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CLASI Launches Veterans Multi-Service Center Partnership
This Veterans Day, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) is pleased to announce our new partnership with the Veterans Multi-Service Center (“VMC”) as of November 1, 2022. Founded by veterans of the Vietnam War in 1980, VMC assists veterans in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and southern New Jersey, providing services and programming to over 6,500 veterans and…
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CLASI Strongly Opposes Delaware Division of Social Services SNAP Proposal
Last week, CLASI and our partners at the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Wilmington Community Advisory Council each submitted comments strongly opposing a proposed rule change by the Delaware Division of Social Services that would require families receiving SNAP food assistance to reapply twice as often as they do now. It is well known…
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CLASI Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief Seeking to Preserve Court Access for Low-Income People
On Friday, CLASI joined in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana v. Talevski, a case that could threaten the ability of millions of vulnerable Americans—including nursing home residents facing abuse and neglect—to enforce their legal rights. The Supreme Court is being asked to…
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CLASI Launches SNAP Eligibility Calculator
Delawareans can now check their eligibility for SNAP food benefits using a SNAP eligibility calculator on CLASI’s website. This easy-to-use, mobile-friendly tool shows whether families may be eligible for SNAP benefits, along with the estimated amount of benefits they can expect to receive. The calculator also screens a family’s eligibility for WIC benefits, which provides…
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CLASI’s Abigail Samuels Receives Roxana C. Arsht Fellowship
CLASI Staff Attorney Abigail Samuels received the 2022 Roxana C. Arsht Fellowship, which provides financial support to an attorney to assist their pursuit of practicing law in the public’s interest. Roxana C. Arsht was a native of Wilmington, Delaware and the first woman to hold a judicial position in the state. She dedicated her life’s…
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Delaware Will Issue Emergency Benefits for November to Eligible SNAP, TANF, and General Assistance Households
For more information about emergency benefits, click here.
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Public Charge Rule Video
Deputy Director Laura Graham and Paralegal Jane Curschman present a video explaining the Public Charge rule.
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Attorney Gil Pierre Reflects on her Time at CLASI
Staff attorney and Roxanna C. Arsht Fellowship recipient reflects on her two years at CLASI and the lessons she’s learned from her colleagues and clients in this thoughtful piece in the May issue of the Delaware State Bar Association Journal. A copy of the article can be found here. Source: Delaware State Bar Association Journal,…
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