Q&A
Discussion on appropriate investment for legal services
3:06:33
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68 sec
Council Member Alexa Avilés questions Masha Gindler about the appropriate investment needed for legal services, given the limitations of the pro se model. Gindler acknowledges the need for growth but avoids specifying a precise investment amount.
- Avilés points out shortcomings in the current pro se pilot program
- Gindler expresses hope for expanding their pilot to prevent age-outs in the system
- The discussion highlights the tension between resource constraints and the need for comprehensive legal services
Alexa Avilés
3:06:33
So you don't have a magic wand either.
3:06:35
Do I?
3:06:35
Because things would be very different if that were the case.
3:06:38
But, nevertheless, what do you think is the appropriate investment for legal services?
3:06:44
This prosaying model as its pilot you've already acknowledged has a good number of shortcomings, parts of the process haven't even been developed, what we know actually happens.
3:06:55
Mhmm.
3:06:56
What is the investment that we need?
Masha Gindler
3:07:00
I think
Alexa Avilés
3:07:01
and why aren't we doing that?
Masha Gindler
3:07:03
I only throw an investment because when it comes to, like, resource allocation that's not within my purview, but I will say that I I hope that we can grow our pilot and I hope that we can prevent age outs in our system.
3:07:17
And I think we are going to take that back and figure out how we can do that such that at the very least we're a welcome part of the ecosystem that preserves people's just if we preserve people's 1 year with their asylum, we wanna preserve people's ability to apply for SAGE in partnership with our great CPOs and everyone else that, you know, has has showed up to to answer to this crisis.