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SALSA Impact

Eliminating Crushing Debt for a Military Surviving Spouse

Mary is seventy years old, recently recovered from breast cancer, and currently providing care for her mother and adult disabled son on an extremely limited income. In May of 2021, Mary* received a letter from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). The letter informed Mary that she was no longer qualified to receive her deceased husband’s pension. It also notified her that she had been overpaid more than $85,000.00, a debt that she now owed to the VA.

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SALSA Spotlight

Planning for the Future at the TODD Clinic

SALSA recently hosted its first ever Transfer on Death Deed (“TODD”) Clinic in partnership with the Mexican American Unity Council (“MAUC”). A TODD is very simply, a legal document filed with the county clerk that operates to automatically transfer title to real property upon a person’s death, removing the need for that property to go through the probate process and potentially preventing delays if the property must be sold or transferred right away.

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SALSA Impact

It's soon time to "spring forward!"

Expert Assistance at a Critical Moment

Mr. Lopez attended one of SALSA’s Wednesday clinics at Haven for Hope for assistance with a rent relief application to pay back rent he owed. Upon inputting his information into the rental relief portals database, an existing application populated as “under review.” When we asked him about his existing application, he stated that he had gone through so many applications and called so many numbers for help, that he could not remember what work had actually been done – a problem that many of SALSA’s clients face.

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