Access to Justice Grants Grantees
In fiscal year 2022, the Illinois Bar Foundation Board of Directors approved the distribution of $245,000 in Access to Justice Grants around the State in support of the below organizations.
Ascend Justice
Cook County, Chicago | $10,000
Fund the legal services of the Emergency Services Division assisting victims of domestic violence every day.
Beyond Legal Aid
Statewide | $5,000
Support for Community-located, Community-operated, Community-directed Legal Workshops and know-your-rights presentations.
Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Statewide | $10,000
Eliminating the barriers created by criminal records through the expungement and sealing process.
CARPLS
Cook County/Chicago | $10,000
Funding for brief legal services, advice and referrals through the CARPLS Main Hotline
Center for Disability & Elder Law
Cook County/Chicago | $5,000
Support for Senior Legal Assistance Clinics throughout Cook County
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation
Cook County/Chicago | $5,000
CAASE Legal Services supporting victims of sexual exploitation
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Cook County/Chicago | $5,000
Funding for the Law Project providing legal services for students and adults experiencing homelessness.
Chicago Law and Education Foundation
Cook County/Chicago | $5,000
Legal advice in schools through the Chicago Public Schools Legal Clinics Project
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Cook County/Chicago | $10,000
Providing GAL services for adults with disabilities
Children’s Legal Center
Children’s Legal Center | $5,000
Immigration Legal Services and Wrap Around Services for migrant children.
Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project
Statewide | $5,000
Educate very low-income Latinx workers about their Rights and Responsibilities Under the Law
Greenlight Family Services
Statewide | $5,000
Legal representation for non-traditional families through the Adoption Aid Program
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Statewide |$5,000
Know Your Rights Education for Immigrants and Refugees throughout Illinois.
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation
Statewide |$5,000
Support the expansion of legal aid in Illinois through the Equal Justice Illinois Campaign
Illinois Legal Aid Online
Statewide | $15,000
Support the increase in access to justice for all through the use of technology and online tools at illinoislegalaid.org
James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy
Cook County/Chicago | $7,500
Driving Equity Through Education Advocacy and School-Based Legal Services
Land of Lincoln Legal AidÂ
Southern/Central Illinois | $17,500
General Operating support to provide low-income and senior residents of central and southern Illinois with high-quality civil legal services in order to maintain their basic human needs
Lawyers Committee for Better Housing
Cook County/Chicago | $7,500
The Tenant Advocacy Program providing a spectrum of legal services to tenants in crisis
Legal Council for Health Justice
Cook County/Chicago | $7,500
Helping address health problems related to homelessness including substance abuse and physical or mental health problems through the Homeless Project and medical-legal partnerships
Life Span
Cook County/Chicago | $7,500
Provide full legal services for domestic violence and sexual assault victims of north and northwest Cook County
Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project
Southern Illinois |$5,000
Immigration legal services for Illinois residents in southern Illinois
National Immigrant Justice Center
Statewide | $7,500
Know-your-rights presentations and legal advice for detained immigrants
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
Northern Illinois | $5,000
Comprehensive Domestic Violence, Immigration, and Housing Legal Aid
Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors
Northern Illinois | $5,000
Regional immigration and citizenship clinics and workshops
Prairie State Legal Services
Northern/Central Illinois | $17,500
Brief legal advice and referrals through the Telephone Counseling Services
Public Interest Law Initiative
Statewide | $15,000
Increasing and enhancing the pro bono capacity of law firms, corporations, law schools, and legal service agencies to better meet the legal needs of low-income individuals and families through the Pro Bono Program
Turning Point, Inc.
Northern Illinois | $5,000
Legal representation for survivors of domestic violence seeking more advanced protective orders through the Legal Access Program
Uptown People’s Law Center
Statewide | $5,000
Protecting the civil rights of Illinois prisoners through the Prisoner’s Rights Program
World Relief Chicagoland
Northern Illinois | $5,000
Support for the Immigration Legal Services Program
YMCA of the University of Illinois
Central Illinois |$5,000
Support of Pro Bono Legal Advice Clinics at the New American Welcome Center