Congratulations to AVLF Board Member Jeff Nix, partner at Taylor English, for receiving an award from the Legal Services Corporation for his commitment to pro bono legal services in Georgia.

Founded in 2016, Gather Good shares stories about people, causes, events, and resources that create stronger communities throughout Atlanta. Their vision is to celebrate a social sector that openly collaborates, connects, innovates, and shares with one another.

Goodwill of North Georgia’s Good Works Show is a weekly radio show that highlights leaders and organizations making a positive impact on our community. On February 4, Michael Lucas was a featured guest.

In early January, AVLF added two new staff members to our Safe & Stable Families Project. Please meet Joel Correa and Cynthia Padilla.

We are pleased to announce that Members of the Family Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia are hosting the 11th Annual Supreme Cork to benefit AVLF.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently featured AVLF’s Standing with Our Neighbors initiative on their blog. We are so proud of this partnership – and we’re pleased that they are, too!

On December 9, PBI talked to AVLF Deputy Director Michael Lucas about being a leader in the public interest community, providing the “best legal representation money can’t buy,” and trends in access to justice, including new, place-based initiatives designed to take pro bono services directly into the community.

On Thursday, December 8, the Center for Civic Innovation held Atlanta’s second annual Civic Impact Awards. AVLF is the proud recipient of this year’s Moving the Needle award for our Standing with Our Neighbors initiative.

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s Extra Wish is a unique donor opportunity that provides monetary contributions for tangible goods – smaller items that don’t fit into a traditional funding stream – that contribute in a clear way to the success of nonprofit organizations and the people they serve.

20—Number of people abused by a partner in the U.S. each minute. 20,000—Daily average number of calls received by domestic violence hotlines. $8.3 billion—Estimated annual cost of domestic violence in the U.S. 35 percent—Estimated number of domestic violence cases reported.

Imagine that you are a low-income single parent, living in a rented trailer and coping with the severe health effects of a brain tumor.

When I first met Stacy, she told me the father of their 1-year-old daughter had threatened to end the child’s life. He told her if she made him pay child support, it would be the worst thing she ever did.