How law centres tackle the causes of poverty and inequality in our communities

Getting legal advice can be very expensive and many people can't afford it. Law centres are based in local communities to give free legal advice and assistance with social welfare problems such as homelessness, advice about welfare benefits and employment and immigration issues.  Alma-Constance and Lucinda talk to Franck Kiangala, Director and Immigration Solicitor at North Kensington Law Centre. He tells us:·      why and how law centres were created ·      the type of cases they are involved with in the North Kensington community·      why is it so important to have law centres today·      the challenges law centre clients and communities face such as the Grenfell fire and the Windrush scandal·      cases that involve children Franck tell us about his career and why he specialises in immigration law. When Franck was 10 years old, he was very curious about the world and was always reading. He memorised all the capitals of every country in the world!Written, edited and produced by Lucinda Acland.References and ResourcesNKLChttps://nklc.org.uk/history/Law Centres NetworkThe concept of law centreshttps://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/meet-rock-n-roll-lawyers-18395890NKLC at 50 Guardian articleLaw Society interviewIf you've got any questions, ideas about a topic or someone to interview, get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!! You can email us at [email protected], contact us through the website: www.kidslaw.info  or through social media: Facebook, X and Instagram @KidsLawInfo Please subscribe, rate, and share the podcast with your friends. See you soon in the next episode!