Andy and Gwen Stern Community Lawyering Clinic Students work with and advocate on behalf of clients in need of legal services, referrals and other forms of advocacy in Drexel’s neighboring communities through the Kline School of Law’s Andy and Gwen Stern Community Lawyering Clinic. Advocacy that Works Located in Drexel's Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, the clinic allows students to serve as true community lawyers, addressing a variety of issues that affect Drexel’s neighbors in Mantua and Powelton Village. Students represent individual clients and families facing legal issues, provide training to community residents who face common problems and publish reports that advocate for policy changes that would promote justice and equality for Drexel’s neighbors. We have helped residents by: Restoring Social Security benefits to disabled residents Preventing foreclosures for low-income homeowners Restoring utilities for senior citizens Obtaining property titles for people who inherited their homes Filing employment discrimination claims. Projects have included: Publishing Pandemic in PA’s Prisons, which recommends the release of vulnerable and elderly incarcerated individuals in an attempt to stop COVID-19 from running rampant across the state Filing an amicus brief in support of the ACLU’s case challenging the systemic abuses of cash bail in Philadelphia Conducting workshops to teach local residents about topics such as their rights as job applicants and ways to clear complications in property title Creating Zoning Matters, an educational handbook for community members that explains important aspects of the zoning process Publishing a report on the lack of running water in residents’ homes, which was presented at a public hearing convened by the City of Philadelphia and covered by NBC10 Educating community members about the process for voicing concerns about development projects in their neighborhood Recommending reforms to the compassionate release law that permits early release of incarcerated individuals who are terminally ill Filing a report on police shootings in Philadelphia with a United Nations committee. Community Resources Forms & Information Social Security Waiver Form Social Security Reconsideration Appeal Form Social Security Payment Plan Form "K.E.E.P" Your Disability (SSI) Benefits Presentation Watch "K.E.E.P" Your Disability (SSI) Benefits Zoom Recording (Passcode: s+u=B*p1) Contact the Clinic Email: clc@drexel.edu Phone: 215-571-4019 or 215-571-4020