(General Project) Partner Organizations: Legislative Committee of the Florida Project Director’s Association, Legal Aid Partner Programs Clay Williams / April 16, 2025 (General Project) Partner Organizations: Legislative Committee of the Florida Project Director’s Association, Legal Aid Partner Programs Read More »
The project will explore different avenues to address the challenges facing unaccompanied immigrant minors in the FL courts and strategize with statewide partners to advocate and to ensure the law is applied correctly. Clay Williams / April 16, 2025 The project will explore different avenues to address the challenges facing unaccompanied immigrant minors in the FL courts and strategize with statewide partners to advocate and to ensure the law is applied correctly. Read More »
Partner Organization: Florida Rural Legal Services. FLS and FRLS propose to work with a broad array of other groups and organizations across Florida composed of, or representing, farmworkers, migrants, immigrants, low-wage workers, and related communities to: 1) examine the needs of the client communities; 2) identify unmet priorities; 3) establish formal collaborations and propose new strategies for expanding the services available; and, 4) launch a pilot project designed to be both responsive to the priority needs and sustainable beyond the term of the project’s funding. We are calling this project the Migrant Collaborative Planning project. Clay Williams / April 16, 2025 Partner Organization: Florida Rural Legal Services. FLS and FRLS propose to work with a broad array of other groups and organizations across Florida composed of, or representing, farmworkers, migrants, immigrants, low-wage workers, and related communities to: 1) examine the needs of the client communities; 2) identify unmet priorities; 3) establish formal collaborations and propose new strategies for expanding the services available; and, 4) launch a pilot project designed to be both responsive to the priority needs and sustainable beyond the term of the project’s funding. We are calling this project the Migrant Collaborative Planning project. Read More »
Migrant Farmworker Justice Project Clay Williams / April 16, 2025 Migrant Farmworker Justice Project Read More »
The Safe Path Initiative uses litigation and community advocacy in an integrated, systemic approach to reduce school- and community-based arrests and increase educational opportunities for youth. Clay Williams / April 16, 2025 The Safe Path Initiative uses litigation and community advocacy in an integrated, systemic approach to reduce school- and community-based arrests and increase educational opportunities for youth. Read More »
Partner Organizations: Legal Aid Society of Orange County Bar Association, Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida. One hundred percent of the requested funding will be allocated to IDignity’s ongoing core program of providing identification assistance. IDignity is requesting $150,000 to cover the expenses of assisting 600 Orlando clients in obtaining their crucial identification documents. Although each client’s case is unique, it takes on average just four hours of volunteer time and $250 to assist in restoring proof of an individual’s identity. Clay Williams / April 16, 2025 Partner Organizations: Legal Aid Society of Orange County Bar Association, Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida. One hundred percent of the requested funding will be allocated to IDignity’s ongoing core program of providing identification assistance. IDignity is requesting $150,000 to cover the expenses of assisting 600 Orlando clients in obtaining their crucial identification documents. Although each client’s case is unique, it takes on average just four hours of volunteer time and $250 to assist in restoring proof of an individual’s identity. Read More »