to obtain an adequate education, in violation of the Delaware Constitution. The suit is brought on…
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Combined Campaign for Justice Enhanced Ethics CLE about Legal Aid in Delaware
The Combined Campaign for Justice is presenting a free CLE about legal aid in Delaware on December 8 at the New Castle County Courthouse.This enhanced ethics CLE will discuss the importance of promoting equal justice under the law, and will cover the history of legal aid services in Delaware, a summary of the work done…
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CLASI One of the Top Workplaces in Delaware
For the second year in a row, CLASI was named one of the top workplaces in Delaware as evaluated by employees. This year, CLASI was the top nonprofit with under 100 employees and placed 5th among all small companies in the state. See the Delaware News Journal’s story for more details: http://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/business/2017/08/26/delawares-top-workplaces-glance/605571001/
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