The Orison S. Marden Award for Core Personnel was presented to Juan Alonzo, Paralegal II, Criminal Appeals Office. Daniel Hsiung, who works at the Low-Income Tax Clinic, received the Orison S. Marden Staff Attorney Award. Barbara Bryne, recently retired supervising lawyer from Queens CDP, and Anne Callagy, Director of Government Benefits for Civil Practice, received the Orison S. Marden Manager Awards. The Legal Services Society held its 143rd annual meeting at Fordham Law School on Thursday, January 9. Employees were recognized for their service and dedication to the organization and its customers. Eric Baretto, a member of the Core Staff for 28 years, was posthumously awarded the Orison S.
Marden Core Staff Award. Reginald Haley, supervising attorney at Brooklyn CDP, was posthumously honored with the Orison S. Marden Manager Award. “We have seen that many families have been able to participate in these programs and stabilize,” Bahn said. “I`ve seen a lot of kids and a lot of mothers go to university, get a job and get off welfare because they have the stability of rent. The government also liked the program very much because it was a stabilizing factor and a good way to get poor families back to work. Stay up to date on NYC FHEPS Training with Susan Bahn of the Legal Aid Society and find even more events in Brooklyn. The proposed tenant group is represented by Lilia I. Toson, Susan C. Bahn, Amber Marshall, Kat Meyers, Brooke Drew and Sharone Midovsky of Legal Services, and Fara Tabatabai and Brittany R. Cohen of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. The meeting was also an opportunity for KCHCBA members to meet with some of the most recent judges of the Housing Court, Hon.
Julie Poley and the Honourable Frances Ortiz. The Honourable Kevin McClanahan, back in the Bronx after a brief stabbing, was also in attendance, along with the Honourable Cheryl J. Gonzales, the Honourable Ingrid Joseph, the Honourable Gary F. Marton and the Honourable Harriet Thompson. The Legal Aid Society continues to advocate with the New York Office of Temporary Assistance and Disability (ODTA) and criticizes the recent decision to temporarily drop the rule that some New York tenants must be sued for eviction before they can seek rent relief by May 1, as reported by Law360. Susan Bahn will be trained on the New York City Homelessness Eviction Prevention Supplement (NYC FHEPS). The program was launched at the end of October 2018 and replaces the former CityFEPS, SEPS and most CLINC programs. The training covers the FHEPS requirements for receiving housing and community, the rules for calculating rental shares, and how subsidies are recalculated each October. Tenant representatives are calling for an increase in the $9,000 cap on the program`s rent assistance payments due to rent arrears that have accumulated over the past year, leaving some ineligible. They also warn that the short delay may not give tenants enough time to review the waiver and apply for benefits. Lilia I.
Toson of the Legal Aid Society, counsel for the plaintiffs, said her clients are not eligible for rent assistance because their arrears, which are part of an outstanding debt, exceed $9,000. The Family Homelessness and Evictions Prevention Supplement (FHEPS) is a rent supplement for families with dependent children who receive cash assistance (CA) who have been displaced or are at risk of eviction, or who have lost their homes due to domestic violence, or who have lost their homes due to health or safety concerns. CITYFHEPS (City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement) is a rent subsidy for singles and couples without children, as well as for families with children who are not eligible for state FHEPS, who live in a shelter or are at risk of being placed in a shelter, and who have an income below 200% of the federal poverty line. This training covers the admission criteria for FHEPS and CityFHEPS. This course is NOT available for CEU. Register before 04.11.19 for the $60.00 pre-registration fee. The regular fee is 75.00.In this course mentions one-time offers and cash assistance are mentioned in this course, but the trainer cannot go into details. We strongly recommend that you enroll in the following courses:Cash Help for Beginners – Part I: 30.10.2019Unique offers: Receive emergency assistance: 04.11.2019 Susan Bahn, senior counsel at the Legal Aid Society, was a guest speaker at the Kings County Housing Court Association (KCHCBA) meeting in downtown Brooklyn on Thursday, where she discussed changes to a public assistance program. to help families avoid eviction. 25 years Ruthlyn C. Belnavis, Faith Bland, Jeffrey C.
Bloom, Vilma Roxanne Clerge, Johari L. Commodore, Patricia I. Davis, Susan Epstein, Denise M. Fabiano, Lisa C. Farray, Nidia Guadalupe, Lawrence T. Hausman, Michelle L. Jacobs, Brian T. Lamb, Susan E. Light, Jose L. Martinez, Luisa Melian, Joyce Murphy, Kenwyn M.
Nelson, Christopher P. Pisciotta, Michael P. Ruben, Louis S. Sartori, Cheryl Thompson, Liliana K. Vaamonde, Paul M. Wiener “It`s informal, but we want as many judges as possible to attend our sessions,” said KCHCCA President Michael Rosenthal. “It`s good because it gives us the opportunity to hear about problems they might see, or maybe there`s something we see that they didn`t know.” “The earliest would be May,” Bahn said. “It could be June or July. In the meantime, you may want to postpone a case, or we will try to get City FEPS in the meantime.
“This is a situation that [OTDA] has completely self-inflicted — and that the temporary waiver does not resolve,” Toson said. The city recently agreed to a settlement that will impact the Family Eviction Prevention Supplement (FEPS), a program launched in 2004 that has not kept pace with rising rents. As a result of this regulation, the FEPS will be replaced by the Family Homelessness Eviction Prevention Supplement (FHEPS), which will have slightly different eligibility criteria and significantly increased funding. Under the old program, a family of three who was eligible for $850 per month is now eligible for $1,515 per month. The program will also be indexed, meaning it will increase with inflation. Bahn said the new program could start as early as May, but it may not be ready until July. This event was kindly organized by Fordham Law School and Dean Matthew Diller, a graduate of the Legal Services Society`s civil practice and a member of the Board of Directors. Each winner was the subject of a video tribute, which can be viewed in the playlist below. The Sandra Scott Memorial Award honours the memory of a beloved Chief Financial Officer who lost his battle with cancer in 2016. Jennifer Lewis, Director of Talent Acquisition, received this year`s award. 45 Years of Ana Cecilio, Marshall Green, Stephen P.
Pokart, Clark E. Simpkins, Ramon Willoughby Employees celebrating their 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th and 50th anniversaries with Legal Aid were also honoured: The Orison S. Marden Awards were established in 1976 during the Legal Services Society`s centennial to recognize employee excellence and honour the memory of Mr. Marden. a partner at White & Case who was a director and chairman for many years. “We changed the lawsuit to a class action lawsuit and agreed not to sue the state within five years,” Bahn said. “In return, the state agreed to index the new rent supplement paid to families.” Bahn also came to discuss Home Stability Support (HSS), a program proposed by Queens Assembly MLA Andrew Hevesi, which is similar to FHEPS, but would have even more help and would be extended to singles. HSS would fill the current housing allowance and 85% of the market-determined rent and give local counties the option to further increase the surcharge to 100%. 35 years Carmine Annunziato, Daniel S.
Ashworth, Susan C. Bahn, Bruce Friedman, Alan R. Gordon, Lauren K. Headley, Karen Marsha Kalikow, Scott A. Rosenberg, Susan Sternberg, Jackie Walker, Dale A. Wilker “Right now, there`s such a homeless crisis that the city is trying to keep people in their homes,” Bahn said. “One of the things they do for some people was this program that would provide a subsidy, but it wasn`t indexed to inflation. » Susan C.