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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 13, 2018
Contact: Naomi Goldman, Communications
L.A. County Homeless Initiative
Ngoldman@ceo.lacounty.gov, 310-770-2765
L.A. County Supervisor Solis and Public Defender Ricardo Garcia Spotlight Criminal Record Clearing Project - Innovative Mobile Outreach Program to Combat and Prevent Homelessness
WHAT: Los Angeles County officials will share highlights and significant progress of the L.A. County Criminal Record Clearing Project, which launched one-stop mobile expungement events earlier this year as part of the L.A. County Homeless Initiative. This new model builds on the Public Defender’s legal clinics held throughout the county. It gives individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness the opportunity to engage in legal services onsite at Homeless Connect days and outreach events and resolve outstanding infractions and associated warrants, which are often barriers to housing, employment, education and legal immigration.
WHO:
- Hilda L. Solis, Los Angeles County Supervisor
- Ricardo D. Garcia, Los Angeles County Public Defender
- Ruben Marquez, Los Angeles County Assistant Public Defender
- Michael Suzuki, Division Chief, Office of the Los Angeles County Public Defender
- Cris Mercurio, Head Deputy, Office of the Los Angeles County Public Defender
- L.A. County Public Defenders Office mobile expungement team
- Additional service providers including: Lava Mae mobile showers, L.A. County Departments of Public Social Services, Probation, Military and Veterans Affairs, Public Health (providing vaccinations), PATH, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and M.O.R.E. Than Just a Meal (formerly Operation Healthy Hearts)
- Homeless and at-risk individuals accessing services
- Note: visuals including Public Defender homeless outreach vans
WHEN: Thursday, December 13, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (note: Homeless Resource Fair runs 11am – 3 pm)
WHERE: Whittier Narrows Homeless Resource Fair
Whittier Narrows – Recreation Area A, 1201 Loma Avenue, South El Monte 91733
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