American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Responding to the economic Crisis

For almost 25 years, Equal Justice Works has collaborated with the nation’s leading law schools, law firms, corporate legal departments and nonprofit organizations to mobilize the next generation of lawyers committed to equal justice. As the nation’s largest provider of public interest opportunities for law students and lawyers, we are doing everything in our power to respond to the economic crisis.

This past May, the Corporation for National & Community Service announced that Equal Justice Works would receive a $1.2 million Recovery Act grant to support an additional 30 AmeriCorps Legal Fellows and 305 Summer Corps law students to expand legal services to victims of the economic crisis, such as those affected by mortgage foreclosures, natural disasters and other critical need areas.

Equal Justice Works manages one of the most successful and highly regarded AmeriCorps programs in the nation. Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Fellows have recruited over 10,000 volunteer lawyers and law students and served over 150,000 clients. In 2008 alone, Summer Corps members directly assisted 18,395 individuals and families in need of legal service and performed a total of 120,434 service hours.

Making an Impact

Economic recovery in Washington, DC
Economic recovery in Louisiana Part I , Part II
Economic recovery in Mississippi Part I, Part II
Economic recovery in California
Defining a crisis: what does economic recovery look like?
Calling in the troops: how lawyers are helping the country recover from economic crisis
How the foreclosure crisis affects homeowners (Washington, DC)
Equal Justice Works sends 160 attorneys into field to fight foreclosure, social justice issues
Public interest lawyers as leaders: Christine Khalili-Borna (AmeriCorps Recovery Fellow) at TEDx
Beginning economic recovery to Washington, DC
On the road to recovery in Toledo and Detroit .
August 1st marked the beginning of the 2009-2010 AmeriCorps program year. Foreclosure prevention and recovery is underway!

Service Opportunities

AMERICORPS LEGAL FELLOWSHIPS

SUMMER CORPS

In 2009-2010, we will have 66 attorneys in the field nationally. 30 of these attorneys are funded through the Recovery Act.

Supported by an AmeriCorps grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service, the program is a postgraduate opportunity to address gaps in legal services through pro bono management and direct legal services.

Learn more about AmeriCorps Fellowships

This summer, nearly 600 law students are focusing their service bridging the justice gap.

This service is possible through the Equal Justice Works Summer Corps program, an AmeriCorps-funded initiative that provides law students with a $1,000 education award for dedicating their summer to a legal project at a nonprofit public interest organization.

Learn more about Summer Corps