We change lives one courtroom at a time, and the law is our tool. But the fight for housing justice will never be won by lawyers alone.

Jeffrey Tompkins, a volunteer, supporter, and long-time friend of AVLF, recalls his very first Saturday Lawyer experience – with a surprising twist.

| AVLF is proud to officially release our 2017 Annual Report. Here are the highlights.

AVLF co-founder John Chandler and his wife Beth Tanis draw upon their history with AVLF to underpin our first-ever annual campaign.

Board Member Elizabeth Finn Johnson always wanted to work for the ACLU. But after finding herself in a corporate job, AVLF reignited her passion for pro bono service. 

Listening to the stories of AVLF’s clients isn’t just about learning more about our organization. It’s about better understanding your friends, your neighbors, and your community. 

AVLF distributes children’s books during every Saturday Lawyer Clinic, where volunteer attorneys meet with clients about housing and employment issues. The reason why might surprise you. 

Through an intensive alternative spring break, law students learned about how their degree can combat housing instability and enrollment turnover.

If you rob Peter to pay Paul, do you have enough to pay Phil, Perry, and Pierce too? The perils of bankruptcy go beyond simple finances.

The 2018 PurSHOEing Justice Event was a spirited evening of fashion, philanthropy, and fundraising for our Safe and Stable Families Program.

Community Advocate Christal Reynolds’s parents would often take in strangers who needed a warm place to sleep and a hand up. Decades later, the example her parents set guides her work in Thomasville Heights. 

Junior Board of Directors President Jimmy Rusert explains what led him to AVLF, and how he thinks the Junior Board can make the organization even better.