Today (March 30) at 3:00 p.m. ET the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will conduct a webinar, “Housing Rights for Survivors of Domestic Violence Interacting with the Criminal Justice System.” Survivors of domestic violence may have engaged with the criminal justice system in ways that could potentially prevent them from living in safe, affordable, accessible housing. Often this engagement is directly related to the acts of abuse committed against them. The webinar will provide an overview of the intersection of an individual’s engagement with the criminal justice system and its impact on housing applicants seeking federally assisted and other housing.
Specific topics to be covered will include: (1) how and why survivors interact with the criminal justice system; (2) basic rules regarding admission to federally assisted housing; (3) examples of existing housing policies that permit individuals who have engaged with the criminal justice system to access housing; (4) tips on working with housing providers to assist survivors who have engaged with the criminal justice system obtain housing; and (5) the impact of nuisance and crime-free ordinances on survivors of domestic violence.
The presenters will be:
- Monica McLaughlin, director of public policy, National Network to End Domestic Violence
- Marie Claire Tran-Leung, senior attorney, Shriver Center on Poverty Law
- Lisa Sitkin, senior staff attorney, National Housing Law Project
- Mariel Block - moderator, staff attorney, National Housing Law Project
The webinar is free and will be closed-captioned.
Register for the webinar at: https://adobe.ly/2IjgbVF
If you have questions, e-mail Mariel Block: [email protected]