After experiencing domestic violence that included choking, hitting, punching, stalking and cyberstalking, “LaRon,” 25, turned to JALA for help. At the time, she was in the midst of a paternity case involving her son. After paternity was established, the child’s father, who was also LaRon’s abuser, then withheld her son from her without justification for more than nine months.
“Soraya,” 54, is permanently disabled and unable to work. Her husband, a truck driver, is also her abuser. He threatened to take away her home and her citizenship if she asked for alimony. Soraya speaks only Spanish and was terrified to go to trial. She is a citizen, and it took her a long time to understand that her husband cannot take her citizenship away from her.
A U.S. Army veteran, “Reginald,” 70, had been living on Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and part-time wages as a handyman, earning less than $12,000 a year. Reginald, who had been diagnosed with two different types of cancer, applied to JALA for help with a divorce and was referred to the Veterans Services Unit.
Photo not that of the actual client. Fulfilling a longtime dream, “Shu-Ching,” a first-generation Taiwanese immigrant, was hired in 2018
Photo not that of actual client. “Rachel,” 49, experienced severe stress as a result of her husband’s abusive treatment. After
Photo not that of actual client “Sarah,” 58, was abused, stalked, and harassed by her 32-year-old daughter. After trying to
“Henry,” a 70-year-old veteran, found himself facing a foreclosure lawsuit. Intimidated by the legal process and still grieving after the lengthy illness and death of his wife, he failed to respond to the court and eventually turned to JALA for assistance after a foreclosure judgment had been entered.
As a result of a series of health issues and his wife’s terminal cancer, 59-year-old “Bill,” a U.S. veteran, fell behind on his mortgage payments. He then neglected the resulting foreclosure lawsuit while nursing his wife until her death. Eventually, he turned to JALA for help.
Petty Officer “Sarah Townsend’s” neighborhood Homeowners’ Association filed a foreclosure lawsuit against her as a result of minor yard maintenance issues. She had rented out her house so she could live closer to the Navy base. Although Officer Townsend believed that she had taken care of the yard issues, her HOA continued to send notices to her tenants rather than her, and they piled up.
“Emily” notified her HUD subsidized property of her new employment so that the management could make income-based rent adjustments. Federal law required that the property manager give Emily at least 30 days’ notice of the change in rent. Instead, however, he informed her that her rent would be increased by several hundred dollars the day before it was due. Unable to produce such a large sum so quickly, Emily was threatened with eviction and reached out to JALA.
