It turns out that the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law and Weight Watchers have more in common than you would think. Both are good organizations to improve one’s health. In an article appearing in the Journal of Legal Education a law prof stated that “a wide array of studies find that regular volunteering is
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As part of her quest to learn more about women struggling to make ends meet, investigative journalist Maria Shriver (pictured with Executive Director Betty Nordwind) visited the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law in early 2013. She spent the day in an intimate conversation with 4 of the Center’s clients and met with some of the Center’s staff and
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We are pleased to announce the new Vera Brown-Curtis Hayes Internship, sponsored by the Los Angeles Chapter of The Links Inc. Created in Vera’s name to honor her commitment to expanding family law assistance to low-income African Americans and women in the community who are victims of domestic violence, the internship will develop an outreach program
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According to a year end 2013 report, volunteers for the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law get credit for helping some of the poorest families in Los Angeles. Living on a monthly average income of $965, a mother or father and child at the Center are subsisting on 30% less cash than the U.S. Poverty rate sets for a household
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Recently, the Harriett Buhai Center hosted its first Donor Appreciation Brunch to recognize the individuals and firms who have supported the Century Campaign through its inaugural year and debuted its new video (above), featuring six Century Campaign donors: Bruce Clemens, Judy Forman, Larry Ginsberg, Dan Jaffe, Scott Mowrey and Jim Parks. Each spoke passionately of the legal hurdles faced by
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