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The Justice Center News blog features our advocacy on issues affecting low-income New Yorkers today and the latest CBJC happenings. For press releases, click here. For publications, click here.
City Bar Justice Center Celebrates Pro Bono Volunteers at the 2015 Jeremy G. Epstein Awards
by CBJC StaffOctober 29, 2015
The Justice Center kicked off the start of National Pro Bono Week on Monday night with the seventh annual Jeremy G. Epstein Awards for Outstanding Pro Bono Service.
Read moreThe Legal Rights of Domestic Violence Victims
by CBJC StaffOctober 20, 2015
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence, domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness for women and their families.
Read moreBreast Cancer Awareness Month: Five Reasons to Have a Mammogram
by CBJC StaffOctober 9, 2015
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and, in an effort to encourage women to utilize this important screening tool, Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (JALBCA) is sponsoring free mammograms in New York City.
Read moreCity Bar Justice Center Presents 2015 Jeremy G. Epstein Awards for Pro Bono Service
by CBJC StaffOctober 6, 2015
The City Bar Justice Center, the pro bono affiliate of the New York City Bar Association, has announced the winners of the seventh annual Jeremy G. Epstein Awards for Outstanding Pro Bono Service.
Read more“We’re Here!” – Addressing Life Planning Needs of LGBT Seniors
by CBJC StaffSeptember 16, 2015
Scenario: Judy is retired and her long-term companion Mavis has been unable to work in her later years because of a disability. They have no children and live alone in a modest co-op apartment that Mavis purchased decades earlier.
Read moreImmigrant Women & Children Project Helps Reunite Trafficking Survivors with their Children – by Suzanne Tomatore
by CBJC StaffAugust 18, 2015
Angelica (names changed for privacy and safety) came to the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project (IWC) in 2013 seeking legal assistance because she was a victim of international labor trafficking.
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