Letter From Leadership: Marty Ellin Says Goodbye to AVLF
In 2021, Michael Lucas will become our next Executive Director. Here’s Marty Ellin’s final Letter from Leadership.
Read moreIn 2021, Michael Lucas will become our next Executive Director. Here’s Marty Ellin’s final Letter from Leadership.
Read moreTogether, the AVLF family is tackling eviction and homelessness from both sides: in the courtrooms, and through direct financial payments to landlords and utilities companies.
Read moreThe Courts are beginning to re-open. As COVID-19 disproportionately affects Black communities throughout the country, access to legal advocacy is more important than ever.
Read more“Stay home.” “Stay safe.” These are the tag lines to every conversation I have with friends, with colleagues, with loved ones. But for many Atlantans, home is anything but safe.
Read moreWhen the calendar flipped to January 2019, I was wringing my hands thinking about our fundraising goal of over $4,000,000.
Read moreSo often, I get busy and distracted and I forget to offer even a simple “thank you.” Thanksgiving, however, is dedicated to a singular focus: gratitude.
Read moreBy the time a survivor of intimate partner abuse seeks legal help at the Fulton County Courthouse, they’ve typically reached the pinnacle of a crisis.
Read moreOur anonymous donor and all of the contributors to the SAFE Fund have done nothing less than re-make the future of our work.
Read moreAs a social worker, I knew I wanted to work with survivors of abuse – but I didn’t predict that I’d end up working with a bunch of attorneys.
Read moreAs the Community Assistance Manager, it is my hope that AVLF continues to be that safe space where people feel comfortable saying “I need help.”
Read moreIt has been the greatest honor of my life to advocate for the people of Vine City, English Avenue, Ashview Heights, and AUC. I often tell people that it was in these neighborhoods that I found the soul of Atlanta.
Read moreWhen we hear ‘domestic violence’, we think first and foremost of a physical attack. But violence and abuse can go far beyond a physical altercation.
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