In recognition of Farmworker Awareness Week (March 25th – 31st) and Cesar Chavez Day (March 31st), we invited Iris Figueroa, Director of Economic and Environmental Justice at Farmworker Justice, to guest author today’s blog post reminding us of some
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Meet the Team: Ari Rivera
Below is a Q&A with Pro Bono Net’s LawHelpNY Program Associate. This Q&A was originally published in the NY Crime Victims Legal Network’s newsletter.
What do you do at LawHelpNY/ Pro Bono Net?
I look to deliver on our program
GeorgiaVictimNetwork.org Launches to Provide Legal Help for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Dating Violence Survivors
Pro Bono Net is pleased to join leading civil legal aid and immigrant rights organizations in Georgia in announcing the launch of GeorgiaVictimNetwork.org, a new statewide resource to help victims of crime learn about their rights, identify their legal needs,
Pro Bono Net highlights AmeriCorps Vistas working with LawHelpNY and Immigration Advocates Network in honor of Americorps Week
According to the AmeriCorps website, the AmeriCorps Vista program began in 1965 and “over 220,000 AmeriCorps members in the VISTA program have joined the fight against poverty by helping local organizations expand their capacity to make change.”
The 2021
A Look Back at Achievements During a Global Crisis
Throughout the past two years, through tumult and crisis, tragedy and inspiration, Pro Bono Net has been focused and unified by the certainty that our mission has never been more important: to use innovative technology solutions and collaboration to fulfill
25 Apps for Providing Virtual Legal Services
This summary is written by Pro Bono Net’s Community Support Associate, Casey Mears.
Panelists: Ilenia Sanchez-Bryson, Chief Information Officer, Legal Services of Greater Miami; Amanda Warner, Director of Pro Bono Programs, Center for Elder Law & Justice; Melissa Woods, Senior
Pro Bono Net is Honored to Celebrate and Reflect on Black History Month
As an organization committed to justice, Pro Bono Net continues to work to bring the power of the law to all and to make the law work for the many and not the few.
At this unique moment in the
Help Us Update the Field: New Survey on Remote Legal Support
The Immigration Advocates Network, Pro Bono Net, and partners invite you to participate in our national survey before February 28th, 2021. We are collecting and updating data, during the pandemic, from staff at nonprofit and pro bono projects. Our survey
The Family Offense Petition Project: Increased Usage for New York State Tool for Advocates
Throughout the past year, Pro Bono Net has worked with courts and legal aid programs facing closures and service disruptions to ensure vital protection for at risk domestic violence survivors. Our LawHelp Interactive program, which helps people create free and
Weil Associates Summer of Service: Key Contribution to Pro Bono Net’s Work in 2020
In the Pandemic Year of 2020, as Pro Bono Net worked to provide remote legal help and information in a changing landscape, Weil, Gotshal & Manges associates’ Summer of Service partnership provided key assistance to bolster PBN’s online services and