The HELP: MLP team is excited to announce that Jordan Mickman, Esq. re-joined the organization on October 10, 2022. Jordan is a Staff Attorney in HELP: MLP’s Delaware County office,… Read more HELP: MLP Welcomes Jordan Mickman! →
HELP: MLP is excited to announce that we will be expanding our Nursing-Legal Partnership services to families participating in home visiting programs across Philadelphia. The newly created Family Advocacy and Integrated Resources (FAIR) Project, a collaboration between HELP: MLP, National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC), and Philadelphia Department of Public Health, will provide free legal services and financial resources to up to 2,100 families in Philadelphia over the next two years. HELP: MLP will work closely with project partners and evidence-based home visiting programs to screen for social determinants of health,… Read more HELP: MLP is Expanding: The Family Advocacy and Integrated Resources Project →
The Health, Education and Legal assistance Project: A Medical-Legal Partnership at Widener University Delaware Law School (HELP: MLP) is currently seeking a Staff Attorney to work alongside our public health partners in Philadelphia. This is a hybrid position in which the Staff Attorney will work remotely as well as on-site. Reporting to the Director and Managing Attorney, the Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing civil legal services to families with low incomes participating in maternal and child health programs. The Staff Attorney will work as part of an interdisciplinary… Read more We’re hiring! Seeking a Staff Attorney for our Philadelphia Office →
The HELP: MLP team is excited to announce that Molly Kenney, Esq. joined the organization on October 1, 2021. Molly is a Staff Attorney in HELP: MLP’s Philadelphia office, supporting pregnant people and young families in collaboration with the Philadelphia-Nurse Family Partnership and Mabel Morris Family Home Visit Program. Prior to HELP: MLP, Molly was a public defender for several years, including at The Bronx Defenders and the Defender Association of Philadelphia. She also previously practiced at Hausfeld LLP, representing plaintiffs in complex class action litigation and in several pro… Read more HELP: MLP Welcomes Molly Kenney! →
The HELP: MLP team is excited to announce that Eileen Somers, Esq. joined the organization on September 1, 2021. Eileen brings a wealth of experience to HELP: MLP and has demonstrated a deep commitment to improving the health of families in Delaware County. Eileen supports the Foundation of Delaware County’s Healthy Start and Nurse-Family Partnership programs and focuses her practice on housing and consumer issues. Prior to joining HELP: MLP, she spent seven years as a civil litigation associate at Faegre, Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she… Read more HELP: MLP welcomes Eileen Somers! →
Thanks to everyone who joined us on 1/21 to learn about our Nursing-Legal Partnership. The webinar was hosted in partnership with Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership and Mabel Morris Family Home Visit Program(NFP),… Read more Nursing-Legal Partnership Webinar & Learning Collaborative →
Are you attending the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting in Philadelphia this week? HELP: MLP and our Philadelphia partner, Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership will be presenting at several sessions, including… Read more HELP: MLP at APHA →
By Adriano Boccanelli, Public Health Fellow On Wednesday, July 10th HELP: MLP Managing Attorney, Laura Handel Schwartz, testified at a joint public hearing hosted by the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus… Read more HELP: MLP Testifies on Health Disparities in PA →
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