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April 24, 2012
THE NEW YORK BAR FOUNDATION AWARDS $450,000 IN
CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL GRANTS
Sixty-seven organizations across New York State have received grants
totaling $450,000, The New York Bar Foundation announced today.
“We are pleased to support law-related projects that benefit
individuals, families and communities in New York State. These grants
help organizations fulfill their missions and provide vital services to
those in need,” said Bar Foundation President M. Catherine
Richardson of Syracuse (Bond, Schoeneck & King).
Thirteen grants will support Youth Court activities, while others
will support programs that assist domestic violence victims, low-income
immigrants, public service attorneys, vulnerable senior citizens and
incarcerated women.
Grantees include:
1st Judicial District (Manhattan):
Brennan Center for Justice, Center for Court Innovation, Court Appointed
Special Advocates (CASA) NYC, Edwin Gould Services for Children &
Families, Feerick Center for Social Justice/Fordham Law School, Gay
Men’s Health Crisis, Goddard Riverside Community Center, Lambda
Legal Defense and Education Fund, Lawyers for Children, Legal Action
Center, Legal Aid Society, Legal Information for Families Today, Lenox
Hill Neighborhood House, Lesbian and Gay Law Association Foundation of
Greater New York, MFY Legal Services, National Center for Law &
Economic Justice, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York
County Lawyers’ Association, New York Legal Assistance Group,
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, Partnership for the
Homeless, Safe Horizon, Selfhelp Community Services, The Door – A
Center of Alternatives, Urban Justice Center, Volunteers of Legal
Service.
2nd Judicial District (Kings County):
Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteers Lawyers Project and The George
Walker Jr. Community Coalition, both of Brooklyn; Center for Court
Innovation, Manhattan.
3rd Judicial District (Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer,
Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster counties):
Albany County Bar Association; Capital District Women’s Bar
Association; Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York; New York State
Bar Association, Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction; New York
State Bar Association, Law, Youth & Citizenship Program; New York
State Bar Association, Special Committee on Student Loan Assistance for
the Public Interest; New York State Bar Center; New York State Defenders
Association; and Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, all of
Albany; Bethlehem Youth Court, Delmar; Workers’ Rights Law Center
of New York, Kingston.
4th Judicial District (Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton,
Hamilton, Montgomery, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren,
Washington counties):
Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Hudson
Falls.
5th Judicial District (Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida,
Onondaga, Oswego counties):
Center for Community Alternatives, Syracuse; Legal Aid Society of
Mid-New York, Utica.
7th Judicial District (Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario,
Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates counties):
Partnership for Ontario County, Canandaigua; Legal Assistance of Western
New York, Geneva; Hillside Children’s Foundation, Mount Morris;
Empire Justice Center, Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Lifespan of
Greater Rochester; Center for Youth Services, Volunteer Legal Services
Project of Monroe County, all of Rochester.
8th Judicial District (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua,
Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming counties);
Genesee County Youth Bureau, Batavia; Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo and
the National Federation for Just Communities of Western New York, both
of Buffalo; Wyoming County Youth Bureau, Warsaw.
9th Judicial District (Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland,
Westchester counties):
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Rockland County, New City; Mental
Health Association of Westchester, Tarrytown; My Sisters’ Place,
White Plains.
10th Judicial District (Nassau, Suffolk counties):
Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Hempstead; Huntington Youth
Bureau, Youth Development Research Institute, Huntington; Nassau County
Bar Association, Mineola; Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and
Rehabilitation, New Hyde Park.
11th Judicial District (Queens County):
MinKwon Center for Community Action, Flushing; Queens County Bar
Association, Volunteers Lawyers Project and Queens Legal Services, both
of Jamaica.
12th Judicial District (Bronx County):
Bronx Defenders.
13th Judicial District (Staten Island):
Center for Court Innovation.
The New York Bar Foundation is dedicated to aiding charitable and
educational projects to meet the law-related needs of the public and the
legal profession. To learn more about The New York Bar Foundation and
how you can support its charitable programs, go to www.tnybf.org, phone 518/487-5651 or
email nybarfoundation@tnybf.org.
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