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For Survivors, COVID-19 Presents Unprecedented Risks

…till be filed at this time in person or by video call. More information at safefamiliesoffice.org. 2. Financial uncertainty threatens a survivor’s safety and independence. Financial abuse is a common aspect of intimate partner abuse. The current financial crisis surrounding COVID-19, means increased barriers for those seeking to leave an abusive relationship. [Listen to our Safe & Stable Families Director Jamie Perez speak with On Second Thought’s…

Domestic Violence / Intimate Partner Abuse

…y from violence. Law Students: Law students can volunteer or intern at the Safe Families Office. With a semester commitment of at least 10 hours per week, all students will conduct clients interviews, draft pleadings and orders, and safety plan with client in our walk-in office in the Fulton County Courthouse. Under the supervision of an AVLF attorney, 3Ls will also be able to represent clients in 12-Month Order Hearings. How does it work? Those w…

TPO Court Road Trip: Managing Staff Attorney Joel Correa Speaks on Panel at Georgia Commission on Family Violence Conference

…lunteer Lawyers Foundation, and Partnership Against Domestic Violence, our Safe Families Office Managing Attorney has been participating in a forum addressing best practices for serving survivors of intimate partner abuse in the courts. Originally, the metro area organizations just wanted to learn from each other by visiting each others’ counties, watching TPO court, and meeting the judges and advocates. These conversations developed into the Metr…

AVLF program to help families thrive

…asey Family Programs, the nation’s largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care in the United States and an AVLF supporter and partner, developed What are community-based, multidisciplinary preventive legal advocacy programs?–a strategy brief that highlights unique efforts providing upstream support to help families avoid needless involvement with the child welfare system. Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation’s…

Board Member Spotlight: Jimmy Rusert

…that they weren’t worth it. What is your favorite AVLF moment? Through the Safe Families Office, I represented a client seeking a domestic violence protective order against her abuser. When we first met the week before the hearing, she was 9 months pregnant, but we agreed to pursue the protective order before the baby came so she could feel safe. We prepared our case and agreed to meet early in the Safe Families Office on the morning of the hearin…

Knowing She’s Safe? Priceless.

Ms. Boyd visited the Safe Families Office after her boyfriend became enraged about what she wore to work. They had been dating less than a year. She visibly shook as she recounted the abuse she had been enduring, from constant accusations to bruises and broken bones. Thanks to the hard work of former AVLF Board President Elizabeth Finn Johnson, Ms. Boyd received a 12-month protective order. What’s better? Her boyfriend agreed to pay over $1,800 f…

AVLF Celebrates 40th Birthday with over $12,000 in Matched Donations

…celebrated AVLF’s official 40th anniversary, raising over $12,000 for the SAFE Fund. [Read about the SAFE Fund in the Daily Report.] Donors were asked to give in increments of $40, and will be receiving exclusive AVLF branded gear for their contributions. The SAFE Fund is an opportunity reserve fund (or “rainy day fund”) to ensure the long term stability of AVLF’s programs. An anonymous donor has agreed to match the first $500,000 of donations –…

Grandma Wins Stable Home on Appeal

…r, but they always returned to their grandmother’s house – it was the only stable home they had. The family’s landlord falsely claimed that the boys had moved out and filed an eviction. The magistrate court ruled for the landlord, but attorney Candace Sneed represented the grandmother on appeal. The appellate court ruled in her favor, noting that the lease only required the grandmother to report permanent household changes. Months later, the landl…

Volunteer Training: The Intersection of Housing and Domestic Violence

…t of the Atlanta Bar Association’s Pro Bono March Madness, AVLF’s Safe and Stable Families Project and Safe and Stable Homes Project will come together for this one-of-a-kind training. This CLE will examine the many housing challenges facing domestic violence survivors in Georgia and will explore options for legal advocacy. You will receive 2.75 CLE credits. Register for this training today. About The Program: Domestic violence destabilizes all as…

Meet Your Neighbor: Bobbi Ann Jones

…f the way. Cole Thaler is a principal example. He’s the director of AVLF’s Safe and Stable Homes Project, overseeing our Saturday Lawyer program, Standing with Our Neighbors program, and more. Ask anyone in our office—Cole has an absolutely unyielding commitment to justice for those he defends. That’s because they’re not just clients—they’re our friends and neighbors, too. Cole represented Ms. Bobbi Ann Jones in an eviction case in 2016. He was so…

3 Reasons Why Housing Justice is an LGBTQ Issue

…antans. Read about our LGBTQ Committee here at AVLF. Cole Thaler Director, Safe & Stable Homes Project Check out more from this author. Cole serves as the director of AVLF’s Safe and Stable Homes Project. He oversees the Saturday Lawyer Program and the Standing with Our Neighbors Program, among others. Before joining AVLF, Cole was a supervising staff attorney with Georgia Legal Services Program, where he represented low-income rural Georgians in…

The Poverty Docket

…d stable homes for our clients by donating today. Cole Thaler Co-Director, Safe & Stable Homes Project Check out more from this author. Cole serves as the co-director of AVLF’s Safe and Stable Homes Project. He supervises the Saturday Lawyer Program and the Eviction Defense Program. Cole grew up in the upper-middle-class area of Bergen County, New Jersey, but his family struggled financially. In 1993, when Cole was sixteen years old, the bank fore…