Public Justice Center, Inc.
$95,000 / 2005 / Community Development
For continued support of the Tenant Advocacy Project, an effort to reduce evictions and help eliminate the practice of allowing tenant belongings to be placed on the curb. The Center will focus on strengthening the coalition by providing research, legislative proposals, testimony, legal representation, and media support.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
$50,000 / 2007 / Community Development
For continued support of the Tenant Advocacy Project. The objectives are to reduce the number of eviction cases and the number processed through the court and to eliminate the practice of depositing tenant belongings in the public right-of-way and the cost of chattel pickup and disposal.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
$20,000 / 2008 / Community Development
Toward the production and distribution of an educational film and written materials for use in District Court in support of tenants facing eviction. The educational material has been written and produced in consultation with the District Court, landlords, and tenants, to ensure accuracy and fairness, and will help interpret the court system to tenants. The goal is to reduce the number of tenant evictions and reduce the number of cases being processed through the system.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
$140,000 / 2014 / Community Development
Toward support of the Rent Court Reform Initiative of the Human Right to Housing Project.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
$140,000 / 2015 / Community Development
Toward continued support of the Rent Court Reform Initiative of the Human Right to Housing Project.