{"id":21,"date":"2024-05-09T01:29:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T01:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tap.law.harvard.edu\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2024-05-25T18:48:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T18:48:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tap.law.harvard.edu\/?page_id=21","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4994e7b e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4994e7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280e4c6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"280e4c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/tap.law.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Intake-Review-Committee-2018-1-768x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-77\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tap.law.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Intake-Review-Committee-2018-1-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tap.law.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Intake-Review-Committee-2018-1-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tap.law.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Intake-Review-Committee-2018-1-768x576-1-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb9158 e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fb9158\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3bdcb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3bdcb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About TAP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004dc01 e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"004dc01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a75434a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a75434a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The Tenant Advocacy Project (TAP)<\/strong>\u00a0is a student practice organization that provides zealous advocacy for current and prospective public housing tenants and mobile voucher holders in the greater Boston area. Our advocacy is guided by the experiences, needs, and aspirations of tenants, and we are committed to amplifying the work of Boston area community organizations. We believe that every person has a right to safe, stable and affordable housing, and seek to empower communities facing gentrification and displacement, especially those systemically marginalized on the basis of race, immigration status, language, disability, gender, sexuality, family status, criminal legal system involvement, religion, or age.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Participating in TAP is a great way to:<\/p><p>1. Help those in need of legal services in the community<\/p><p>2. Develop your leadership skills in a student run\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 organization<\/p><p>3. Acquire lawyering skills.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>New TAP members typically handle case assignments and office hours responsibilities only, but they are also invited\u00a0<\/p><p>to apply to the Intake Review Committee during their first\u00a0<\/p><p>or second semester in TAP. \u00a0Second and third year TAP members are encouraged, but not required, to participate\u00a0<\/p><p>on the student board.\u00a0 Some students prefer to commit to case work only.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c2b6e e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17c2b6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3009bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3009bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About TAP \u00a0 The Tenant Advocacy Project (TAP)\u00a0is a student practice organization that provides zealous advocacy for current and prospective public housing tenants and mobile voucher holders in the greater Boston area. 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