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Settlement helps seniors, disabled on Medicaid avoid nursing homes
Posted by The Florida Bar Foundation on December 7, 2017
by Stacey Singer DeLoye Following painful spinal surgery, Janet Cramer, 79, suffered a…

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Florida Bar Foundation makes $781,000 in disaster legal aid grants
Posted by TheFloridaBarFoundation on November 28, 2017
Attorney Meena Jagannath, co-founder of Community Justice Project, speaks at a press conference held by…

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Foundation seeks Medal of Honor Award nominees
Posted by Jessica Brown on November 20, 2017
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…

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The Florida Bar Foundation seeks director applicants
Posted by Jessica Brown on November 20, 2017
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…

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Interactive story map shows hurricane impacts and Florida’s vulnerable populations
Posted by Jessica Brown on November 13, 2017
A map displaying data from several agencies shows the impacts of high winds, flooding, storm surge and related…

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Pro bono collaboration supports U.S. veterans in North Florida
Posted by Jessica Brown on October 27, 2017
State Attorney Jack Campbell from the Second Circuit has helped plan Stand Down Courts since April 2013…

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York joins The Florida Bar Foundation as grant program officer
Posted by Jessica Brown on October 10, 2017
MAITLAND, Fla. – Catherine “Kate” York has joined The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable…

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Statewide LGBTQ summit brings legal aid and human services providers together
Posted by The Florida Bar Foundation on October 10, 2017
Tony Karrat, executive director of the Legal Aid Service of…

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Nelson Joins The Florida Bar Foundation as Pro Bono Program Officer
Posted by Jessica Brown on October 9, 2017
MAITLAND, Fla. – Claud B. Nelson III has joined The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide…

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Founder of Space Coast Community Law School Named Brevard County Legal Aid Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
Posted by Jessica Brown on October 9, 2017
Seeing an unprecedented need for legal services in Brevard County as the economy continued to decline in 2010, attorney Brigitta Hawkins created…

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