It’s #GivingTuesday! #GiveBack to your community by helping individuals secure housing, fair wages, health benefits, and more!
A #donation to Bet Tzedek helps us provide #FREE legal assistance to individuals in Los Angeles across a range of issue areas. By supporting our work, you can change someone’s life for the better: https://bettzedek.org/donate-social/ GivingTuesday
Bet Tzedek provides free legal help to #smallbusinessowners in the region of Los Angeles. To create a full network of support, we partner with other organizations as well as local law firms like Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP who offer #probono services. We’re honored to #giveback to Angelenos in this way! Join us by #shoppinglocal on #SmallBusinessSaturday THIS upcoming Saturday.
If you’re a small business owner that needs assistance, get help now: https://bettzedek.org/our-services/justice-for-workers/small-business-legal-resources/ #QuoteOfTheWeek
Bet Tzedek's legal staff was able to assist 68-year-old veteran and Deacon, London, by getting false defamation claims dismissed. This allowed London to dedicate his time to fatherhood and the church. Changing lives for the better is why we do this work! You, too, can create impact by helping Bet Tzedek provide FREE legal assistance: https://bettzedek.org/donate-social/ #probono #successstory #giveback #QuoteOfTheWeek GivingTuesday
Bet Tzedek’s dedicated team handles every client’s needs with care, empathy, and commitment. Harnessing their expertise to provide #FREE legal support across a range of issues, including justice for seniors and dependent adults, is how our team seeks to #giveback to Los Angeles communities. You, too, can help change lives for the better: https://bettzedek.org/donate-social (Senior Justice Programs funded in part by L.A. County Aging & Disabilities Department)
As our #MentalHealthAwareness month comes to a close, we have this key takeaway message: you are not alone. People from all walks of life share the continuous journey of maintaining positive mental health. We hope you’ve been able to take more time to focus on yourself and engage in self-care this month.
There is hope and support is available. Our free legal services can help uplift underserved populations and, subsequently, improve mental health. Get help today: https://bettzedek.org/
In recent years, celebrities and influencers of all kinds have used their voice to create open conversations on the topic of mental health. We, at Bet Tzedek, appreciate the bravery it takes to share your story, regardless of the size of your audience. Join the movement and help destigmatize mental health. You may just help another person by doing so!
Share your story below. #MentalHealthAwareness
An important part of upholding positive mental health is making time for and developing self-love and self-care. This includes accepting that you are worthy of love, having appreciation for yourself, learning healthy coping skills, having positive relationships and boundaries, meeting your own needs, being kind to yourself, and learning about what you like and embracing it. While we recognize that this is not always easy with the many responsibilities, distractions, and stressors of daily life, this month we encourage you to make self-love and self-care a priority! And if this feels challenging, seek support. You are not alone. #MentalHealthAwareness
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay, and we, at Bet Tzedek, want to remind you that you are not alone! People from all backgrounds and walks of life struggle with maintaining positive mental health. Persevering through mental health disruptions and trauma is deeply challenging, but support and resources are available. Don’t hesitate to reach out for help!
Help destigmatize discussing mental health by sharing your story below! #MentalHealthAwareness #QuoteOfTheWeek
With the everyday tasks, full schedules, and stressors of life, it’s easy to put your mental health on the backburner. But we, at Bet Tzedek, encourage you to focus on yourself this month: take a breath and reach out for help when you need it! Here are some breathing techniques for stress relief: https://www.healthline.com/health/breathing-exercise#breath-focus #MentalHealthAwareness
Cezar Chavez was a Mexican-American activist and advocate for workers’ rights. He practiced nonviolent protests, formed dozens of advocacy groups and organizations, and is arguably one of the most well-known Hispanic figures in the history of U.S. civil rights. We are deeply grateful for Chavez’s work and seek to carry out his mission for social change in order to create a future with equity for all. #HispanicHeritageMonth
Helen Rodríguez-Trías was an American pediatrician, educator, and women's rights activist and is credited with helping to expand the range of public health services for women and children in minority and low-income populations around the world. #HispanicHeritageMonth
Sonya Sotomayor is the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice! Raised by Puerto Rican immigrant parents in the Bronx, Sonya graduated from Yale Law School in 1979, had a truly notable legal career, and was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2009 to the Court. In addition to being the first Hispanic person to serve on the Supreme Court, Sonya is also the third woman, first woman of color, and first Latina to serve. We agree with Sonya — dream big! At Bet Tzedek, we dream of a future where all communities have equitable access to justice, and through our work, we aspire to create this reality. #HispanicHeritageMonth
This #GrandparentsWeek keep Bet Tzedek's Kinship Care program in mind! This program helps #grandparents caring for their grandchildren understand and address relevant legal rights and responsibilities, including legal guardianship or completing a caregiver affidavit.
https://bettzedek.org/
Check out this #successstory from a program participant:
Born to Mexican and Puerto Rican parents, Sylvia Mendez is an American civil rights activist who played an instrumental role in the Mendez v. Westminster case, which successfully ended de jure segregation in California and paved the way for integration and the American Civil Rights movement. We, at Bet Tzedek, are grateful for both Sylvia’s dedication to justice and her contributions to equality and progress. #HispanicHeritageMonth
At Bet Tzedek, we provide free legal help for all Los Angeles communities, including immigrants and immigrant children. For example, we helped Osmin, a 14-year-old immigrant from Honduras, get his green card, ultimately setting him on a path to a stable future in the U.S.. Check out his #successstory, which we shared last #HispanicHeritageMonth: https://bettzedek.org/bt-now-sept-2022-happy-hispanic-heritage-month/
We're offering #FREE legal help for small business owners in the region of Los Angeles!
Visit https://lalegalhelp.org/ to learn more or get help now!
“Great protests are great art works.” - Sarah Sze #ArtForJustice
“I paint characters like Wonder Woman and other superheroes in wheelchairs and/or on crutches to teach children that even though a person may have a disability or something unique about them, everyone has their own superpowers.” -
Vanessa Castro (an artist, illustrator, and author with a physical disability, Cerebral Palsy, and a speech impediment) #ArtForJustice #DisabilityPride
Meet Kenneth Tam, an AAPIn (AAPI Network) Houston, TX and Queens, NY-based artist whose work is quickly making him a household name. Tam works across video, sculpture, performance, movement, installation, and photography, and makes work about the performance of masculinity, spaces of physical intimacy, and the transformative potential of private ritual. The Crossing, a performance piece initially shown at The Kitchen in December 2020, is one of his first works that explicitly grapples with how masculinity intersects with race. The artist trains his lens onto the rituals of AAPIn fraternities, inquiring into the ways they create belonging and identity while also adopting practices that subvert these very bonds. #ArtForJustice
“If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.” – Quote and art by Zanele Muholi #QuoteOfTheWeek #ArtForJustice
Tens of thousands of Angelenos using Medi-Cal could lose their health coverage in the coming months. We’re here to help! We'll be adding helpful #resources, such as a list of emergency tips for navigating Medi-Cal terminations, to our website and hosting a LIVE Q&A session in August! #StayTuned
Are you a small business owner looking to #learn about leasing a commercial space for your business? Bet Tzedek has #resources that can help! Check out this webinar on commercial leasing brought to you by our L.A. Regional Small Business Legal Aid Program: https://youtu.be/5PS05Lpz1q0
#SoundOn! When Bet Tzedek attorneys first met Osmin, he was in danger of dropping out of school to support his family and often chose to live in a shelter rather than staying at home, given the environment. Bet Tzedek helped Osmin’s grandmother become his legal guardian as well as helped him acquire special immigrant juvenile status, in order to set Osmin on a path to opportunity. Osmin is now a proud father and has a successful career in welding around which he hopes to start his own business. We’re proud to be able to offer a helping hand to talented and driven individuals like Osmin! To contribute to creating success stories like Osmin’s, donate now: https://www.bettzedek.org/donate/ #QuoteOfTheWeek #GivingBack
Are you a small business owner in LA County? Would you benefit from FREE legal assistance or resources?
We’ve partnered with other Los Angeles-based organizations to meet your need, at NO COST TO YOU!
Learn more about how we can help: https://lalegalhelp.org/
For decades, lawyers have dedicated their time and energy to helping those whose economic status created a barrier to justice. This work has given voice to so many and is a valuable part of creating equitable access to justice each day. We are proud to celebrate the 13th year of #ProBonoWeek! Thank you to all the #lawyers to have contributed to pro bono work. #probonomonth #makeyourvoiceheard #probono
If you're a #California resident who wants to participate in the 2022 Midterm Elections but are not yet registered to vote, you can register at your local polling location on November 8th. Click below to find your polling location and make a plan to vote!
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place/ #vote #MidtermElections
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