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Vermont Legal Aid asks Legislature to preserve immigration help, helpline and tenant representation funding
Summary
Vermont Legal Aid told the Senate Judiciary committee demand for civil legal services has surged and asked lawmakers to maintain House funding for two immigration attorneys and the statewide helpline and to appropriate additional funds to sustain a tenant representation pilot and core services.
Jesse Weiss, executive director at Vermont Legal Aid, told the Senate Judiciary committee that demand for civil legal assistance in Vermont has risen sharply and that state funding must increase to avoid service losses.
Weiss said the organization fields roughly 26,000 requests annually, assisted about 18,000 people last year and provides full representation in roughly 2,600–3,000 cases per year. He told the committee demand has “more than…
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