Funding: Private/Foundation – Voices for Civil Justice

Barancik and Legal Aid of Manasota start groundbreaking foster care program

News Story (Florida)

Barancik and Legal Aid of Manasota start groundbreaking foster care program

February 6, 2019 | Sarasota Herald Tribune
The Legal Lifeline for Youth program will represent youths ages 14 and up in the 12th Judicial Circuit.
Tags: Foster Youth | Funding: Private/Foundation

Volunteers take the floor for equal access to justice

Op-Ed (Florida)

Volunteers take the floor for equal access to justice

December 5, 2018 | Dina Foster | Tallahassee Democrat
Doing a two-step with the legal system without representation can be more than overwhelming.
Tags: Funding: Private/Foundation | Pro Bono

The careful and often subtle social activism of Aaron Rodgers, NFL’s biggest superstar

Feature (Wisconsin)

The careful and often subtle social activism of Aaron Rodgers, NFL’s biggest superstar

November 1, 2018 | Adam Kilgore | Washington Post
Rodgers has donated time and money to causes typical and atypical of a superstar quarterback’s philanthropy.
Tags: Funding: Private/Foundation

Survivors rely on legal aid to break cycle of abuse

Op-Ed (Ohio)

Survivors rely on legal aid to break cycle of abuse

October 25, 2018 | Molly Crabtree | Columbus Dispatch
All of us have a role to play in ensuring that survivors such as Lucy get legal help to escape their abusers so that tragic domestic violence deaths can be prevented.
Tags: Domestic Violence | Funding: Private/Foundation

Millions Raised For Immigrants Will Be Used To Provide Legal Support

Audio, Interview (Texas)

Millions Raised For Immigrants Will Be Used To Provide Legal Support

June 21, 2018 | Mary Louise Kelly | National Public Radio (NPR)
Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jenny Hixon, outreach director for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, about the millions of dollars raised to help immigrants at detention centers and how the organization is using the funds.
Tags: Detention Centers | Family Separation | Funding: Private/Foundation

Legal tech is opening the system to those who need legal representation the most

Op-Ed (NATIONAL, New York)

Legal tech is opening the system to those who need legal representation the most

March 14, 2018 | Shannon Farley | TechCrunch
If technology works so well in a legal setting, why haven’t we seen a greater breadth of legal tech solutions?
Tags: Access to Justice | Funding: Private/Foundation | Technology

FreeState Justice launches LGBT legal defense fund

News Story (Maryland)

FreeState Justice launches LGBT legal defense fund

November 29, 2017 | Michael K. Lavers | Washington Blade (DC)
FreeState Justice said it has seen “an increase in requests for help” in 2017. It also notes lawyers who volunteer their time with the organization have worked on nearly 150 discrimination cases in the state this year.
Tags: Funding: Private/Foundation | LGBTQ