Press: Legal Aid of Sonoma County in the News
Press Democrat, June 27, 2024
Press Democrat, June 27, 2024
‘You’re going to do it’: Words from Ronit Rubinoff changed one man’s life
Look inside KP, October 16, 2020
Fire Then Fraud: Grants Help Sonoma County Residents Recover A new round of Kaiser Permanente grants to help residents of Sonoma County get back on their feet after 3 years of devastating fires brings the total assistance to $18 million.
KPIX CBS 5, October 10, 2018
Battle Begins to Extend Deadline For Wine Country Wildfire Survivors Living In FEMA Trailers
Press Democrat, October 2, 2018
Fire survivors from Santa Rosa’s Journey’s End feel ‘like we’ve been abandoned’
KGO ABC 7, February 11, 2018
Santa Rosa mobile home park residents in limbo after North Bay Fires
The Press Democrat, February 9, 2018
Sonoma County fire survivors struggle to secure aid from FEMA
KPIX CBS 5, February 9, 2018
FEMA Rejects Applications for Aid by Wine Country Wildfire Victims
KPIX CBS 5, January 19, 2018
Los Angeles Times, January 1, 2018
After the flames, allegations of rent-gouging fly in devastated wine country communities
KPIX CBS 5, December 21, 2017
Santa Rosa residents who escaped wildfires receive eviction notices
Press Democrat, December 10, 2010
LASC Helps Grandmother Gain Full Custody of Quadruplet Grandchildren
On Dec. 2, 2010, Marilyn Collins, a 65-year-old former department chairwoman of Citrus College’s Health Science Department gained full custody of her grandchildren — 8-year-old quadruplets whose mother, Lisa, died after a brief battle with a rare cancer in 2010.
Lisa and Marilyn decided they would be wise to have a legal document in place that would offer security for the kids should something happen to Lisa. Born profoundly deaf and dealing with a spate of injuries and illness, Lisa called Legal Aid of Sonoma County in early 2009 to help start the legal paperwork that would give Marilyn Collins custody of the kids should something happen to her.
“It was just relief,” Lisa said. “I know they will be safe here.” She said she tries to manage her emotions as she cares for the children. “We are sad and we are happy,” she said. “I do (cry) every now and then, but you know, it’s a circle of life, and we have always been realistic and we love the kids.”
Media Inquiries
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