Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Inc
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Inc
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About this organization
Mission
TO CREATE SAFE AND STABLE HOMES AND FAMILIES BY INSPIRING THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL JUSTICE.
About
STANDING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS NPU- V IN 2018, AVLF LEARNED THAT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX WAS BEING SCHEDULED TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE FOR RENOVATIONS. THE COMPLEX FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THE RELOCATION TO THE FAMILIES, MANY OF WHOM HAD CHILDREN ATTENDING A SCHOOL IN OUR SWON ZONE. AVLF WORKED WITH KILPATRICK TOWNSEND AND ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PREVENT THE SUDDEN RELOCATION OF A NEIGHBORHOOD APARTMENT COMPLEX, ORIGINALLY TO TAKE PLACE DURING THE APS SPRING TESTING WEEK. AFTER OUR INTERVENTION, THE COMPLEX DELAYED THE RELOCATION FOR A MONTH, ALLOWING THE STUDENTS TO FINISH THE SCHOOL YEAR AND NOT BE DISRUPTED BY THE RELOCATION OF THEIR HOMES. WESTSIDE THROUGH OUR PARENTS AND PARTNERS AT HOLLIS INNOVATION ACADEMY, AVLF LEARNED THAT THE WATER IN A NEIGHBORHOOD APARTMENT COMPLEX WAS SHUT OFF DUE TO THE LANDLORD'S FAILURE TO PAY. BY LEVERAGING CITY CONTACTS AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH PARTNER LAW FIRMS, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE WATER SERVICE RESTORED. ALL SWON SITES IN 2018 WE HOSTED OR ATTENDED OVER 91 EVENTS IN ALL THREE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ZONES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SESSIONS REGARDING TENANTS' RIGHTS, FAMILY LAW POP CLINICS, AND HOME BUYING SESSIONS. THESE EVENTS WERE COLLECTIVELY ATTENDED BY SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE SERVE AND RESULTED IN THE DISSEMINATION OF CRITICAL INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO THE POPULATIONS THAT WE SERVE. SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES - THE INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE PROGRAM'S SAFE FAMILIES OFFICE, THE ONLY LAWYER-STAFFED, COURTHOUSE-BASED WALK-IN LEGAL CLINIC IN THE STATE THAT ASSISTS ALL SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE REFERRED BY THE COURTS WITH FILING FOR PROTECTIVE ORDERS, WAS NAMED A NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES MODEL IN 2018 BY THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, FOLLOWING PREVIOUSLY BEEN NAMED SO IN 2009 WHEN IT FIRST OPENED. - THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM IS SO EFFECTIVE AT SERVING THE COURTS AND CHILDREN THAT IN 2018, THE COURT MADE 88 REQUESTS FOR GALS, A 184 % INCREASE IN REQUESTS FROM THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS. - IN 2018, OUR SOCIAL WORKERS WERE ABLE TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY IN WHICH THEY ASSIST SURVIVORS IN MAINTAINING THEIR INDEPENDENCE BY IDENTIFYING GAPS IN THEIR FINANCIAL NEEDS AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT HOUSING DISPLACEMENT AND UTILITIES BEING DISCONNECTED. THESE TYPES OF HARDSHIPS ARE FREQUENTLY WHAT DRIVE SURVIVORS BACK TO AN ABUSER ON WHOM THEY WERE FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT AND THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SUCH ASSISTANCE HELPED MANY SURVIVORS FULLY BREAK FREE FROM THEIR ABUSERS. - IN 2018, OUR FAMILY LAW PROGRAM CONTINUED TO MEET THE GREATEST CIVIL LEGAL UNMET NEED FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE BY PAIRING SURVIVORS WITH MEMBERS OF THE METRO ATLANTA FAMILY LAW BAR WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO REPRESENT SURVIVORS FOR FULL REPRESENTATION IN 19 CASES. SATURDAY LAWYER PROGRAM - IN 2018, AVLF'S SATURDAY LAWYER PROGRAM INTERVIEWED 490 CLIENTS WITH LANDLORD-TENANT OR UNPAID WAGE CLAIMS AT OUR SATURDAY MORNING CLINIC. - IN 2018, THE SAFE & STABLE HOMES PROJECT HIRED ITS FIRST VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, A FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER DEDICATED TO VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. - IN 2018, THE SAFE & STABLE HOMES PROJECT MADE A FINANCIAL DIFFERENCE TO OUR CLIENTS IN AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING 440,000 (MONEY RECOVERED AND DEBT AVOIDED).
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The mission of the non-profit, as stated in the filing, is “To create safe and stable homes and families by inspiring the fight for equal justice.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were described as: “To create safe and stable homes and families by inspiring the fight for equal justice.”.
- The non-profit is operating legally in the state of GA.
- The non-profit's address for the year 2020 is listed as 235 PEACHTREE ST NE SUITE 1750, ATLANTA, GA, 30303 in the filing.
- The form submitted by the non-profit organization for 2020 reports 41 employees.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Provides credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $128,051.
- The CEO compensation package within the organization is established through a review and approval process by an independent body.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 34 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1979.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $2,492,204 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $422,843 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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