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Moneta Gardens Improvement, Inc. Community Advocacy Education On rights and responsibility Client Rights and Responsibilities MGI’s mission is to advocate on behalf of individuals and their families as they seek to become aware of their rights and responsibilities. The mission is fulfilled via the Community Advocate Program. This program utilizes clients that once received MGI services to give back to the community. Clients are developed via training modules, mentoring and job shadowing to provide the services they once received. This tool empowers the advocate to be a responsible citizen while sharing their personal story to assist others in the community. Housing Rights Workshop MGI offers the free Housing Rights Workshop on a quarterly basis. This workshop addresses housing discrimination, evictions, rent increases, repairs, and security deposits. This workshop is presented by the Housing Rights Center of Los Angeles. In addition, the Housing Rights Center offers a walk in Clinic at The Community Advocacy Center the first Wednesday of the Month. The workshop and walk in clinic are available to English and Spanish speakers. Employment Rights Workshop MGI offers the free Employment Rights Workshop on a semi-annual basis. This workshop addresses how immigration affects your employment rights, entitlement to employment insurance, worker’s compensation, and employer’s right to fire an employee. This workshop is presented by an attorney from the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. This presentation is in English and Spanish. Car Seat Training Workshops MGI offers a free Car Seat Training Workshop on a quarterly basis. This workshop addresses current laws that require car seats for children, appropriate installation of car seats, and safety measures for children. This workshop is presented in collaboration with the University of California at Los Angeles. The workshop is in English and Spanish CalWorks “Know Your Rights” Workshop MGI offers a free CalWorks “Know Your Rights” Workshop on a semi-annual basis. This workshop covers eligibility, use of the new EBT cards, various services in CalWorks, and how to address benefit termination. This workshop is presented in collaboration with the Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness, Welfare Reform Advocacy Project. This workshop is in English and Spanish. Legal Permanent Residence and US Citizenship Workshop MGI offers a free Legal Permanent Residence and US Citizenship Workshop on a quarterly basis. This workshop explains how to become a legal permanent resident and US Citizen, also how the new immigrants and driver’s license laws. This workshop is facilitated by an immigration attorney from the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. This presentation is in English and Spanish. Drug Abuse Prevention Workshop MGI offers a free Drug Abuse Prevention Workshop on a quarterly basis. This workshop describes the typical drugs used by teens and adults as well as slang terminology. The mission of the workshop is to educate parents and adults on the “subculture” of drug use and signs of drub abuse. This workshop is presented by Asian American Drug Abuse Prevention. This presentation is in English and translated for Spanish Speakers.