Legal Services in the News Legal Aid Society of Middle TN and the Cumberlands – Renters Rights Legal Aid Society of Middle TN and the Cumberlands – 2011 Disaster Victims Tax Guide Trainings June 20th – Say No to NIMBY – Tennessee Fair Housing Council and West Tennessee Legal Services Training June 24th – Immigration [...]
Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category
The Week in a Nutshell
Posted in Resources, The Week in a Nutshell, Training on June 13, 2011 |
Thr.
Posted in Resources, Uncategorized on June 2, 2011 |
Here’s what TALS has been up to… We have another new member of the TALS team to welcome. Our new Master Social Work intern Sarah Cooper from the University of Tennessee College of Social Work started today! We’re thrilled to have her help in the office with some exciting reaserach and statewide projects. Can’t wait [...]
It’s Thursday, what are we up to?
Posted in Disaster Legal Services, Resources, The Week in a Nutshell, Training on May 19, 2011 |
Civil Legal Services in the News Legal Aid of East TN – Domestic Violence Assistance DLS Update DLS Hotline in the News Shelby County Flood Update FEMA TN Updates TEMA Update Ask a volunteer lawyer a question by email More DLS info from TALS Disaster Legal Clinics for the public TALS Trainings Special Education Training [...]
Thoughts Over Lunch: Expanding Our Capacity to Serve (The final installment)
Posted in Disaster Legal Services, Resources, Thoughts Over Lunch, Training on May 17, 2011 |
Expanding Our Capacity to Serve: The Special Skills of Civil Legal Services Guest Author: Linnet Overton, LSMW, TALS Outreach and Development Director As we’ve read in the past couple of weeks, there are many barriers to civil legal providers serving our communities: Federal and State budget cuts Increased competition for grant funding Secondary trauma and [...]
Thoughts Over Lunch: Tennessee’s Disaster Response
Posted in Disaster Legal Services, Resources, Thoughts Over Lunch, Training on May 13, 2011 |
Tennessee’s Disaster Response Author: Erik Cole, Executive Director of TALS “How high’s the water, mama?” As I have watched the flood waters rise in Lake County, then Dyer County and now in Memphis, I can’t get this old Johnny Cash refrain out of my head. In Memphis at least, the Mississippi crested at 48 feet, [...]
5/12/11 TN Disaster Response Update
Posted in Disaster Legal Services, Resources on May 12, 2011 |
TN Disaster Response Update TEMA Statewide Status Update Anxious Mississippi Delta Watches Flooding Spread Memphis Helping Flood Victims FEMA Fact Sheets FREE Disaster Legal Services Trainings West TN Legal Services – Avoid Scams Flier Stay Safe TN, PBJ
What do you know? Wednesday.
Posted in Disaster Legal Services, Resources, Training on May 11, 2011 |
Here it is again. Wednesday. What are you going to do to make this one stand out? Volunteer? Tennesseans will need volunteer attorneys in the coming weeks! Please contact Sarah Hayman at the TBA (shayman@tnbar.org) if you think you can be of assistance to people in West or East Tennessee with disaster [...]
OnlineTNJustice.org
Posted in Resources on May 6, 2011 |
TALS is proud to be a part of the www.onlinetnjustice.org project, which removes barriers to both low-income Tennesseans seeking legal advice and attorneys wanting to provide pro bono services. Check it out, spread the word to Tennesseans in need, and attorneys should sign up to volunteer! Here’s what people are saying about OnlineTNJustice across the country: [...]
Thursday TN DLS Update
Posted in Disaster Legal Services, Resources on May 5, 2011 |
TN DLS Update Dyer, Lake, Shelby, and Stewart counties added to FEMA disaster declaration Shelby County Update Disaster Legal Assistance hotline open (888) 395-9297 Ask an attorney a disaster related legal question by email at OnlineTNJustice Volunteer to answer disaster legal questions on OnlineTNJustice and email Sarah Hayman at TBA to (shayman@tnbar.org) volunteer at shelters, [...]
What’s Up Wednesday?
Posted in Disaster Legal Services, Resources, Training on May 4, 2011 |
Disaster Legal Services Shelby County Flood Warning Update Shelters for Storm Victims in TN Flooding to increase in West TN Additional Disaster Information Volunteer Opportunities Disaster Legal Service volunteer attorneys are encouraged to contact Sarah Hayman at the TBA for more volunteer opportunities shayman@tnbar.org Register with OnlineTNJustice.org to provide pro bono services through this new [...]
