Pay lawyers for people facing eviction
Resident asks that funds pay lawyers for people facing eviction, through groups like City Life/Vida Urbana, and possibly buy an office for them.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text, submitted in Spanish.
The resident's idea, as submitted
Submitted in SpanishThe idea
Se podría usar estos fondos para remunerar a abogados para las personas quienes enfrentan casos de desalojo. organizaciones que hacen este trabajo incluye a City Life / Vida Urbana.También se podría usar estos fondos para comprar una oficina
Who it helps and why
City Life/ Vida Urbana trabaja con diversas poblaciones en todo Boston. esto incluye a comunidades inmigrantes y de color
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 1, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- City-sponsored workshop
- Submission language
- Spanish
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