Equal Justice Works Fellowship: Medical-Legal Partnership to help veterans experiencing homelessness

(May 22, 2024)

Caillean E. Daily, 2024 Equal Justice Works Fellow joining Legal Aid of Southeastern PA in fall 2024. She is sponsored by Lockheed Martin.

LASP is excited to introduce Caillean E. Daily, 2024 Equal Justice Works Fellow, who will join us this fall to focus on developing a Medical-Legal Partnership serving veterans in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.

Caillean (she/her/hers) will focus on providing legal representation & education to veterans experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness and income insecurity in southeastern Pennsylvania.

In 2021, the Veterans Administration surveyed 1,773 homeless veterans. The top 10 unmet needs involved legal issues.

A formal medical-legal partnership (MLP) between LASP and Philadelphia-area veteran-serving medical facilities will provide veterans access to competent, accessible, and trauma-informed legal services.

By meeting veterans where they are and working in conjunction with healthcare providers through a MLP, Caillean’s project will empower veterans with the assistance they need to address legal and medical needs adversely affecting their well-being.

Caillean holds a J.D. from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. She is sponsored by Lockheed Martin Corporation.

“All people, regardless of class, background, and circumstances, deserve access to the support and resources they need to live with dignity and fulfillment,” Caillean said. “This belief brought me to law school, and I am honored to now be able to put this belief into action through my Equal Justice Works Fellowship.”

Learn more about her upcoming project at LASP: https://bit.ly/CDaily-5-22-2024.
On May 22, Equal Justice Works announced the 2024 class of 84 Fellows – including Caillean – who will serve 79 legal services organizations in 22 states + Washington, D.C. Each law school graduate collaborated with a nonprofit to design a two-year Equal Justice Works Fellowship project addressing unmet legal needs of the community they will serve: https://bit.ly/EJW-2024.