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Letter From Leadership: Keeping the Doors Open

…t let our community down – we will be here to provide all the services we promise. An act of unmatched kindness from our donor – and 199 other acts of considerable generosity – has assured that AVLF moves forward prepared to create safe and stable homes and families by inspiring the fight for equal justice. Thank you, Atlanta! Want to read other Letters From Leadership? They are an easy way to find out what drives us here at AVLF. You can find the…

Staff Attorney Joel Correa Featured on District Dialogues [VIDEO]

…County Government TV. During the segment, he shared information about the Safe Families Office, temporary protective orders, and the process through which survivors of intimate partner abuse can seek protection through the courts. Joel discussed how our collaboration with Partnership Against Domestic Violence provides assistance beyond just the protective order. In the interview, he defines a protective orders and elaborates on the type of servic…

The Rocket Community Fund, City of Atlanta and Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Announce $550,000 in Investments to Protect Atlanta Homeowners and Renters

…s and eviction increases. We are thrilled to work with partners to promote safe and stable housing for all.” Neighbor to Neighbor Findings The Atlanta area has grown rapidly in recent years and is now the sixth-largest metropolitan region in the United States. This increase in population is driving increased housing costs and property taxes. According to Neighbor to Neighbor data, 76% of homeowners surveyed expressed concern about paying current y…

#DVAM2018: The Purple Dress Project

…r Lawyers Foundation raised over $1,500 at private events for the Safe and Stable Families Project. We understand: it is painful to speak about domestic violence. These purple dresses were designed specifically for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 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….

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

…derstanding that families cannot thrive without affordable housing that is safe, stable, and allows for a healthy environment; schools cannot thrive with a student body forced to live in unstable housing and deplorable conditions. “We believe that access to stable housing is not just a basic need, but a fundamental right,” said Michael Lucas, Executive Director, AVLF. “This grant from Truist Foundation allows us to deepen our commitment to ensurin…

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Launches LGBTQ Committee

…GBTQ-inclusivity policies and practices. Co-chaired by Mary Koenig, Safe & Stable Families Project Social Worker, and Akshaya Garimalla, Development Associate, the committee first met in October 2018 and worked out a three-step plan moving forward: Assess where AVLF is with respect to internal awareness of LGBTQ issues, including hiring practices, non-discrimination policies, and colleague inclusivity; Assess where AVLF is with respect to working…

Meet Jim Kerr, Generous Supporter of the 2019 Annual Campaign [Donor Spotlight]

…nities where we are already changing lives. It will allow us to expand our Safe & Stable Families Project’s capacity for outreach, education, training, and importantly, for holistic services for survivors of intimate partner abuse. It will empower us to keep improving living conditions, reducing displacement, and positively impact both educational and health outcomes through our Standing with Our Neighbors program. It will invest in our Saturday L…

Board Member Spotlight: Will Shearer

…omeone to call, AVLF stands in the gap. AVLF’s Domestic Violence Project’s Safe Families Office (SFO) is the only lawyer-staffed, Courthouse-based resource for victims in Georgia. The Safe Families Office saves lives – literally. It is worthy of your support. AVLF inspires attorneys to fight for equal justice by leveraging the full power and resources of the legal community so when low-income Atlantans stand up to break free from domestic violence…

Managing Attorney Audrey Bergeson Recaps our ALL-STAR Awards for The YLD Review

…VLF’s programs have provided vital services to the community. Our Safe and Stable Families team has seen firsthand the added dangers that the pandemic posed for survivors of intimate partner abuse, in one instance assisting a survivor in gaining a protective order remotely, while trapped inside her home with her abuser. Our Safe and Stable Homes team has worked nonstop to help Atlantans stave off evictions at a time when safe housing is more imper…

Practicing Tikkun Olam: Remarks from AVLF’s Presidents Dinner

…Three brief program status notes: In 2010, just after the founding of the Safe Families Office, the Chair of the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence visited the SFO. Deeply impressed, she declared it the national Best Practices model. Earlier this year, Safe and Stable Families Project Director Jamie Perez invited the ABA Chair to return to Atlanta to observe our recent enhancements to the SFO, including the increasingly vigo…

AVLF and Friends Provide Holiday Gifts for more than 30 Children

…deons Giving Tree. Hunton Andrews Kurth also sponsored two of our Safe and Stable Families clients for the holidays. The Georgia Paralegal Association and Butler Snow LLP each sponsored sponsored one of our Saturday Lawyer Program clients – incuding a single mother of four. Our former Community Advocate Christal Reynolds and her band, Surround Sound, purchased gifts for a Standing with Our Neighbors family on the Westside. As we look forward into…