NBC 5 Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter spoke to some past local non-profit organizations who were winners of the grant. In the videos on this page, you will hear from Pat Wrona from CARPLS Legal Aid, Rodrigo Levy from Code Platoon, and Lauren Schrero from The Nora Project, as well as Carmen Scott Boria from BUILD Chicago, Kate Monteleone from Neighborhood Pantries, Roneal Hall from Crushers Club and DeAnna McLeary Sherman from True Star Media. Hear from Pat Wrona from CARPLS Legal Aid, Rodrigo Levy from Code Platoon, and Lauren Schrero from The Nora Project, past winners of the Project Innovation Grant.
Ill. website offers COVID-19-related legal help
Ill. website offers COVID-19-related legal help By Colin Baillie | January 14, 2021 at 5:43 PM CST - Updated January 15 at 1:58 PM
CARTERVILLE, Ill. (KFVS) - The pandemic is affecting more than people’s health, it is affecting the health of their finances.
A new legal website is targeting individuals that have had legal issues during the pandemic.
Pat Wrona, director of legal services at CARPLS in Chicago, understands the need people are facing. So they created Covid Help Illinois.
“Not only find good and reliable legal information, but to provide an on ramp to to the legal aid community throughout Illinois,” said Wrona.