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Addressing a Heartbreaking Story: Family of kids who froze to death reached out at least three times to Detroit’s homeless response team

By Elizabeth Hurley, Legal Director at The Waterfront Project On Monday, February 10, 2025, two homeless children froze to death in Detroit, sleeping in a van with their family, despite their mother’s repeated efforts to get assistance. Â This, in America. Â As a housing attorney with The Waterfront Project defending low-income tenants from eviction, I have
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Client Success Story: Final Restraining Order Granted

By Elizabeth Hurley, Legal Director at The Waterfront Project In this domestic violence case, we successfully obtained a Final Restraining Order protecting our client from her former partner, whom the court found had assaulted her on multiple occasions, resulting in “horrific injuries.” The order prohibits our client’s abuser from having any contact with her, bars
About
The Waterfront Project, Inc.
A Free Legal Center Founded in Hudson County, New Jersey since 2013.
WFP has provided free legal services and housing counseling to low-income families and individuals across the county.
Thanks to our generous supporters and donors, our attorneys, counselors, and advocates work every day to prevent evictions, stop foreclosures, and protect housing rights – at no cost to our clients.
Recent Posts
- From Housing Crisis to Homelessness: Why More New Jersey Residents Are Being Left Behind
- Preventing Homelessness for a Family of four with two babies
- April is fair housing month – know your rights as a tenant
- Honoring The History of Women and Mortgages
- When Neighbors Stood Together: Eviction Resistance














