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J. Samantha Vacciana appointed to board of directors

Posted by Jessica Brown on June 5, 2020

Fort Lauderdale lawyer J. Samantha Vacciana has been appointed to The Florida Bar Foundation’s board of directors for a one-year term. As incoming president of Florida Legal Services, Vacciana…

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Six law students to complete virtual legal aid fellowships through Foundation funding

Posted by Jessica Brown on June 1, 2020

Six Florida law students will have the opportunity to work in civil legal aid programs this summer through The Florida Bar Foundation’s Summer Fellows Grant Program. “Summer fellows have a…

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Kathy Para to be awarded the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 6, 2020

Kathy Para, retired director of pro bono for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, has won The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2020 Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award.

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Covid-19 and Legal Aid

Posted by Jessica Brown on April 30, 2020

Legal Aid and Covid-19: What You Need to Know Florida Bar Foundation…

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Guardians ad litem funded by Foundation change one life at a time

Posted by Jessica Brown on April 30, 2020

“It wouldn’t have been a happy story or a success story,” says Melissa Whitted, reflecting on what it would have been like for her and her husband to adopt…

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Legal aid programs prepare, respond in face of COVID-19

Posted by Jessica Brown on April 30, 2020

As the reality of stay-at-home orders, social distancing and closed businesses set in for Floridians in…

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Message from the President – Spring 2020

Posted by Jessica Brown on April 30, 2020

I hope this newsletter finds you and your family healthy during this unique and unprecedented time. While there have been and will continue to be many challenges, I am…

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Foundation announces Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge alumni, student winners

Posted by Jessica Brown on April 29, 2020

The Florida Bar Foundation announced the winners of the 2020 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge April 29. The University of Miami School of Law won the top honor,…

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Foundation honors two lawyers, one non-lawyer with 2020 Medal of Honor

Posted by Jessica Brown on April 20, 2020

The Honorable Peter T. Fay, the Honorable James Lawrence King and Dr. Mimi Graham have been selected as recipients of The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2020 Medal of Honor Award,…

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March 2020 Board Meeting Report

Posted by Jessica Brown on April 20, 2020

Quarterly Board Report March 27, 2020 (and April 9, 2020) Via virtual meeting The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors met on March 27, 2020, via remote transmission because of the…

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Have you been affected by the opioid crisis?

Posted by Jessica Brown on March 22, 2020

Have you or…

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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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