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Forest Cove Diaspora: Building Trust with Our Neighbors

…d relocation, support, and possible return to the neighborhood of over 200 families from Forest Cove, represents one of the biggest challenges of its kind in Atlanta’s recent history. With over 40 years standing with Atlanta, six years with staff embedded in the Thomasville Heights community, and a diverse team of lawyers, social workers, and emergency assistance specialists, we believe AVLF is uniquely positioned to work directly with families to…

SWON’s Ayanna Jones-Lightsy Wins APS Unsung Hero Award

…ol and Price Middle School. According to APS, Ayanna advocates for Atlanta families “without expectation of something in return” and has “made a meaningful difference in the school community.” Rachel Sprecher, the Executive Director of the Office of Partnerships & Development at APS, invited Ayanna and three guests to the APyeS! Awards Reception at Mays High School. “It goes without saying that you, Mrs. Jones- Lightsy, are an incredible example o…

Halfway Through a Landmark Year

…, and connect and collaborate with more community partners to help Atlanta families stay safe and stable. STAND WITH ATLANTA FAMILIES Although our annual Winetasting event isn’t until November, we’re gearing up for it now: this year, it’s a thank you event for everyone who donates $350 or more to our Annual Campaign. And for the first time ever, you can become a monthly supporter of the communities AVLF serves! You can set up an automatic monthly…

Top 11 Annual Campaign Donors of 2018

…he AVLF Board of Directors, and Jenn Deal, who this year received the AVLF Safe Families Office Volunteer of the Year Award, is on the AVLF Junior Board. Kilpatrick was an original AVLF SWON partner, and continues to promote the best interests of the families whose children attend Barack and Michelle Obama Academy. Kilpatrick Townsend just did something remarkable for one of our clients this holiday season. Read about it here. 7. King & Spalding K…

Kilpatrick Townsend: An Exemplary Partner [Donor Spotlight]

…s like Kilpatrick Townsend. “The firm has been especially active at AVLF’s Safe Families Office, and with AVLF’s Standing with Our Neighbors program—through the adoption of Barack and Michelle Obama Academy—performing outstanding volunteer work through each. We are grateful for the consistent, generous friendship of the Kilpatrick team!” Our ability to provide top-notch legal services to over 5,000 Atlantans a year depends entirely on the crucial…

Letter From Leadership: Looking Back on 2019

…ved* $381,690 worth of community assistance provided 3,497 visitors to the Safe Families Office $54,099 worth of health and safety products distributed *4,106 cases were opened in 2019, representing 4,663 adults and 4,508 children – not including approximately 3,242 visitors to the Housing Court Assistance Center John F. Kennedy said, “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live…

Client Stories: Our New Emergency Assistance Program

…emergency. In just a few short months, the program is already stabilizing families in the communities we serve. Here are two recent success stories. Names have been changed for privacy. Tashia In December of 2018, Tashia came to see the lawyer at her son’s school. She and her third-grade son were sharing a bedroom in her mother’s apartment, and the mother had filed to evict them. Things were tense, as the mother had a history of drug abuse. It wa…

Domestic Violence Project: 2014 Reflections

…lict. Special thanks to firms who have newly joined us in our work keeping families safe, particularly Parker Hudson, Nelson Mullins and Jones Day, whose fledgling domestic violence volunteers were among some of the brightest and most passionate this year. We are so lucky to be able to thank, year after year, Alston & Bird, King & Spalding, Sutherland, DLA Piper and Kilpatrick for their standing commitments to represent survivors of family violenc…

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Launches LGBTQ Committee

…rove its LGBTQ inclusivity measures going forward.   Jamie Perez Director, Safe and Stable Families Check out more from this author. Jamie is the director of the Safe and Stable Families Project, which includes the Domestic Violence, Family Law, and Guardian ad Litem programs. Jamie currently serves as a member of the Fulton County Family Violence Task Force. Prior to joining AVLF, Jamie practiced family law at Holland Roddenbery LLC. She is the f…

#DVAM2018: The Purple Dress Project

…nth. A larger percentage of the proceeds from these dresses goes to AVLF’s Safe and Stable Families Project. It is painful to imagine that even our strongest friends can be cornered into unthinkable abuse. It is painful to consider that if 1 and 3 women will experience some form of intimate partner abuse in their lifetime, then someone dear to us has. But no matter how painful, speaking openly about domestic violence sets the stage for change. Awa…

The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF) Secures $200,000 Grant from Truist Foundation to Bolster Pro Bono Legal Support for Low-Income Renters

…tenants and survivors of intimate partner abuse. Our mission is to create safe and stable homes and families by inspiring the fight for equal justice. We believe no one standing up for their rights should have to do it alone. Whatever our clients are up against, we’re here for them. At AVLF, ‘here’ means many things. It means beside them in court; at our downtown legal clinics nearly every Saturday of the year; in our two offices in the Fulton Co…

March 2021 Volunteers

…s of intimate partner abuse to serving as a child’s Guardian ad Litem, our Safe & Stable Families volunteers make a world of different in our clients’ lives. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your support! Brandy Alexander, The Alexander Firm LLC • Kristy Barnhart, The Platt Law Firm • Katie Ehrlich, Kessler & Solomiany, • Stephen M. Gibbs, Zachary & Segraves, P.A. • Adam Hames, The Hames Law Firm LLC • Debbie Segal, Kilpatrick Townsend…