新的一年,新的领导!
尊敬的中环BG大游界人士:
Throughout the last couple of years we have been witnesses to an era filled with unexpected, 困难, 以及复杂的挑战. 每天都有新的危机出现, it is necessary that we have our best and greatest minds steering the helm of our ship, guiding us effortlessly through the turbulent waters that often arise from our unfair and problematic legal system.
This past summer our 租户的权利 practice continued to work tirelessly to advocate for Alameda County’s eviction moratorium (the strongest in the country) and expanded Centro Legal’s anti-displacement work into Contra Costa County. 当阿拉米达县在COVID-19大流行期间需要帮助时, 我们的诊所响应了他们的号召,分发了超过81美元,000,000美元的紧急租赁援助. 在去年的同一时间, 我们也继续服务超过1,000 clients and were able to provide 39 “Know Your Rights Presentations” to 734 community members. At the helm of this ship, our amazing duo of Co-Interim Directing Attorneys, 亨利萨·巴西和萨曼莎·贝克特.
I am excited to announce that they will now be stepping into the permanent role of Co-Directing Attorneys!
“We are excited to co-lead the 租户的权利 team during a critical moment for tenants’ rights. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted vast inequities in our communities and how close so many of our neighbors — particularly those who identify as low-income, BIPOC, ”+, 和/或有残疾 如果没有更多的支持和保护,他们将面临危机. The past few years forced our 租户的权利 team to be agile and creative to meet community needs and contribute to efforts to build community power. We are proud to have secured funding to sustain the expansion of our advocacy into Contra Costa County while we continue to work alongside Alameda County tenants to prevent evictions, 提高社区能力,倡导租户的权利, 争取安全、经济的住房.
“With the end of the Alameda County moratorium expected in coming months, we anticipate that the need for our services will reach unprecedented levels. We look forward to continuing to respond to the eviction crisis with agility and creativity, while remaining grounded in our values of client-centered and community-led advocacy, 种族和社会公正, 整体驱逐防御, and both staff and community wellness to combat displacement and fight for safe, 稳定的, 为所有人提供负担得起的住房.”
-Henrissa和Sam
At Centro Legal we are proud of our strong leaders who push our organization to find solutions to intricate issues, understand our limitations and collaborate frequently with community partners, 最重要的是谁, always strive to raise the voices of our communities’ most marginalized members.
I could not be more happy to have these two great attorneys spearheading and guiding our 租户的权利 program into this next year. I have full confidence that under their leadership we will continue to reach new heights and find success advocating and learning alongside our community.
团结一致,
Monique Berlanga
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