Kuthunyelwe ngoJulayi 5, 2024
1: 00 pm
Uthando lukamama alunamingcele uma kuziwa ekunakekeleni izingane zakhe - lungaphezu kokuqabula amanxeba nokuzishutheka ebusuku - luqinisekisa ukuthi zonke izidingo zabo ziyahlangatshezwa. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi bahlale benokudla okwanele. Kodwa kwenzekani lapho lesi sidingo esiyisisekelo sisongelwa? I-Legal Aid isanda kukwazi ukusiza ikhasimende elibhekene naleyo nkinga.
UBrianna wayenokuningi epuletini lakhe. Wayefunda esikoleni sobuhlengikazi futhi ekhulisa izingane ezimbili nengoduso yakhe. UBrianna wayezithanda izingane zakhe futhi ezifunela okungcono kakhulu. Lapho izinzuzo zakhe ze-SNAP* zinqanyulwa kungazelelwe, waya ngokushesha ku-Job and Family Services (JFS) wafaka amadokhumenti ayeceliwe ebhokisini lokudonsa elinikeziwe. *Uhlelo Lokulekelela Ukudla Okunomsoco, noma i-SNAP, inikeza izinzuzo zokudla emindenini ehola kancane ukuze yengeze isabelomali sayo segrosa ukuze ikwazi ukukhokhela ukudla okunomsoco okubalulekile empilweni nasenhlalakahleni.
Ngemva kwesikhathi eside engaphenduli kwa-JFS, uBrianna washayela ucingo lwabo. Walinda ngesineke elindile cishe amahora amahlanu ngaphambi kokuba anqanyulwe ngokuphelele. UBrianna wabe esebuyela ehhovisi le-JFS. Nalapha futhi, kwadingeka ukubekezela njengoba elinde emgqeni ukuze akhulume nommeleli we-JFS. Ekugcineni lapho efika phambili kulayini, omele i-JFS wamtshela ukuthi abakaze bawathole amaphepha akhe. UBrianna waqhubeka nokumela umndeni wakhe – efaka isicelo kabusha ku-inthanethi futhi ephinde ezama ukushayela i-JFS.
Ngenkathi lo mthwalo unzima emahlombe akhe, u-Brianna wahlangana nodokotela wakhe e-University Hospitals (UH). Njengengxenye yokuhlolwa kwakhe impilo, wabuzwa ukuthi unenkinga yokudla yini. Lapho ephendula eqinisekisa, udokotela wakhe wachaza ukuthi i-UH inobudlelwane beMedical-Legal Partnership with Legal Aid. Ngokusebenzisa Ubambiswano Lwezempilo Nezomthetho, I-Legal Aid isebenza ngaphakathi kohlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze ibhekane nezinkinga zesakhiwo emsuka wokungalingani kwezempilo futhi inikeze uhlelo olulula lokudluliselwa kweziguli.
Udokotela kaBrianna wamdlulisela kwa-Legal Aid ukuze amsize ngezinzuzo zakhe ze-SNAP, lapho ayexhunywe khona nommeli u-Jennifer Kinsley Smith kanye no-paralegal Enya Eettickal. UBrianna unikeze uJennifer no-Enya izithombe-skrini zezikhathi zokulinda kanye nemizamo yokufonela i-JFS, futhi uJennifer wacela ukuthi i-JFS ilandele inhlolokhono okwakufanele uBrianna. UBrianna kanye nethimba lakhe le-Legal Aid benqaba ukuyeka - basebenza ndawonye ukuze bakhulumele izinzuzo zeSNAP umndeni owawufanelekele ukuzizuza.
Ngosizo lwe-Legal Aid, izinzuzo ze-SNAP zika-Brianna zabuyiselwa. Akabange esazihlupha ngokuthi uzokubeka kanjani ukudla etafuleni. Manje wayesekwazi ukugxila emndenini wakhe nasekufezeni iphupho lakhe lokuqeda isikole futhi abe umhlengikazi.
I-Legal Aid's Medical-Legal Partnership nezibhedlela zaseNyuvesi ixhaswe ngemali yesikhathi eside evela ku- Benesch Law firm. Futhi, ukukhula kobambiswano kwasekelwa eminyakeni emibili edlule yisibonelelo sikahulumeni esivela ku- Inkampani yabameli iVorys.
Ishicilelwe okokuqala encwadini yezindaba ye-Legal Aid ethi "Poetic Justice", uMqulu 21, Ukukhishwa kwesi-2 ngehlobo lika-2024. Bona ukukhishwa okugcwele kulesi sixhumanisi: “Ubulungiswa Benkondlo” Umqulu 21, Ushicilelo 2.