Opinion: I’m A Legal Aid Attorney: My Clients Aren’t Refusing Housing, There’s No Housing For Them To Refuse
Sarah Fielding is an attorney who provides low-income people in Shasta County with free legal aid to prevent homelessness, including responses to threatened eviction. Despite her best efforts many of her clients still end up homeless, Fielding says, because current programs and services in Shasta County, including Redding, are both uncoordinated and not nearly enough to address housing needs.