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    The Florida Bar Foundation > Speaking of Justice > Winter 2020

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Archives: Winter 2020
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    Domestic violence survivors turn to legal aid for divorce, support

    Posted by Jessica Brown on February 10, 2020

    One night during the summer of 2018, Elizabeth* waited outside her home for her husband to let her back in to get her two young daughters. He had punched…


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    Message from the President – Winter 2020

    Posted by Jessica Brown on February 10, 2020

    When most of us think about legal aid, we think about lawyers on the front lines serving clients. But, there are a lot of things going on behind the…


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    Foundation awards $6.4 million in Community Economic Development grants

    Posted by Jessica Brown on February 10, 2020

    The Florida Bar Foundation board on Dec. 13 approved $6,443,162 in grants to 25 legal aid providers to address community economic development. Following a $16.65 billion settlement agreement between…


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    Trafficking prevention rule adopted by state board of education

    Posted by Jessica Brown on February 10, 2020

    During the fall 2019 semester, law students from the Florida State University College of Law Human Trafficking Exploitation Law Project (HELP) advocated for proposed Florida Department of Education (DOE)…


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  • Foundation receives $21,000 cy pres award

    Posted by Jessica Brown on September 23, 2019

    The Florida Bar Foundation has received a $21,406 cy pres award from a settlement in a case involving fees charged by payday loan companies. Two cases were consolidated for the…


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