Client Story: Haunani Ryan
I think people would be shocked to know that I’m a senior citizen living in a housing control building and I was almost made homeless because my cat was seen outside without a leash. NJP wrote a letter to the housing authority telling them that what they were doing was illegal. Without that legal knowledge, […]
Client Story: Lynn Attison
I was a fully active person who loved working with kids until I contracted H1N1 during the 2009 pandemic. I had severe complications, including amputations to parts of my hands and feet. Suddenly, I was someone who was always tired and in pain. The illness gobbled up my insurance and ran up our debts. It […]
Client Story: Raymond Gregson
Three years ago, I came up from Oregon to get my life together. I remodeled casinos for 15 years until I lost my hand in a work-related accident. I lost my job and during my time in the hospital, I lost a lung and became addicted to opioids. They told me I had 3-4 years […]
Client Story: Martha Gamboa
I am a single mom and love spending time with my kids. They always come first. I was in an abusive and violent situation at home. My ex-husband told me that without immigration papers I had no rights and would lose my children if I complained. I’ve been here for 20 years, but I was […]
Client Story: Theodore and Misty
In 5th grade, my teacher read us an article about the first transgender man to give birth. Hearing his perspective and experience, I thought, “Oh, I’m like him.” It was in the back of my head since then, but I didn’t come out until my freshman year of high school. I was tired of being […]
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Balancing the scales of justice
NJP opens a new office in Pullman, WA! Increased state legal aid funding targeting underserved regions allows NJP to open two new offices. The second office is opening in Quincy to serve Grant and Adams Counties.
Northwest Justice Project Board of Directors Racial Justice Statement
The Northwest Justice Project Board of Directors applauds the Washington Supreme Court for recognizing the role of the courts and the legal community in creating and perpetuating a system that devalues Black lives, and for calling on the legal community to engage in individual and collective action to dismantle systemic racism and oppression of Black […]
Knowledge of law fuels fight against source-of-income discrimination
"We do not accept Section 8” is illegal discrimination in Washington! It’s illegal for a landlord to refuse to rent to a tenant based on their source of income, whether from a housing subsidy or Social Security.
NJP attorney Tim Murphy helped a client fight back and win!
‘We cried for happy news’: Eagle Village is first Seattle housing project to address needs of homeless Native adults
Addressing Needs of homeless Native Adults
State leaders want people to fight back against fraud
NJP Attorney Meredith Bruch spoke at a Yakima anti-fraud fair and warned people about several types of scams, including scammers who call and fraudulently claim you owe a debt. You need to ask for written proof of the debt!