LASP Staff Attorney Michelle R. Dempsky will be a panelist at the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania's free virtual forum June 10, 2021:

Creating a Statewide Eviction Prevention Strategy

Thursday, June 10, 2021 from 2-3:30 p.m.

Register: housingalliancepa.org/upcoming-events/ (registration closes June 10 at 1 p.m.)

Eviction has damaging consequences for both the families losing their homes and the broader community. Join us as we explore five strategies that communities can adopt to reduce the rate of evictions:

* Ongoing rental assistance;
* Landlord-tenant mediation programs;
* Expansion of legal services and representation;
* Connection to supports and services for tenants that are at most risk; and
* Outreach and partnership with landlords.

Join the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania along with national, state and local leaders to discuss how the five strategies are already making an impact in Pennsylvania.

Speakers include:

* Peggy Bailey, Senior Advisor on Rental Assistance, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
* Claudia Aiken, MCP, Director, Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP), University of Pennsylvania
* Michelle Dempsky, Esq. Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (lead attorney on the Eviction Prevention & Intervention Coalition (EPIC) with Your Way Home Montgomery County, Montgomery Bar Association, Montgomery County, PA Courts, Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities & more)
* Ava King, Eviction Prevention Court Coordinator, Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children
* Keena Minifield, Policy and Civic Engagement Associate, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
* Leah Sailhamer, Vice President of Government Affairs, Pennsylvania Apartment Association
* Gale Schwartz, Associate Director, Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
* Evelyn Wald, Executive Director, Center for Alternatives in Community Justice
* Moderator: Phyllis Chamberlain, Executive Director,Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania