At 18 months of age, Karls Gonzalez seemed like any other happy toddler. He would return his mother’s smile, had a budding vocabulary that included words like “mama,” “papa,” and […]
Their names are simple and inviting: HELP and CASA, the Spanish word for “home.” These Miami-area organizations are as welcoming as possible by design because they work with two of
Bar Foundation helps specialized legal aid programs meet vital needs Read More »
At 68, an age when most Americans are drawing Social Security and enjoying their retirement, Jean Felix Philius would like nothing more than to be back at work picking beans
Schell defends workers who say pay didn’t add up to beans Read More »
by Nancy Kinnally In his cell at Lake Correctional Institution in Clermont, Fla., Kenneth Young, 25, keeps among his few possessions a worn copy of USA Today dated May 18,
Foundation supports efforts to ensure fair sentencing for juveniles Read More »
by Nancy Kinnally When James Kearse learned that a lawyer at the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County might be able to help his first-grader, he let nothing stand
Legal Aid attorney opens doors for first-grader Read More »
Jarred Reiling knows the face of domestic violence. For nearly three months he has heard the heart-wrenching stories of abused women — one so severely beaten that a judge called
Summer Fellow committed to helping victims of domestic violence Read More »
In 2006, when then Florida Bar Foundation Secretary Kathleen McLeroy first heard about the uphill battles faced by those who file pro se bankruptcy cases, she knew something had to
Foundation grant helps demystify the bankruptcy process Read More »
For five years, Jodi Guin sat on a busy Tallahassee, Fla., street corner selling peanuts to earn enough money to buy the shady lot where she would later put the
Help for Floridians lost in the health-care system Read More »
Growing up in Parsons, Kan., Katy DeBriere was surrounded by people with developmental disabilities, many of them residents at a state hospital and research center where her parents worked. “I
Keeping the developmentally disabled out of prison Read More »
by Gabrielle Davis When it came to naming the new home of Florida Legal Services, only one person would fit the bill, said FLS Executive Director Kent Spuhler. “There was
Paul Doyle Justice Center dedicated as Florida Legal Services headquarters Read More »
175 Lookout Place, Suite 100
Maitland, FL 32751
