In case you missed it, there was an excellent article on the
front page of the Kansas City Star this morning highlighting the community
development work that is being done by Legal Aid’s Economic Development team,
including: Michael Duffy, Jeff Williams, and Ron Nguyen, along with former
Legal Aid attorneys Gillian Ruddy and Kendra Mosley.
As the article shows, the work that Michael, Jeff and
Ron are doing, now with Jennifer Wieman, Rachel Hogan and Peter Hoffman joining
in, is on the cutting edge nationally in fighting urban core blight caused by
abandoned housing.
Like so many other Legal Aid projects, even though the Economic Development team is doing fantastic work, very few people in the area know about it. The article in the Star will help change that and, by doing so, will help solidify the funding that we get for this work from the City and from private foundations for the team’s work. It will also help us make a strong case for increased funding for this important work in years to come.
Thanks and congratulations again to Michael, Jeff, Ron, Gillian, Kendra,
Jennifer, Peter, and Rachel for the recognition for jobs well done.
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