2017 Brooklyn Half Marathon

On May 20, thirteen Brooklyn Legal Services staff members ran in the Brooklyn Half Marathon to raise money and awareness for our clients! 
 
Our runners raised over $8,000 to develop a fund to help clients with emergency expenses such as food, medication and other essentials.

About Brooklyn Legal Services

Brooklyn Legal Services stops evictions, preserves affordable housing, helps people access essential public benefits, identifies and redresses discrimination in housing and mortgage lending, empowers victims of domestic violence, keeps homeowners in their homes, supports Brooklyn residents who are LGBTQ or HIV+ in gaining access to the services they need, promotes the rights of immigrants, veterans and the disabled, protects borrowers from abusive and illegal collection tactics, and ensures proper care and housing for elderly Brooklynites.

Our staff of over 145 passionate, skilled, and highly trained lawyers, paralegals, and support staff represents Brooklyn residents who otherwise could not afford high-quality legal services.  In the past year alone, we served more than 22,000 low-income Brooklyn residents. Our client work spans from day-to-day representations in court, to civil rights complaints in state and federal agencies, to complex litigation over many years to make sure Brooklyn’s voices are heard and the law responds to the needs of low-income Brooklynites.

Last year, our runners raised $10,000 to help ensure that more than 600 of our clients could afford to travel to court.  This year, a portion of the money we raise will be used to develop a fund to help clients with emergency expenses such as food, medication and other essentials.  

We can do all of this and more with your support.  Please donate to join our team!
 
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