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American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness and Poverty
Definition
- The board of governors of the American Bar Association (ABA) created the Commission on Homelessness and Poverty in 1991. The Commission consists of one full-time ABA staff attorney and thirteen volunteer members appointed by the ABA president, and is charged with the following tasks: (1) Educating members of the bar and the public about legal and other problems of poor and homeless people and ways in which lawyers can assist in solving or ameliorating them; (2) training lawyers in areas needed to provide pro bono legal assistance to homeless and near homeless people; (3) working with all ABA entities on issues arising in their jurisdiction that affect poor and homeless people; and (4) engaging in further activities that are necessary to fulfill these responsibilities, including working with state and federal executive branches and legislative bodies concerning matters relating to the poor and homeless. [Source: Encyclopedia of Homelessness; American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness and Poverty]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/American_Bar_Association_Commission_on_Homelessness_and_Poverty
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