Webinars & Videos

Community Solar: Expanding Access and Safeguarding Low-Income Families

^{December 3, 2024}

This webinar focuses on community solar, which provides an opportunity to bring clean energy within reach of those for whom rooftop solar is not a feasible or economic option.

Navigating Student Loan Repayment: Military and Veteran Borrowers

^{September 10, 2024}

Join the Federal Student Loan Ombuds Office, Student Veterans of America, Veterans Education Success, Military Officer Association of America, Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and NCLC to learn how to navigate repayment, PSLF, disability discharges, and more.

Nursing Home Debt Collection Against Residents, Caregivers, and Other Third Parties

^{July 23, 2024}

This webinar, hosted by the National Center on Law & Elder Rights, looks at expensive long-term nursing home care. While most older adults rely on Medicare and Medicaid to help pay for their care, these programs often come with significant out-of-pocket expenses and bills for residents to cover.

Effective Collaborations: Legal Services & Community Economic Development

^{July 17, 2024}

In this July 17th webinar, advocates provided a short overview of economic development and neighborhood stabilization players, as well as some background about legal services programs before delving into several examples of fruitful collaborations.

Student Loan Toolkit Training

^{June 18, 2024}

The Student Loan Legal Aid Coalition provided a training on NCLC’s Student Loan Toolkit.

Credit, Debt, and Foreclosure -Consumer Law Basics

^{May 3, 2024}

This free, four-part consumer debt program provided the knowledge attorneys need to assist low-to-moderate-income clients.

Parent PLUS Student Loan Training

^{April 16, 2024}

The Student Loan Legal Aid Coalition provided a training on Parent PLUS student loans.

Student Loan Updates & FAQ Training

^{March 19, 2024}

The Student Loan Legal Aid Coalition provided a training on student loan updates and answered frequently asked questions.

Massachusetts Utility Consumer Rights Course

^{February 29, 2024}

This course covered the eligibility requirements for utility discounts; how to prevent service from being shut off; how to restore service if it has been terminated; and how to manage past due balances.

Policy Reform Post-Tyler v. Hennepin County

^{December 5, 2023}

This webinar, hosted by the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) provided a general overview of patients’ rights against surprise medical bills under the NSA, focusing on privately insured and uninsured patients.

No Surprises Act: What You Should Know About Surprise Billing Protections

^{November 9, 2023}

This webinar, hosted by the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) provides a general overview of patients’ rights against surprise medical bills under the NSA, focusing on privately insured and uninsured patients.

Zombie Second Mortgages

^{October 31, 2023}

Andrea Bopp Stark spoke with South Carolina Legal Services about Zombie Second Mortgages and how they affect homeownership and financial well being.

Big But Brief: Challenges to Sustainable Homeownership Among Black Adults

^{October 11, 2023}

This video, part of Columbia Aging Center’s Age Boom Academy 2023, looks at challenges to sustaining homeownership, issues concerning heirs’ property, property tax foreclosures, and predatory investors and speculation in Black communities.

Policy Change to Prevent Property Tax Foreclosures: Reducing Tax Burdens, Promoting Racial Equity, and Protecting Older Adults

^{October 10, 2023}

Many states will be re-writing their property tax foreclosure laws in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County. This session dives into the most impactful policy solutions to reduce the tax burdens on older adults, low-income people, and people of color, leaving you with actionable steps to work for change in your community.