Last Wednesday at the "Community Court Resource Center" I met Danielle Caldwell, Program Director of the "Eastside Legal Assistance Program" (ELAP.) ELAP "believes everyone deserves access to legal help." Her phone number is 425-747-7274.
We had a nice talk about Domestic Violence. The statistics in Washington State are astounding. Danielle said the incidence of domestic violence is still at the same level as the pandemic. At a public meeting, Redmond Police Chief Lowe reported during the pandemic physical violence was uncommon, but generally speaking the noise level increased.
ELAP "empowers domestic violence survivors and their families to use the legal system to stay safe. They partner with other nonprofits to combine their legal expertise with their housing, medical and other services to meet critical needs of survivors and their children."
"Their team of six staff attorneys, together with support from more that 160 pro bono attorneys, provides hundreds of hour of free civil legal help to people throughout KING COUNTY every year." In addition to Domestic Violence, program areas include Project Safety, Medical-Legal Partnership, Housing Stability, and Free Community Legal Clinics and Info Sessions.
In addition to Domestic Violence empowerment, there's a great need for Housing Stability in Redmond. In this area ELAP empowers people to stay in their homes. In partnership with local cities and community partners, ELAP works with low income residents facing legal issues that threaten their housing stability.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is here: https://www.thehotline.org/
Stay well, Stay healthy
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CONTACT: Danielle Caldwell, Program Director, ELAP, Danielle@elap.org. 425-747-7274; 1239-120 Ave NE, Bellevue, WA.
CC: City of Redmond elected, King County Community Court, Hopelink, King County Council Member Sarah Perry, EvergreenHealth Community Hospital
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