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Norristown Outreach Connects Homeless With Legal Aid

From left – Andrew Green, Villanova law student & LASP intern; Charles Burrows (seated), LASP Disaster Relief Staff Attorney; Gabriela Amado, Villanova law student; Erika Felpel, LASP Pro Bono & Helpline Paralegal; Jack Christmas, Villanova law student; Kathryn M. Palladino, LASP Staff Attorney & Montgomery County Pro Bono Coordinator; Richard A.J. Prebil, LASP Veterans Advocacy Project Supervising Attorney; Olivia Beach, Villanova undergraduate student; Michael E. Kelley, LASP Norristown Managing Attorney; Andrea Solis Canto, Villanova law student; Carolyn E. Johnson, LASP Regional Housing Unit Interim Supervising Attorney; and Stephanie Sena, Villanova Anti-Poverty Fellow. Students not pictured: Villanova students Patrick “PJ” Brogan, Keara Donahue, Brooke Githens and Isabella Graci.

NORRISTOWN – LASP conducted a legal outreach Oct. 20 at Norristown Riverfront Park. Carolyn Johnson, Interim Supervising Attorney for LASP’s Regional Housing Unit, coordinated the outreach with Villanova Anti-Poverty Fellow Stephanie Sena. LASP attorneys and paralegal worked alongside Professor Sena and her students to help 15 local residents who are unhoused.

During the outreach, Mark Boorse, Director of Programs at Access Services, told LASP staff members that about 600 people are currently sleeping outdoors in Montgomery County, including 100 in Norristown. This represents a significant increase in the last two years, he noted. Causes include the lack of affordable housing in Montgomery County, Hurricane Ida, COVID-19, and inflation.

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