Legal News & Consumer Rights

Drug Resistance Education Needed Now More Than Ever

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH) found that in 2016, attitudes among American students had improved when it came to drug abuse. Past-year use of illicit drugs other than marijuana declined, to the lowest level in the history of the survey. The discouraging news…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 22 Dec 2017

Chaffin Luhana Foundation Supports NYC Shelter by Making 250 Sandwiches

On December 19, 2017, the Chaffin Luhana Foundation hosted a sandwich-making event for the homeless at our New York office to give back to the local community. Why sandwiches? Because homeless shelters need them. They’re easy and convenient, and basic enough that most people enjoy…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 21 Dec 2017

Chaffin Luhana Foundation Helps Support Education in Under-Resourced Communities

Computers dominate our lives these days, but many children are growing up without learning enough about them. Kids without access to computers or the Internet fail to build their technology skills, and are not able to access some of the courses and supplemental materials that…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 21 Dec 2017

Hurricane Maria Relief Ongoing with Help from the Chaffin Luhana Foundation

On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico, wreaking havoc and widespread destruction. The rain lasted for longer than 30 hours, the winds sustained at 155 miles per hour. In one day, the island saw 30 inches of rain—the same amount…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 20 Dec 2017

Dress for Success Helps Prepare Women for Better Jobs, with Help from the Chaffin Luhana Foundation

The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) states that after a detailed gender analysis of U.S. Census poverty, income, and health insurance data from 2015, they found that women’s poverty rates were substantially above the poverty rates for men. More than one in eight women lived…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 19 Dec 2017

Chaffin Luhana Supports a “Hand Up” for the Homeless in NYC

According to a report in the New York Magazine, New York spends $1.2 billion a year on homelessness, and yet the problem continues to get worse. Though mental health problems and drug dependency contribute, the biggest factor for the working poor is soaring rent costs…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 18 Dec 2017

Helping Children Enjoy Beautiful Smiles Around the World

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year, about 2,640 babies are born with a cleft palate and 4,440 babies are born with a cleft lip (with or without a cleft palate). These are two of the most common types of…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 15 Dec 2017

Chaffin Luhana Foundation Supports Over 200 Programs for Poverty-Level New Yorkers

Currently, the “poverty line” exists at $24,600 for a family of four. Those earning this much or less are considered to be living in poverty. In the city of New York, a family making only this much is going to find it near impossible to…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 13 Dec 2017

CLF Supports Care for Orphaned Companion Animals

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) states that about 6.5 million companion animals enter U.S. shelters nationwide every year. Of those, about 3.2 million are cats. Despite efforts to adopt these animals out, about 860,000 cats are euthanized each year.…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 7 Dec 2017

IKEA Furniture Linked to Another Child Death

Back in June 2016, IKEA furniture voluntarily recalled 29 million of chests and dressers because of tip-over hazards. They offered each consumer a full or partial refund or a free wall-anchoring repair kit. Unfortunately, children across the nation are still in danger. On October 19,…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 7 Dec 2017

Chaffin Luhana Foundation Supports Survivors of Sexual Violence

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that in a nationally representative survey, nearly one in five women and one in 71 men reported experiencing rape at some point in their lives. About one in 20 women and men experienced sexual violence other…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 4 Dec 2017

Fisher-Price the Latest Company Recalling Children’s Products Due to Fire Hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on October 24, 2017, that Fisher-Price was recalling about 63,000 of their “Soothing Motion Seats” made for babies. These seats bounce and sway and play songs and nature sounds to help soothe and calm a baby. They…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 30 Nov 2017