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Camden Center for Law and Social Justice (Camden, NJ)
The Camden Center for Law and Social Justice (CCLSJ) is a privately-funded, non-profit, public-interest law firm dedicated to serving the civil law needs of the working poor. Founded in 1994, CCLSJ concentrates its practice in immigration law, employment and civil rights law, and family and juvenile law.
Domestic Violence Outreach Project (Chestnut Hill, MA)
The Domestic Violence Outreach Project is a part of Boston College's Gender Violence Awareness Coalition's larger mission to facilitate access for students to local domestic violence and rape centers, legal services providers, and shelters. An important component or complement to a legal education is serving the public through legal and non-legal volunteering, clinics, and legal services summer employment.
Jesuit Urban Service Team (JUST) (Camden, NJ)
The Jesuit Urban Service Team provides educational, medical, legal and social services to the working poor and underserved families living in Camden and South Jersey. These ministries include Holy Name School and the High School Scholars Program, St. Luke’s Catholic Medical Services, the Camden Center For Law and Social Justice and Guadalupe Family Services.
Marquette University Restorative Justice Initiative (Milwaukee, USA)
In step with the University’s mission, “care for the person,” Marquette University Law School (MULS) offers the Restorative Justice Initiative. The Initiative has fostered exceptional community connections in Wisconsin and continues to strive for excellence in the field of public service. Under the leadership of former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janine Geske, Distinguished Professor of Law, the Initiative has brought community focus to the law school by providing the students with substantial leadership training in addition to their considerable technical legal education. The Initiative has become a resource for other restorative justice organizations in the state, formed partnerships with local community groups that work with criminal justice issues, and has been providing victim/offender dialogues for crimes of severe violence through the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC), Office of Victim Services and Programs.
Part of the Solution (New York City, NY)
The social service agency provides a broad range of services to persons in need, including a soup kitchen, food pantry, case management, legal assistance, clothing and haircuts, and the Justice Center which educates and organizes the surrounding community.
The Access to Justice Institute (Seattle, WA)
The Institute facilitates pro bono activity of law students and increase the legal resources available to the poor and other underrepresented persons in the community.
