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Dear Friends,
I don't have to tell you how strange the past several weeks have been.
Each of us is experiencing a complex array of emotions, including concern for friends
and family; uncertainty about what's to come; and confusion about what we can expect
not just next week, but months from now.
For the many thousands of people in our community who live paycheck-to-paycheck
or are homeless, the intensity of this crisis is amplified.
The familiar adage made famous by Fred Rogers, who told us to "look for the helpers,"
could not be truer than it is today. People like you, who donate, volunteer and
otherwise support the Law Foundation, are the "helpers."
Our team of dedicated staff, who continue to work tirelessly on behalf of clients,
while tending to their own family's needs, are the "helpers."
Our board members, who are concerning themselves with the health and stability of
our organization in the midst of this crisis, are the "helpers."
We are being told by medical experts to brace ourselves for things to get worse
before they will get better. The silver lining in that message is that things will
get better.
For today, let's not lose our hope or our sense of belonging, and let's continue
to find the ways, big and small, that we can help each other.
With gratitude,
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Alison Brunner, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer
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NEWS
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Law Foundation Launches COVID-19 Fund
We've mobilized to help new and existing clients in the face of the coronavirus
pandemic. Now we're asking for your help. Please contribute to our COVID-19 Fund
and help us continue to prevent homelessness, keep foster kids connected with loved
ones and assist veterans, low-income families and those who live with a disability
with accessing much-needed benefits. Donate Now [[link removed]]

Safe and Stable Housing is Critical During a Public Health Crisis
For many people, the order to shelter-in-place is resulting in loss of income from
missed days of work or being laid-off altogether. A new month has begun, and many
of our neighbors are unable to pay rent. In anticipation of this, our housing attorneys
and staff have been publicly urging elected officials to enact eviction moratoriums
locally and statewide. Becoming homeless is devastating at any time, and is especially
dangerous during a pandemic. We successfully advocated for eviction moratoriums
in San Jose, Palo Alto, and the City of Santa Clara. Last week, the Santa Clara
County Board of Supervisors voted to freeze evictions within the county during the
crisis.
Our team has been interviewed for several news stories in recent days. Click the
links below to learn more.

* 'This is about survival': California tenants plan rent strikes as Covid-19 relief
falls short (The Guardian) [[link removed]]
* An Emerging Coronavirus Concern: Eviction (City Lab) [[link removed]]
* Coronavirus: Rent, eviction relief for Bay Area tenants (The Mercury News) [[link removed]]
* California lawmakers, advocates urge more dramatic relief for tenants (The East
Bay Times) [[link removed]]
* Santa Clara County prohibits evicting those unable to pay rent due to coronavirus
(Univison) [[link removed]]

Protecting Immigrant Children in Detention
As co-counsel on the Flores Settlement Agreement [[link removed]],
which governs the length of time and conditions under which children may be detained,
we recently supported the filing of a Temporary Restraining Order to protect youth
amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Thousands of detained minors are at risk of becoming ill during this public health
crisis. Federal facilities are not equipped for preventing or addressing the spread
of COVID-19 and children should not be put in congregated settings such as detention
centers and shelters, which could easily create a rapid spread of infections from
person to person.
In response to our filing, U.S. District Court Judge Dolly M. Gee issued an order
that the Trump Administration should "make every effort to promptly and safely release"
migrant children from government custody. By April 6, federal officials must report
to the court on their efforts to release children and reunify families. Read more.
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Keeping Foster Kids Connected
There are 60,000 children in foster care in California on any given day. Visits
with siblings, parents or other family members are crucial to their well-being.
The order to shelter-in-place puts hundreds of children in Silicon Valley at risk
of being unable to connect with family in person. We successfully advocated with
the Department of Family and Children's Services, the Office of County Counsel
and Dependency Advocacy Center so that many of these foster youth can see their
family if it is safe, and visit by phone and video conference when it is not.
As our dependency team continues to support their clients adapting to the current
crisis, we will focus on minimizing the impact of this disruption in family contact
in the following ways:

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By educating the caregiver community on the importance of biological family relationships
and the role they can play in supporting the children in their homes.
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By advocating with child welfare agencies to ensure each child's rights are respected
and ensure that we are supporting the emotional well-being of the youth we serve.
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By working with the affected children and teens currently in foster care to ensure
that they are being granted the access to their biological families they are entitled
to either in person, by phone or video conference.
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ADVOCACY
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Just and Humane Response
Attorneys and staff in our health program collaborate with criminal justice advocates
in Santa Clara to call for specific actions related to maintaining the health, safety,
and dignity of people in custody and in the criminal process during this public
health crisis. Supporters can help by signing this petition [[link removed]]
advocating for systemic changes that would make it more fair for everyone in our
community to find housing, jobs, and resources. You can also sign this petition
[[link removed]]
to support a just and human response to the COVID-19 outbreak for those in our criminal
justice system.
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In Case You Missed It
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Santa Clara County's Eviction Moratorium
The eviction moratorium approved by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
in March provides tenants with a number of protections to prevent evictions during
the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Watch Michael Trujillo, Law Foundation attorney, explain [[link removed]]
the top five things tenants should know about the law.
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Funding for Nonprofits
The COVID-19 crisis has impacted every nonprofit operationally and financially.
During the March 24 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting, Law Foundation
CEO Alison Brunner, along with other local nonprofit leaders, provided comments
in support of the county contributing $1 million to the Silicon Valley Community
Foundation's COVID-19 Respond Fund.
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Protecting Mobile Home Parks As Affordable Homeownership
The Law Foundation commended
San Jose City Council for unanimously passing a measure that would change the general
plan designation for all 59 mobile home parks in the city. This makes it harder
to convert or close parks, which are a critical source of affordable homeownership.
The Law Foundation is proud to have been a part of this and will not stop standing
alongside the 35,000 people living in parks to ensure that everyone in our community
has access to a safe and stable home. Read more. [[link removed]]
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PRO BONO SPOTLIGHT
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We are grateful for the outpouring of support we have received from our dedicated
volunteers. We anticipate there will soon be opportunities for pro bono attorneys
to help in a variety of ways, such as advocacy at the state and local level, researching
available federal and local programs, and drafting FAQ's, templates and other forms.
If you're interested in receiving opportunities, please email [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]].
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COVID-19 RESOURCES
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The Law Foundation established a web page with information and resources for our
communities to access related to the coronavirus outbreak. We update this page
regularly with links to websites, documents, and other organizations providing help:
www.lawfoundation.org/coronavirus [[link removed]].
If you have additional resources or information, please email [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]].
While our office is temporarily closed, our staff continue to work remotely. Call
(408) 293-4790 to contact us.
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Thank You 2020 Partners!
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PLATINUM PARTNERS $110,000+
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