Blog: Stories of Justice

Dorothy is a 63 year old woman who wanted to divorce her husband, who had recently attempted suicide. Dorothy was referred to our office with the Florida Supreme Court divorce packet in hand that she had purchased from the Clerk of Court. Overwhelmed by the sheer number of forms, our Family Court Self Advocacy Center...Read More

Chris is a 64 year old Marine Corps Veteran.  In October 2019, he went to the ER and was diagnosed with cancer. He had to stop working and had no health insurance. He obtained early Social Security retirement but the amount was not enough for him to pay his bills. He came to CCLA for...Read More

Carla Roundtree has been an active and engaged member of our Board of Directors since being appointed in June 2018 to represent the Urban League of Broward County. Carla is a community advocate; over the past 30 years, she has been involved in organizations such as the Parent Teacher Association, School Advisory Committee, School Advisory...Read More

Carol and her late husband purchased a lovely home together. Like many seniors, Carol’s husband passed away before they formalized plans regarding their assets. This left Carol with a problem that had never crossed her mind. The late husband took out a reverse mortgage loan on the property, whereby Carol’s name was removed from the...Read More

Edwardo came to us for assistance with his Social Security disability claim.  After working for many years in restaurants he became disabled and unable to work in 2008 and qualified for Social Security disability payments. However in 2017 he received a letter from Social Security informing him that one of his doctors from 2008 was arrested...Read More