The Reverend Al Sharpton. Basically, students who spoke Asian languages would provide phone consultation and sometimes representation for individuals who were appealing their benefits, but did not speak English. The new co-chair of the Unemployment Action Center, Colleen Shanahan, would like to restart the Asian Outreach Project. The project has been defunct for about two years and we'd like to see if there's the interest out there to restart it next fall. UAC is a student activity that trains students to represent individuals in appealing their denials of unemployment benefits.
Students consult with clients, prepare cases, and argue before administrative law judges.
Our clients are referred to us by the Department of Labor, which handles unemployment benefits.