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Best Housing Program or Service Award
CVLAS is proud to share an important milestone for Attorneys Emma Whitten and Jessica Thompson, and the Richmond Heirs Property Network (RHPN). They recently received the Best Housing Program or Service Award from the Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference. Both are featured in the attached video. It is the second video
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Dan Shupe, housing attorney, interviewed about the Carriage House Apartments in Petersburg
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Community Conversations with Nick Kalagian
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City of Richmond Mayor, Levar Stoney, writes about the current state of housing in his city.
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RRHA takes over the former Grace Place Apartment complex. Martin Wegbreit with CVLAS represented 17 former tenants in eviction cases at this facility.
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Do You Shop at Kroger?
CVLAS has enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. This program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your card to an organization, simply shop at Kroger and swipe your Shopper’s card.
If you shop at Kroger and would like donations made to CVLAS based on your shopping, please go to
http://ow.ly/Kjhk50Mlvi1 and search for Central Virginia Legal Aid either by name or by code QG403 and click enroll.
How do we end the housing Crisis?
One of our community partners, Housing Families First, weighs in on the housing crisis and what it will take to solve this problem in our community @HousingFamiliesfirst
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Virginia Farmworker Program
Our Summer interns, working with the Virginia Farmworker Program at CVLAS, visited farmworker housing, a weekend flea market and Mexican stores in Danville, VA. From left to right are Leslie, Undergrad VCU student, and Alyson and Justin with William & Mary Law School
Threat of eviction continues to loom for Grace Place residents
Martin Wegbreit, CVLAS Director of Litigation, fights for Grace Place Residents and will represent them in this eviction case.
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Best Housing Program or Service Award
CVLAS is proud to share an important milestone for Attorneys Emma Whitten and Jessica Thompson, and the Richmond Heirs Property Network (RHPN). They recently received the Best Housing Program or Service Award from the Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference. Both are featured in the attached video (see second video in link).
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