The Florida Bar Foundation Funds Four Equal Justice Works Fellows
The Florida Bar Foundation will fund four 2018-2020 Equal Justice Works Fellows, whose two-year civil legal aid projects will support economic development and family stability within disadvantaged communities “The increased…
Continue readingFoundation receives $70,000 cy pres award
Foundation president-elect Juliette E. Lippman (left) and executive director Bruce B. Blackwell (right) receive a $70,000 cy…
Continue readingFlorida Bar Foundation makes $781,000 in disaster legal aid grants
Attorney Meena Jagannath, co-founder of Community Justice Project, speaks at a press conference held by…
Continue readingFoundation seeks Medal of Honor Award nominees
The Florida Bar Foundation will be accepting nominations for the 2018 Medal of Honor Awards until Feb. 2. The Medal of Honor Award is given in two categories. The first…
Continue readingThe Florida Bar Foundation seeks director applicants
The Florida Bar Foundation is seeking applicants for six seats on its board of directors for terms starting in July 2018 under the Florida Supreme Court-approved governance plan. The…
Continue readingInteractive story map shows hurricane impacts and Florida’s vulnerable populations
A map displaying data from several agencies shows the impacts of high winds, flooding, storm surge and related…
Continue readingPro bono collaboration supports U.S. veterans in North Florida
State Attorney Jack Campbell from the Second Circuit has helped plan Stand Down Courts since April 2013…
Continue readingYork joins The Florida Bar Foundation as grant program officer
MAITLAND, Fla. – Catherine “Kate” York has joined The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable…
Continue readingNelson Joins The Florida Bar Foundation as Pro Bono Program Officer
MAITLAND, Fla. – Claud B. Nelson III has joined The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide…
Continue readingFounder of Space Coast Community Law School Named Brevard County Legal Aid Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
Seeing an unprecedented need for legal services in Brevard County as the economy continued to decline in 2010, attorney Brigitta Hawkins created…
Continue readingFlorida Legal Services offers information on Irma-related public benefits and legal aid in multiple languages at Floridalegal.org/Irma
English Español Kreyòl Ayisyen Português 1 English Español Kreyòl Ayisyen Português 1 MIAMI – Low-income Floridians who were struggling to meet basic, everyday needs before Hurricane Irma ̶ including non-English speakers, the disabled, migrant farmworkers, and others living in poverty, have seen their problems multiplied in the storm’s aftermath. Read More
Continue readingThe Florida Bar Foundation allocates up to $500,000 for hurricane-related civil legal aid, establishes Florida Hurricane Legal Aid Fund
MAITLAND, Fla. –The Florida Bar Foundation board of directors Sept. 7 approved an allocation of up to $500,000 to support Florida legal aid organizations that suffer infrastructure damage or…
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