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Check out the links below to various news sources that have featured Legal Aid staff or reported on Legal Aid's activities, programs/projects, events, services, and just about any other way we work to make equal justice happen. Local housing advocates concerned as...
Behind the Scenes: Legal Aid of Nebraska Centralized Intake Unit
This article was written by Sydney Rogers-Morrell, Development Coordinator As Nebraska’s only statewide and free civil legal services provider, with low-income clients located in every county, Legal Aid of Nebraska averages nearly 1,300 requests for legal assistance...
Legal Aid of Nebraska Will Continue to Fight for Property Rights of Low-Income Homeowners Facing Tax Sales, Despite Today’s Nebraska Supreme Court Ruling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Megan Moslander Chief of Development and External Relations Cell: 402-669-0061 [email protected] Michael Meister Managing Attorney, Scottsbluff Office Cell: 308-632-4734 [email protected] Legal...
It’s Tax Season: Choose A Trustworthy Tax Preparer to Avoid Scams and Receive Your Full Refund
Shailana Dunn-Wall (she/her/hers), Legal Aid Tax Law Project Fellowship Staff Attorney, and Maria Smith, Legal Aid of Nebraska Intern, are the authors of this article. It’s tax season again, and taxpayers have many options when preparing their taxes. However,...
Child Tax Credit – More money is available, find out how to get your full payment
January 2022 is first time in six months that most families with young children will not be getting a Child Tax Credit payment from the federal government on the 15th. The American Rescue Plan Act only authorized advanced payments for the last six months of 2021. ...
Legal Aid continues commitment to tribal nations
Equity audit serves as a benchmarking tool to assess diversity, equity, and inclusion at Legal Aid of Nebraska Legal Aid of Nebraska recognizes its responsibility to learn and evolve as a statewide service provider employing and representing diverse groups and...
Children’s Justice Attorney Education Program to help better serve rural children and families
The shortage of attorneys in rural Nebraska creates barriers for individuals accessing and receiving crucial legal assistance — especially for children and families facing some of the most difficult of life challenges. A group of legal experts, including Legal Aid of...
Mia Birdsong on ‘greater connectedness’ at 2021 Friends of Legal Aid Luncheon and Equal Justice Partner Awards
The virtual 2021 Friends of Legal Aid Luncheon and Equal Justice Partner Awards concluded last month with remarks from author and activist Mia Birdsong. “The American dream is compelling, in part because it makes us feel a sense of agency and control, but it also...
Bluestem Health partnership provides hope, legal services to low-income Nebraskans, refugees and immigrants
Andrew Schill, Health, Education & Law Project (HELP) attorney at Legal Aid, meets with clients who’ve emigrated from places like Iraq, Myanmar (formerly Burma), and Sudan on Thursday mornings in Lincoln at Bluestem Health. Bluestem Health, a Federally Qualified...
Ag Worker Rights Program provides essential support for migrant workers
Program ensures agricultural workers are paid what they are owed under the law Team addresses harassment and discrimination in the workplace Attorneys travel to regions to provide information to migrant workers and help them understand they are a part of the...
Covid-related CDC eviction moratorium ending
The Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s Eviction Moratorium, which has kept thousands of Nebraska families impacted by COVID-19 in their homes over nearly the past year, was thrown out by the Supreme Court last week. Effective immediately, this will have a...
CDC eviction moratorium to end at midnight on July 31, 2021, putting thousands of Nebraska tenants at risk — but they still have rights and financial options
The Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s Eviction Moratorium, which has kept thousands of Nebraska families impacted by COVID-19 in their homes over the past nine months, is ending July 31, 2021. At the same time, there remain thousands of these tenants in Nebraska...
Is your family eligible for the child tax credit payments?
The federal child tax credit has the potential to lift millions of families out of poverty. Families are using the benefits for a number of expenses to support their children. Discover the following Q+A to help clarify questions about this crucial credit. Q. What is...
Have you been overpaid unemployment benefits? How to complete the Department of Labor Unemployment Overpayment Waiver
Have you been overpaid unemployment benefits? If you received unemployment benefits through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), Mixed Earners Unemployment...
Name Change Clinic removes equality barriers for Nebraska’s transgender community
You may not think twice about pulling out your driver's license to verify identification — but for members of Nebraska’s transgender community seeking name changes, this action can cause anxiety, dysphoria and trauma. Legal Aid of Nebraska recognized the importance...
ElderAccessline® helps seniors being unfairly targeted by debt collectors
When retired healthcare worker “Barbara,” 72, of Elkhorn, Neb., received a letter from a creditor seeking payment for a mysterious bill, she called Legal Aid’s hotline for seniors, the ElderAccessLine®. Paralegals and attorneys help seniors understand their financial...
What to do if you’re missing a stimulus check
Most Nebraskans have already received (and spent!) their stimulus checks, but not everyone who is eligible has received the money they are owed from the government. For those people, this year may be even more difficult than it has been for most of us. The good news...
Nebraska’s struggling veterans receive hope from HELP, a medical-legal partnership
“Jackie,” a U.S. veteran, visited a new friend’s apartment thinking his roommate would also be there. But, when she entered the apartment, no roommate was to be found. It happened in a matter of minutes. She was locked inside his bedroom and threatened with a gun....
High gas and electric bills from record cold weather don’t need to lead to shut-offs
The record cold weather in mid-February of 2021 has resulted in ballooning utility bills for low-income households. Showing up in people's mailboxes and online, these electric and gas bills are (and will be) big — for families with no wiggle room in their budgets to...
