Albany Law School Receives $205,000 Federal Grant for Housing Clinic

ALBANY, N.Y., July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Albany Law School recently received a $205,000 grant from the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC) to fund a new Housing Clinic within the law school's Clinic & Justice Center.

In the Housing Clinic, students will work with Albany Law faculty to offer legal services, outreach, educational opportunities and housing counseling to homeowners and tenants affected by foreclosure in Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady counties.

"Funding for the new Housing Clinic is vital not only in terms of service for members of our community, but also in terms of the hands-on experience that it will afford our students," said Thomas Guernsey, Albany Law School's president and dean. "Clinic experience is an excellent way for students to cultivate the skill set they need to excel in the practice of law."

Students at the Law Clinic and Justice Center handled more than 600 cases last year, spanning such areas as civil rights, health law, unemployment litigation and family violence prevention. The clinic also matched more than 200 students with field placements in government agencies, nonprofits and other organizations.

For more information on the Albany Law Clinic & Justice Center, visit www.albanylaw.edu/clinic.

The grant is part of HTFC's Subprime Foreclosure Prevention Program. The HTFC was established in 1985 as a subsidiary public benefit corporation of the New York State Housing Finance Agency to create decent affordable housing for low-income families and individuals.

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL is a small, independent private school in the heart of New York State's capital since 1851. As the oldest law school in New York and the oldest independent law school in the nation, the institution offers students an innovative, rigorous curriculum taught by a committed faculty. Several nationally recognized programs—including the Government Law Center and the Albany Law Clinic & Justice Center—provide opportunities for students to apply classroom learning. Students have access to New York's highest court, federal courts and the state legislature, as well as a thriving technology-based economy. With more than 9,000 alumni practicing in every state in the country, as well as several continents, the employment rate for graduates has been well above the national average for law schools for more than 25 years. Visit www.albanylaw.edu.

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