LifeWire, a nonprofit working to end domestic violence in King County, presented an award to Rochelle Krebs, ELAP Domestic Violence Staff Attorney, and Jerry Kroon, Executive Director, at the organization’s 2021 Gala last month. In recognition of ELAP’s work with survivors of domestic violence, Rochelle
We are excited to announce two new ELAP staffers who have joined our team! Lucy Boateng, JD, has been hired as a housing attorney to serve the Kirkland community. Our Housing Stability Program provides civil (non-criminal) legal services to people facing housing-related challenges. ELAP’s staff
October is Domestic Violence Action Month! At ELAP, we are committed to providing hundreds of people in King County who are affected by domestic violence with free legal help every year. ELAP’s full-time staff attorneys empower survivors and their families with legal tools to help
We are one week away from ELAP’s signature annual fundraising event. Breakfast for Justice takes place Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 8 a.m. streaming virtually. We’re asking for help from our community to raise $160,000 to provide free civil legal aid this year. People in King
In October, ELAP launched a new program to expand access to civil legal aid for people in King County. Thanks to grant funding from the CARES Act, ELAP was able to match local attorneys with people in need of legal advice or resources. Attorneys in
ELAP recently added a twice-monthly legal clinic in response to demand for legal help for housing-related issues. Our new housing clinic, which launched in May, will help people in King County who are facing eviction or are experiencing other crises that are affecting their ability
More than 50 local nonprofits and agencies, including ELAP, have joined forces to fight for stronger rent protections in the region. The “Stay Housed, Stay Healthy” campaign launched this spring to champion renter protections and raise awareness of the importance of stable housing as a
Chris Lovings, ELAP’s Community Engagement Manager, was recently a featured guest on FilAm Journal Media’s podcast, which serves the Filipino community. Chris talked about what is civil legal aid and how organizations like ELAP can help people facing issues like domestic violence, eviction, unemployment, immigration
As part of its pandemic response, ELAP launched a public awareness campaign for civil legal aid in King County. In collaboration with more than 25 nonprofits that provide civil legal aid services in the region, ELAP spearheaded the effort that produced free community resources including
