WNYC details NYLAG’s recent report spear-headed by LegalHealth Director, Randye Retkin that provides a blue print for medical respite for the homeless with serious medical conditions.
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NYLAG and over 75 organizations compose an actionable plan to provide medical respite for the homeless with serious medical conditions.
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With the pressing need in NYC to address challenges of homeless New Yorkers with serious medical conditions, the Coalition for Housing and Health and NYLAG’S LegalHealth Divison developed a model of medical respite and determine next steps.
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For the first-time ever, NYLAG’s LegalHealth Division will officially provide free legal services in a Children’s Hospital Clinic.
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Read as one of our Paralegals, Erick Pineda, recounts one of his unforgettable clients.
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A flu-ridden 16-year-old from Guatemala writhed in agony inside a U.S. Border Patrol cell and collapsed on the floor where he lay for several hours before he was found dead, according to video released Thursday that further calls into question the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrant families.
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