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I do believe so firmly and within my soul that everybody has the right to

have access to our legal system this is really the last stop for many of our

clients all of us who have a law license we worked hard to get it and when you

retire there's no point of just parking that somewhere in a drawer when you can

use it the need for legal services is vast we use pro bono attorneys in a

variety of ways primarily they come into the office to talk with clients for

intake they also host some of our client outreach clinics and they also

co-counsel with us on various litigation or other projects I'm most interested in

this homeless problem their clients are really grateful because they they come

here and they're really out of gas they're not kidding and I've got this

knack I can kind of tell you look if you'll do this and you'll do this you're

probably going to get a pretty good result and when that happens both the

client and I are very happy volunteer attorneys are really important for us in

our communities and it allows us to leverage expertise that a private

attorney who is volunteering for us may have that we may not have I've been a

volunteer here at legal services for over four years and I recognize how

serious the need is for family law attorneys to assist our litigants get

through major family transitions so I worked in state government for about

four years and practicing legislative law and then when I became pregnant with

my first child I might take a break from work and I started volunteering with

legal services of Northern California I and whether we're talking about cases

or whether we're talking about you know someone's weekend it's just a great

part of environment to be in one of the things in talking to lawyers about

volunteering the how tied up they get in my case I come

in I work three hours on two days and I could just work three hours in one day instead

of six hours in a week I work actually two Wednesdays a month and it's

approximately five hours each time I come in

I'm not sure if most other places would allow such flexibility they have great

support here you don't have to know everything in my case about

landlord-tenant law because there's a lot of other people who do and I can go

puts all of them the value of pro bono is immense we can get you in right away

train you you can be interviewing you can be working with clients and you can

be having real-life access to justice for people who are tremendously

underserved so you're preventing evictions you're getting low-income

people income you're getting someone a surgery

that they need this is real life changes for folks it's providing hope for

someone young lawyers really want to do things in the community they really are

very oriented to the idea of public service and we find in our own law firm

gives our lawyers a good deal satisfaction even though I'm only an

undergraduate student legal services in Northern California has made it possible

for me to meaningfully engage in my community as a volunteer I'm working on

research for case litigation as well as the founding of new projects at legal

services last summer I was only doing research I was writing memos but this

summer I've been able to have a lot more client interaction which is what I love

if you want to be on the frontlines with your supervising attorney if you want

the research experience you want the writing experience you want the client

interface experience this is where you're going to get it it's an

opportunity to continue to practice your profession particularly in this

environment where we have a managing an attorney other staff attorneys support

staff I have resources to call upon I have

educational materials made available to me it is a collegial atmosphere you feel

the energy of this organization in terms of its mission and what it does for you

to feel good at the end of the day to leave this building I want to thank you

for all of the time and the energy that you provide free of charge to help the

neediest folks in your communities it's an incredible gift that you're giving to

those folks Thanks

you

For more infomation >> Pro Bono: Volunteering at Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) - Duration: 4:37.

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Eric Hung | Chief's Gala 2018 for Victim Services Toronto - Duration: 7:29.

Chief Commissioner, honoured guests, ladies and gentlemen... about a year and a half

ago my mom asked me if I would speak to all of you about something very hard for

me to talk about at first I hesitated but only for a moment because I

understood and have witnessed firsthand the importance of supporting victims of

crime I came to this gala last year as volunteer and realized that this was one

way of making something good come out of something horrible besides when you're

young you feel if you don't have a voice so I guess I should say thank you for

giving me the chance to share mine and speak for all the young people who like

me have been affected by crime

the truth is some of you are very intimidating not just because I'm 15

because I know you the power you have to make a difference if only idea ability

to improve the lives of someone else just by coming to an event like this on

January 1st 2008 when I was just six years old I got the worst news of my

life my mom came into my room she had been crying I was doing her best not to

she sounded edge of my bed and somehow I was trying to tell me that my older

sister had gone to heaven because she'd been attacked by someone with a knife

and I died I couldn't believe it and I didn't understand how could this be

I had just here a couple hours before she went to a friend's house I had so

many unanswered questions but I knew one thing life was different and nothing

would ever be the same my mom did her best to answer my

questions and to reassure me that I was safe and loved and nothing will change

that it had changed and when I went back to bed that night I was both very sad

and terrified I felt somehow as though I were free falling into a bottomless pit

for a long time my nights were full of nightmares but mom had promised to keep

me safe but she hadn't kept my sister safe so what's that actually mean when I

eventually asked her I knew somehow that I just made things worse and even harder

for her even though if she tried to hide it I knew she was heartbroken but I

didn't know what to do or say that's of our responsibility for six-year-olds as

the days went by I saw the struggle to normalize their lives I remember going

to school and seeing the other parents not speaking to my mom the usual morning

conversations as we learned of her kindergarten weren't happening even

though my mom tried to smile a lot naturally I felt really angry about that

I also felt different than other kids at school and found myself pulling back

into her shell my mom tried to explain to me that people weren't trying to be

mean to us they just didn't know what to say they were really scared that they

would say or do something and make it all worse and will make us cry or get

angry a few years later my mum was taking a

course from moving from post-traumatic stress into post-traumatic growth and

one of the things she had to do was write an e-book on something to do with

her experiences as a victim she decided to write a book of advice to friends and

families of people who are grieving she explained to people that they didn't

need to say anything they just needed to be there and gave losted what of advice

and how to help in practical ways that really made life easier for the victim

I've often been told that I'm a grown-up in a kid's body sometimes I want to

scream back and tell people that my childhood was told for me and I had to

grow up too fast but what good would it do as the months and then years went by

I had a better understanding of what had happened and the effort it took my

parents to support us in their young lives

I had a 12 year old and a two and a half year brother at the time my older

brother had some very dark times one day at school he had a psychotic breakdown

which terrified everyone he saw things that weren't real and thought that he

was going to die and physically acted them out without

being conscious of it his teacher didn't know what to do I needed to my mom she

also didn't hang with his friends anymore he said there were childish we

turned into it as a family and maybe that was a good thing a good thing

excited a good family one day when the front page of a newspaper had a picture

of my sister and the girl who killed her someone brought it to school apparently

their parents thought I might want to see it well I hadn't seen it on the bus

ride home everyone was asking my brother and I

that happened and for some reason they seem to think the whole thing was funny

and that really hurt I didn't want my mom to know because I felt like I needed

to protect her she was she was protecting us from the media and when

she found out they made her really angry things like this would happen too often

and each time it made to hurt worse just when things were starting to get better

it also brought back the fear it was bad for me but so much worse for my older

brother a few months ago three of my friends were robbed at knifepoint I

think it affected me worse than them I so easily could have been with them that

afternoon and I don't know how I would have reacted I thought about that a

thousand times thank goodness I could go home and talk to my parents I was so

lucky to be born to the family that I have they taught us not to be afraid to

ask for help and they knew where to go for that help and so we learned how to

look forward instead of living in the past

there are families who are less fortunate maybe there are marginalized

or lacking the skills and support to get through each day trauma takes over your

brain and your ability to thing properly victim services Toronto is a lifeline

but there are how we can get through each day and eventually those days turn

into months and then years they support families and then the parents have more

strength to help the kids if my parents had fallen apart or split up I don't

know how I'd be today

did you know that when a child is a victim of homicide many times those

parents end up living apart I know that parents put up I fall often these days

and most kids are fine as long as his head as well at the time I think would

have made my brothers and I feel really really helpless and scared they're our

kids I know we're lost they've had bad stuff happens and can't seem to get it

together I worry about them and them and I care about the impact their actions

have on others if they don't get the help they will just keep getting worse

but something will get hurt what if that hurts someone else I'd love you have the

power to make a difference you're so lucky

not only will others listen to you but they will take what you have to say

seriously I know everybody has their own problems you're so smart successful kind

and generous people and I know that because you're here please stretch

beyond their comfort level and give as much as you can to help kids like me the

thing is you never know when you or someone you might you know might need

help most my parents were police officers I never ever thought that their

daughter would be murdered I support my family my family received has given us

all the strength to pay it forward this is my first step on behalf of my sister

Stephanie and all the other victims thank you for allowing me to feel as if

I'm making a difference through you and Ty the mean to do it myself thank you

For more infomation >> Eric Hung | Chief's Gala 2018 for Victim Services Toronto - Duration: 7:29.

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Pittsburgh shooting victims remembered during Shabbat services - Duration: 1:11.

For more infomation >> Pittsburgh shooting victims remembered during Shabbat services - Duration: 1:11.

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Sélectionner la langue de votre choix - Facture des services d'eau - Duration: 0:36.

For more infomation >> Sélectionner la langue de votre choix - Facture des services d'eau - Duration: 0:36.

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South Jersey Synagogues Beef Up Security Ahead Of Shabbat Services - Duration: 1:44.

For more infomation >> South Jersey Synagogues Beef Up Security Ahead Of Shabbat Services - Duration: 1:44.

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Art show raises money for art therapy services in Mahoning County - Duration: 0:56.

For more infomation >> Art show raises money for art therapy services in Mahoning County - Duration: 0:56.

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All faiths invited for Shabbat services in KC - Duration: 1:11.

For more infomation >> All faiths invited for Shabbat services in KC - Duration: 1:11.

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Bridge Refugee Services asking for winter clothing donations - Duration: 1:00.

For more infomation >> Bridge Refugee Services asking for winter clothing donations - Duration: 1:00.

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Support Family Counseling Services - Duration: 2:22.

For more infomation >> Support Family Counseling Services - Duration: 2:22.

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MVC Disability Support Services - Duration: 3:14.

DSS is a program that provides academic adjustments to students who have

documented disabilities so that they can have the full college experience.

We ensure equal access to education regardless of what your disability is.

Our job is to make ourselves out of a job by

making them as independent as possible

so they can be successful not only in the classroom, but outside the class.

Disability Support Services is committed to providing equal access

to educational opportunities to students with disabilities.

DSS motivates students and encourages academic achievement,

independence and self-advocacy.

To qualify to be a part of the DSS program, you must obtain a

documented disability such as:

acquired brain injury, developmental disabilities,

learning disabilities, psychological disabilities,

temporary disabilities, health impairments,

hearing impairments, mobility or visual impairments,

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,

autism, as well as other disabilities.

DSS has served individuals with disabilities for forty-five years

and will continue to serve these students

to provide equal access to education

by reducing barriers.

In the DSS office, there is academic advising

and disability-related counseling specially made for you.

To students who qualify, DSS provides

accommodations in the high-tech center such as additional test time and

advanced adaptive technology.

DSS offers a special support group for students

with autism and social anxiety.

SAILS teaches academic and independent living skills

by connecting students to on-campus resources.

DSS also accommodates to your needs in the classroom.

Students who obtain special accommodations

should fill out a "Request for Academic Adjustment" form

and submit it to the DSS office.

This may include:

sign language interpreters for the classroom

and campus appointments,

real-time captioning for class lectures,

note-taking or scribe assistance,

and even adaptive equipment loans

and training on how to properly use these technologies.

We provide academic adjustments that address

a student's individual disability and make sure that

they have equal access to all the educational opportunities

that are available.

There's not just one avenue of potentially

giving a student the opportunity to learn in one way.

There are so many high school students with documented disabilities

that never even dream of attending college

so we just want them to know that

our department is here to support them.

DSS takes pride in the acceptance of diversity

and they are here to help you.