Public Interest Law

NORTHWEST JUSTICE PROJECT (NJP) PROVIDES FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, FAMILY SAFETY, INCOME SECURITY, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, AND MORE. OUR WORK CHALLENGES STRUCTURAL AND RACIAL INEQUITIES TO PROMOTE THE LONG-TERM WELL-BEING OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE. THE NJP MISSION IS: COMBATING INJUSTICE, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES AND PROTECTING HUMAN DIGNITY.

The mission of AAAJ-ALC is to promote, advance, and represent the legal and civil rights of Asian Pacific Islander ("API") communities, recognizing that social, economic, political and racial inequalities continue to exist in the United States. AAAJ-ALC is committed to the pursuit of equality and justice for all sectors of our society with a specific focus directed toward addressing the needs of low-income, immigrant, and underserved APIs.

ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION, STRATEGIC LITIGATION, VALUABLE LEGAL ADVICE, AND MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

BROOKLYN LEGAL SERVICES, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN NONCRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, OR MATTERS TO INDIGENT PERSONS IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA.

MANHATTAN LEGAL SERVICES IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT PERSONS IN THE NEW YORK AREA IN NONCRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS OR MATTERS.

QUEENS LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN NONCRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, OR MATTERS TO INDIGENT PERSONS IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA.

Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is a regional nonprofit advocacy organization fighting climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. As the region's go-to experts for more than three decades, WRA's on-the-ground work advances clean energy, protects air, land, water, and wildlife. WRA develops, advocates for, and implements science-based policies informed by diverse communities and stakeholders to create a healthier and more equitable future for all Western communities. WRA creates transformational change by driving action at the state level to effectively address complex conservation problems in the West.

GBLA's mission is to "promote social change and justice by providing high quality legal services to Kern County's low-income and elderly."

DRNJ'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT, ADVOCATE FOR AND ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN PURSUIT OF A SOCIETY IN WHICH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES EXERCISE SELF-DETERMINATION AND CHOICE, AND ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.DRNJ'S ACTIVITIES ARE GROUNDED IN ITS BELIEF IN THE INHERENT VALUE AND WORTH OF ALL INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR RIGHT TO EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

PROVIDE QUALITY FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND SMALLER NOT FOR PROFIT GROUPS AND TO EFFECTIVELY INVOLVE VOLUNTEERS IN THE DELIVERY OF THOSE SERVICES.

TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CLIENT-CENTERED REPRESENTATION, WHILE TRAINING NEW LAYERS IN THE PRACTICE OF CRIMINAL APPELLATE AND POST-CONVICTION ADVOCACY.

TO CHAMPION EQUAL JUSTICE FOR LOW-INCOME VIRGINIANS AND TO WORK TO REMEDY THE CONDITIONS THAT BURDEN THE LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY. TO THESE ENDS WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, COURTEOUS, AND EFFECTIVE LEGAL SERVICES.

OUR MISSION IS TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES TO SEEK JUSTICE AND PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY FOR THOSE TO WHOM IT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY DENIED. WE DO THIS THROUGH CRIMINAL DEFENSE, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

THE MISSION OF CEJIL IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FULL ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE AMERICAS THROUGH EFFECTIVE USE OF THE TOOLS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW.

TO PROMOTE JUSTICE THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATION FOR OUR LOW INCOME NEIGHBORS AS A WAY OF DEMONSTRATING CHRIST'S LOVE.

SPARKYOUTH NYC, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION), IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IGNITES GROWTH IN COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF NEW YORK CITY.

OPERATE A PUBLIC DEFENNDER CORPORATION PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO INDIGENT PERSONS UNDER WEST VIRGINIA CODE 29-21-2. BOTH THE DEFENDANTS AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL ARE BENEFITED FROM THIS LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

FOUNDED IN 1989, HIV LAW PROJECT FIGHTS FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE MOST UNDERSERVED PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS. HIV LAW PROJECT BELIEVES THAT ALL PEOPLE DESERVE THE SAME RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT THE RIGHT TO BE TREATED AS EQUAL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THE RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS FULFILLED. THESE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ARE OFTEN ELUSIVE FOR MANY PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. THROUGH INNOVATIVE LEGAL AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS, HIV LAW PROJECT PARTNERS WITH CLIENTS TO FIGHT FOR THOSE RIGHTS.

PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENTS

THE FISCAL ALLIANCE FOUNDATION PROMOTES INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND GREATER FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT FOR A BETTER NEW ENGLAND, THROUGH EDUCATION AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE.

PROVIDES LEGAL ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES, PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT, INFORMATION SHARING, AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS.

THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED BY LAWYERS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA TO IMPROVE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM, ENHANCE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO AFFORD LEGAL SERVICES THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS.

THE INSTITUTE ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN HAVE THE SUPPORT AND THE TOOLS TO ADDRESS CHRONIC UNDEREDUCATION, UNEMPLOYMENT AND HOMELESSNESS.

CFR'S MISSION IS TO GUARANTEE THAT EVERY FAMILY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE SAFELY TOGETHER.

PRO BONO NET CREATES SCALABLE AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT BRING FREE, SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL HELP TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. OUR PROGRAMS:1. ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO DIRECTLY ACCESS THE POWER OF THE LAW.2. EMPOWER ADVOCATES AND VOLUNTEERS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY REACH AND REPRESENT THOSE IN NEED.3. EQUIP LEGAL, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO GROW THEIR IMPACT.WE ARE THE COUNTRY'S LEADING ACCESS TO JUSTICE INNOVATOR WITH A 25-YEAR HISTORY OF IMPACT. WE ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH EVERYONE IS EMPOWERED TO EXERCISE THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS ON ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR SAFETY, HOME, FAMILY AND LIVELIHOOD.

The Western New York Law Center, Inc. (WNYLC) is a nonprofit legal services provider. Founded in 1996, WNYLC's mission is to promote human and civil rights guided by an overarching commitment to racial and economic justice. To further that mission, WNYLC provides legal services to low- and moderate-income individuals through a variety of programs aimed to ensure that community members have access to fair and equitable housing, credit, education, and community economic development, focusing on services that cannot or will not be provided by other legal services providers due to funder restrictions or capacity limitations. As an outgrowth of the individual legal services that it provides, WNYLC additionally provides "non-traditional" legal assistance in the form of policy advocacy, community legal education and consciousness-raising, and impact litigation, to address broader systemic issues that prevent access to fair and equitable housing, credit, education, and community economic

GENDER JUSTICE IS A NONPROFIT LAW AND POLICY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY THROUGH THE LAW.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER (CAC) IS DEDICATED TO FULFILLING THE INHERENTLY PROGRESSIVE PROMISE OF THE CONSTITUTION'S TEXT, HISTORY, AND VALUES. THE CONSTITUTION IS OUR NATIONAL CHARTER, AMENDED OVER THE GENERATIONS TO BECOME MORE JUST, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE. AS A NONPROFIT LAW FIRM AND THINK TANK, WE WORK IN OUR COURTS, THROUGH OUR GOVERNMENT, AND WITH LEGAL SCHOLARS TO MAKE REAL THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS THE CONSTITUTION PROVIDES FOR ALL IN AMERICA, WITH MEANINGFUL JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR ALL.

TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LIBERTIES AND A FREE ENTERPRISE SOCIETY THROUGH STRATEGIC LITIGATION, TRAINING, COMMUNICATION, ACTIVISM AND RESEARCH. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER WILL TRAIN LAW STUDENTS, LAWYERS AND POLICY ACTIVISTS IN THE PURSUIT OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION.

SERVICES TO LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS AND CLIENTS

THE MISSION OF THE CONNECTICUT VETERANS LEGAL CENTER IS TO HELP VETERANS RECOVERING FROM HOMELESSNESS, SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, OVERCOME LEGAL BARRIERS TO HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND INCOME.

LEGAL SERVICES & PUBLIC INTEREST LAW.

THE LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE DISABLED'S (LCD) MISSION IS TO DELIVER FREE, QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES AND THE DEAF AND OR HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM OVERCOME LEGAL OBSTACLES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE AFFECT THEIR INDEPENDENCE, HEALTH, SAFETY, OR QUALITY OF LIFE. QUALIFIED CLIENTS LIVE AT 200% OR BELOW OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES.

Overcome barriers to justice and empower North Carolinians to meet their legal needs through our leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving.

Support defensive actions necessary

ADVOCATE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND PROTECTIVE ORDER CASES; PROVIDE REFERRALS TO SOCIAL-SERVICE AGENCIES THAT CAN HELP CRIME VICTIMS RECOVER. THE CENTER'S SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE STATEWIDE AT NO COST TO VICTIMS.

The Environmental Defender Law Center (EDLC) works to protect the human rights of individuals and communities in developing countries who are fighting against harm to their environment.

TO FAITHFULLY AND COMPETENTLY DEFEND RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE.

To provide civil legal services

TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE THE COLLABORATIV PROCESS AS A MEANS TO RESOLVE FAMILY LAW DISPUTES AMONG CLIENTS. TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN PROFESSIONALS & THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW PROCESS