Poverty Law: What You Need to Know
July 14th, 2022
10 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 3 pm
Zoom Webinar
Poverty Law: What You Need to Know
– Outreach Educational Webinar –
Poverty Law Webinar Sponsors
Topics Covered
- Domestic and Sexual Violence: Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
- Housing: Eviction help/landlord-tenant disputes
- Public Benefits: New Policies, how to use the SNAP calculator, and how to access other types of public benefits
- Healthcare: Healthcare eligibility, discussion around the public health emergency, introducing people to our ENROLL Virginia! Health Insurance Navigator and what services the Poverty Center offers
- Consumer: how to get a loan and where/who to avoid for applying for a loan.
Webinar is FREE!
VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER uses advocacy, education, and litigation to break down systemic barriers that keep low-income Virginians in the cycle of poverty.
Since 1978, VPLC has been a source of information on poverty law issues. From new lawyer training to educational outreach to leadership on advocacy issues, we ensure that low-income Virginians’ voices are heard by our legal system.
For more information, please contact:
GARY CODY
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society
Director of Development
email: gcody@svlas.org
phone: 276.783.8300, ext. 2011
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Housing Christie Marra and Laura Dobbs – presenters AND Consumer/Loan Information Sessions |
| 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Health/Public Benefits Sessions Sara Cariano and Cassie Edner – presenters AND Domestic Violence/Sexual Violence Sessions |
Slides
Public Benefits
Poverty Law – What You Need to Know
Tenant Rights for Non-lawyers
We do not have slides for Domestic Violence and Elder Law, but you can view the recording (to come) to capture all the information.
Videos
POVERTY LAW PART ONE – What You Need to Know
POVERTY LAW PART TWO – What You Need to Know