Speaking of Justice – Spring 2017 (PDF)
Speaking of Justice – Spring 2017
Study finds civil legal aid yields seven-fold return on investment
With funding for civil legal aid in Florida at its lowest point in 10 years, a new study shows that every dollar spent on civil legal services for the state’s low-income residents yields more than $7 in economic impacts. Commissioned by The Florida Bar Foundation, the study found that 33
Message from the President
In the midst of perhaps the most challenging period in its history from a financial standpoint, as the chart below indicates, The Florida Bar Foundation has recently made significant progress addressing access to justice issues for all Floridians. During the past year our board adopted a strategic reset, in which
New interactive pro bono website puts attorneys in driver’s seat
Lawyers in Miami-Dade County who want to volunteer their services now have an easy way to find just the right case through an interactive website being developed by The Florida Bar Foundation. “This system puts pro bono attorneys in the driver’s seat, giving them a userfriendly way to filter and
Escambia Project utilizes community design to create new legal services models
For two and a half days in early February, legal aid attorneys, community activists, social service providers, law professors, Florida Bar Foundation staff and others gathered at a community service center in Pensacola to design new approaches to the delivery of legal services. Led by Margaret Hagan, director of the
