Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI)-Delaware

Statewide nonprofit providing free civil legal services to Delawareans in need, helping ensure equal access to justice.

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We’re hiring an Investigator/Monitor & Patient Advocate for our Disability Rights Delaware program!

Help protect the rights of Delawareans with disabilities through investigations, facility monitoring, community outreach & client advocacy.

Learn more: https://t.co/JNHqosee6S

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(3/3) We can help Delawareans with disabilities to understand their rights to accessible technology, services, spaces, and voting. We can also help with requesting resonable accommodations and accessing assistive technology and equipment. Learn more: https://t.co/idgPt2jnlx

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(1/3) Today, Disability Rights Delaware recognizes Global Accessibility Awareness Day—a day dedicated to creating a more accessible and inclusive digital world for everyone.

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(2/3) It's vital that the digital spaces we use every day are accessible. Features like alternative text for images, captions on videos, keyboard navigation, and adaptive technology help ensure everyone can fully participate online and in their communities.

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For the rest of our anniversary year we’ll be sharing the voices & stories of people behind this work—our staff, clients, & partners, past and present. Join us as we reflect on key moments in CLASI's history, the impact of legal aid & the path ahead for equal justice in Delaware.

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It's CLASI's 80th anniversary! Founded on May 2, 1946, we served 204 clients in our first year—with just one part-time lawyer & a $3,600 budget donated by members of the Delaware Bar. Today, we are a team of 80 handling over 7,000 cases a year, assisting more than 17,000 people.

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As we've evolved to meet the changing legal needs of our communities over the past eight decades, one thing has remained constant: our commitment to our founders' vision of equal justice for all Delawareans, regardless of income or background.

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...& fighting housing discrimination. In her role as Fair Housing Testing Coordinator, Kate leads our statewide program that helps ensure compliance with federal & state fair housing laws—expanding access to safe, stable housing for all Delawareans. Thanks to all who stopped by!

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CLASI’s Kate Cirrito returned to her alma mater this week to connect with @UDelaware students at the Sociology & Criminal Justice Club's networking event. Kate discussed career paths in legal aid & her work as a Housing Paralegal/Advocate supporting people facing eviction...

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Peyton is a 2019 graduate of @Villanova_Law. Before joining CLASI, she clerked for then-Vice Chancellor Tamika Montgomery-Reeves of the Delaware Court of Chancery, for Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. of the Delaware Supreme Court, and was an associate at Skadden, Arps. 4/4

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CLASI’s Peyton Carper was honored to present on “Success as a New Lawyer: Practical Tips for Starting Your Career as a Delaware Attorney” at the 2026 Randy J. Holland Joint Inns of Court Meeting last month. Moderated by Judge Jan Jurden, the panel brought together lawyers... 1/4

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Peyton is a staff attorney with CLASI's Family Representation Unit, where she advocates for parents involved in child welfare and custody proceedings. She works to help parents reunify with their children and promote positive long-term outcomes for Delaware families. 3/4

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CLASI is hiring a Staff Attorney for our Elder Law Program & Manufactured Housing practice—a unique opportunity to advocate for older adults, protect housing stability, and support victims of crime.

Learn more and apply: 
https://t.co/658kgkzEit

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DeBorah shared key insights on causes & possible solutions for older adult homelessness during the summit's Lived Experience panel. We’re proud to be part of this important conversation & are committed to advancing solutions that ensure older adults have safe, stable housing. 3/3

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This week, CLASI joined regional and national leaders in homelessness services, aging, and health care at the Homebase Regional Summit on Older Adult Homelessness to explore cross-system solutions and share strategies to better support older adults facing housing instability. 1/3

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CLASI’s Advocacy Director & Elder Law Program Managing Attorney @johnswhitelaw enjoyed reconnecting with housing advocate DeBorah Gilbert White (pictured), who partnered with us to help secure a Right to Representation in evcitions here in Delaware. 2/3

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We are thankful for the collaboration and dedication of our partners and for all of the legislators who have supported the rights of people with disabilities!

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Delaware is one step closer to adopting critical disability rights protections under state law! CLASI was proud to join our partners from @Delaware_DDC & @DE_SCPD at Legislative Hall this week as SB 198 advanced out of House committee, following its unanimous Senate passage...

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CLASI's Disability Rights Delaware Project Director Marissa Band also had the honor of joining staff & other members of @Delaware_DDC for Senate Concurrent Resolution 154, a proclamation also sponsored by Sen. Poore designating March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.