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News Release
Texas Access to Justice Foundation
July 19,
2013
Texas Access to Justice Foundation
Announces Grants for Veterans' Legal Services
Funds
will support 11 nonprofits that provide civil legal services for veterans
Austin,
Texas --
The
Texas Access to Justice Foundation
(TAJF) has announced grants to 11 nonprofit organizations, totaling more
than $426,000, which will help fund legal aid for low-income Texas veterans.
With these grants, public interest and pro bono lawyers will be able to
provide legal representation to Texas veterans with basic civil legal
problems such as denial of benefits or disability, family law matters
arising from deployment, and other issues that may arise due to a veteran’s
absence from home during military service."
The
Texas
Access to Justice Commission—through
its Champions of Justice Gala—raised more than $340,000 in 2013 from law
firms and corporate sponsors. Now in
its fourth year, the Champions of Justice Gala has raised more than $1.4
million for veterans’ legal services since its inception.
Along with funding from the Gala and additional support from the
TAJF, the
Military Law Section of the State Bar of
Texas also donated funds to
support the grants to the selected nonprofit organizations.
The nonprofits receiving grant awards
include:
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Baylor University School of Law, Waco
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Cathedral Justice Project, Houston
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Community Justice Program, San Antonio
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Fort Bend Lawyers Care, Richmond
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Houston Bar Foundation, Houston
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Jefferson County Bar Foundation, Beaumont
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Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, Fort Worth (also includes North Texas,
Panhandle)
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Lone Star Legal Aid, Houston (includes East Texas)
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Oficina Legal del Pueblo Unido Inc., Austin, South Texas
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Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Fort Worth
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Texas Legal Services Center, Austin (statewide)
“These legal aid programs will
provide civil legal services for those who have served our country and
deserve our attention,” Richard L. Tate, chair of the board of directors of
the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, said.
TAJF has awarded more than $350 million in its 29 years of existence. Legal aid programs
funded by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation help more than 100,000
low-income Texas families each year with their civil legal needs. However,
due to a lack of resources, only about 20 to 25 percent of the civil legal
needs of low-income and poor Texans are being met.
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The
Texas Access to Justice Foundation,
created by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1984, is the largest state-based
funding source for the provision of civil legal aid in Texas. The
organization is committed to the vision that all Texans will have equal
access to justice, regardless of their income. The Foundation administers a
variety of funding sources, which are earmarked to assist nonprofit
organizations in providing legal aid to approximately 100,000 Texas families each
year.
Contact: Kimberly Schmitt
512-320-0099, ext. 104
kschmitt@teajf.org
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