Name of Host Organization: Sanctuary for Families

City, State: Bronx, New York

Issue area: Domestic Violence

Sponsor: Greenberg Traurig Fellowship Foundation

THE INSPIRATION

A life of dignity, economic empowerment and the ability for all women to create a sustainable life for themselves has always been of great interest to me. My internships with the Immigration Clinic at Pace and Pace's Women Justice Center helped me to see how I could use my law degree, my financial background and my language skills to make this a reality for immigrant women who are twice victimized: by domestic violence and the lack of financial resources and financial illiteracy.

In collaboration with Sanctuary for Families and the new Bronx Family Justice Center, my project is to provide holistic representation and economic empowerment to immigrant women from French-speaking Caribbean and African communities in the Bronx who are victims of domestic violence and dire poverty.