Florida 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…
Continue readingFall committee and board meetings canceled due to Hurricane Irma
Due to the severity of Hurricane Irma, which is expected to make landfall in South Florida this week, The Florida…
Continue readingHarkness receives Medal of Honor Award for a Lawyer
Florida Bar Executive Director John F. “Jack” Harkness Jr., a nationally recognized legal visionary and the nation’s longest-serving bar executive, received…
Continue readingJane Curran receives Medal of Honor Award for a Non-Lawyer
Jane Elizabeth Curran, The Florida Bar Foundation’s founding executive director,…
Continue readingMessage from the President – Fall 2017
Florida Bar Foundation President Jewel White was named Pinellas County Attorney in…
Continue readingJessica Brown, Director of Communications
As director of communications for The Florida Bar Foundation, Jessica Brown is responsible for overseeing the organization’s…
Continue readingHurricane Harvey Legal Aid Funds established
Hurricane Harvey Disaster Fund Information: Texas Access to Justice Foundation The Louisiana Bar FoundationFrom the Texas Access to Justice Foundation: Legal aid provides the calm after the storm. Texans are reeling from Hurricane Harvey. After the storm subsides and the water recedes the exhaustion of survival will be met by the harrowing realization that their journey back to normalcy is only just beginning. The daunting work of putting their lives back together will require interaction with myriad governmental agencies and private businesses in order to interpret their rights to services and financial assistance. At times, it will feel hopeless. After a disaster, Legal Aid helps put lives back together by providing: Read More
Continue readingLean lawyering: A Florida legal aid office test drives the Toyota Way
Staff from The Florida Bar Foundation, Florida Rural Legal Services and the Toyota Production System Support Center met…
Continue readingMapping problems improves efficiency at Legal Services of Miami
Evelyn Palencia now uses a headset to do client intake…
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