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Safe & Stable Families Receives Generous Funding from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

…ES | April 26th, 2019 Through the Victims of Crime Act, Georgia’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) just awarded our Safe & Stable Families Project generous funding over the next three years. With this funding, we’ll provide more direct services to survivors of intimate partner abuse. We’ll create better trauma-informed practices, procedures, and environments for our clients and staff—enhancing all of the ways that we serve survivors. n…

July & August 2018 Volunteers

…Cam” Tribble, The Barnes Law Group Esther Graff-Radford, Lawyers for Equal Justice Joshua Kirschner, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Saturday Paralegals JoAnn Van Alstyne Urvashi Betarbet Chartavia Stephens Elizabeth Williams Galen Williams Marie Kinch Alison Rhodes Mindi Evans Elexis O’Neal August Probate Information Center Angelik Edmonds, Attorney at Law Naomi Day, Naomi Day Law, LLC DBA Day Law Firm Eviction Defense Esther Graff-Radford, Lawyers…

Justice for an Asthmatic Child

Adriana is a single mother of two. When a mold infestation devastated her apartment, the landlord just told her to keep spraying bleach on the walls – and eventually just painted over it. Adriana’s son has asthma – and as the mold got worse, so did his health. Facing her son’s ever-worsening asthma, Adriana had no choice but to move out and stay on a friend’s couch. AVLF’s Safe & Stable Homes Staff Attorney Erica Taylor sued the landlord, and the…

She Walked into Court with an AVLF Army

…d volunteers and allies to make sure that our neighbors have access to the justice they deserve. In January, these dedicated individuals in our community were able to balance the scales of justice for the Cochran family—and for this, we couldn’t be prouder. Want more stories of volunteer inspiration? Read all of our successes to learn about how AVLF’s volunteers change lives. Ashleigh Starnes Development Assistant Check out more from this author….

Angelica’s Experience at AVLF

…create safe and stable homes and families by inspiring the fight for equal justice. AVLF is a place where we want to help people in their pursuit of equal justice. I have had a lot of experiences with AVLF. One of them was going to the Safe Families Office. I have gone twice, and it was a good experience. I got to listen to people’s stories, and then I walked through all the steps of getting a Protective Order. They just needed someone to talk abo…

Justice Served for Atlanta Waiter

Twenty-eight-year-old Morris lived in a freezing, rat-infested basement apartment, barely making ends meet. When he lost his job waiting tables at a local restaurant, his landlord gave him a 30-day notice to move. But the very next day, Morris came home to find his belongings outside and the locks changed. Homeless, unemployed, and desperate, Morris came to AVLF’s Saturday Lawyer Day, where he met Ballard Spahr attorney Wendy Choi. Wendy’s attemp…

December 2016 Volunteers

…athan Anderson, Lawyers for Equal Justice Francis Dixon, Lawyers for Equal Justice Greg Clement, Lawyers for Equal Justice Kathryn Thompson, Lawyers for Equal Justice Yvonne Williams-Wass, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Alex Smith, Attorney at Law Christine Butcher, Attorney at Law Daniel Englander, Ballard Spahr Kelly Colovos, Attorney at Law Saturday Paralegal Program Deborah E. Crawford Steve Parker Danielle McCray Lataisha Brown Alvina Stewar…

Why We Pledged $40,000 to AVLF

…fe and stable homes and families by inspiring attorneys to fight for equal justice – is more critical than ever. Access to justice for all is the responsibility of all of us, and we are proud to recognize AVLF’s important role in making that a reality. 15,451 days. 480 months. Forty years. We hope you will join us in this celebration – we promise, you will get far more than you give. Elizabeth Finn Johnson is a dedicated volunteer in the Safe Fami…

Celebrating the Past, Building for the Future

…l resources, and supply the volunteer resources, that allow the promise of justice for every member of our community not to be a hollow one. Thank you for all that you do for AVLF; thank you for standing with us as we lead the fight for justice for those without the voice, circumstance or resources to fight alone. Sincerely, Want to read other Letters From Leadership? They are an easy way to find out what drives us here at AVLF. You can find them…

September 2017 Volunteers

…thlyn Kashan, Lawyers for Equal Justice Andrew Thompson, Lawyers for Equal Justice Steve Weyer, Lawyers for Equal Justice D.A. Wilson, Lawyers for Equal Justice Vickie Chung, Smith Gambrell & Russell Erin Peterson, Smith Gambrell & Russell Erik Provitt, Attorney At Law Tia Crosby, Attorney At Law Rob Kohse, Eversheds Sutherland Jeremy Spier, Eversheds Sutherland James Wong, Eversheds Sutherland Chris Mann, Eversheds Sutherland Stuart Johnson, Barn…

Annual Events

…volunteers and programs who help them. For more information, visit http://purshoeingjustice.org/. Beer Tasting Each June, in partnership with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, AVLF hosts a tasting of craft beers and a BBQ cook-off. For more information, visit http://beertastingevent.org/. Guardian ad Litem Benefit Each August, Warner Bates, the metropolitan area’s largest family law firm, hosts a party to raise funds for AVLF’s Guardian ad Litem Pro…

Top 11 Annual Campaign Donors of 2018

…efforts on Hollis Innovation Academy. King & Spalding is hosting our 2019 PurSHOEing Justice event. It’s coming up soon. Do you have tickets? 8. The Nunnally Foundation The Nunnally Foundation is a brand new supporter of AVLF. The Nunnally Foundation was created exclusively for philanthropic purposes in 1970. AVLF Junior Board member Ashley Heintz introduced AVLF and the Nunnally Foundation, and we’re so grateful for their support this year! Like…