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Thursday, September 12, 2019
8:00 am - 9:30 am
All are welcome! Bring a friend!
1111 O'Farrell Street at Franklin, San Francisco
Please do not park in the St. Mark's parking lot
as those
spaces are rented to others.
NEW PROCEDURE: Parking is available
across the street at St. Mary's Cathedral at
1111 Gough Street
using a one-time permit. Please print the page in the link below
and place it in the driver's side front windshield.
If there is no permit visible, your car may be towed.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST HOST
MEDITATION
Martin Weiner, Rabbi Emeritus
and Past Chair
Legal Link's Clergy Justice Project
The legal system is severely under-resourced and inherently complex. The majority of low-income individuals do not get the right help at the right time. 86% of the civil legal problems reported by low-income Americans in the past year received inadequate legal help, and our state has one free attorney for every 7,000+ qualifying Californians. As a result, communities in need of legal support - for things like evictions, custody disputes, or immigration concerns - are often unable to access the legal remedies available to help them break the cycle of poverty. Recent research shows that what people need is not always a lawyer, but a trusted person with an ability to navigate procedures, rules, and resources. Founded in 2015,
Legal Link created the first Legal First Aid training program to train trusted community members to help fill this critical gap. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with San Francisco faith-based organizations and to bring our Legal First Aid program to your congregations. We look forward to kicking off our work together at the September SFIC breakfast.
Presenters
Sacha Steinberger
Executive Director, Legal Link
Sacha Steinberger is the Founder and Executive Director of Legal Link. Sacha began working on what became Legal Link in 2014 with the support of Tipping Point Community. Prior to Legal Link, Sacha did worker's rights and civil rights litigation for seven years at Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C. in Oakland, and clerked for Federal District Court Judge Martin J. Jenkins. Sacha received her juris doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and her B.A. from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She is a member of the State Bar of California.
Deputy Director, Legal Link
Kate Crowley Richardson is the Deputy Director at Legal Link. Prior to joining Legal Link, she served as the Legal Director at Swords to Plowshares, a community-based nonprofit that provides wraparound services to homeless and low-income veterans. Kate also worked at Namati, the leading international legal empowerment organization. Kate received her juris doctor from Northeastern University School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Michigan. She is a member of the State Bar of California.
Miguel Bustos, Senior Director
Center for Social Justice
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