Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation

We're excited to announce that we received $75,000 to support the Community Advocate staff position at Thomasville Heights Elementary School. Special thanks to the CFGA's Spark Opportunity fund for recognizing our commitment to improve conditions for local residents in the communities we serve. https://bit.ly/394ClJt

We’re calling on President Biden on his first day, his first hour to sign a new executive order implementing a new extended, strengthened, enforced eviction moratorium for the duration of the pandemic, says Diane Yentel, president of the National Low-Income Housing Coalition. https://abcn.ws/3qH2Uuc

In honor of Marty Ellin’s decades-long commitment to the fight for equal justice, AVLF announced the Martin Louis Ellin Lifetime Achievement Award our highest award honoring someone who has dedicated much of their career to public service. https://bit.ly/35zaaQZ

MYTH: Poverty is the result of an individual’s failings or missteps that bad decisions alone cause poverty. Check out this blog by our Safe and Stable Homes Project co-director, Cole Thaler. https://bit.ly/3btGQyZ

Sign up today for a virtual training on "Representing Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse in Civil Protective Order Hearings During COVID-19." You'll learn changes to hearings in response to the pandemic and be prepared for virtual representation. https://bit.ly/3axCw11

For thousands of renters who have fallen behind on payments because of the pandemic, the end of the year triggers the menacing reality that they could be displaced from their homes. https://bit.ly/3aBwsF0

Our staff from the Safe & Stable Families Project will equip you with the necessary tools and confidence to provide legal assistance and representation to survivors of intimate partner abuse and stalking. Training starts this Wednesday. Register today! https://bit.ly/3axCw11

Join us for Marty's Farewell Celebration! It's Marty's last year as our Executive Director, and we're honoring his lifelong commitment to the fight for equal justice. Hope you'll tune in!

For the last 20 years, Marty Ellin’s leadership has established a stable foundation for the future of AVLF. Under his supervision, we’ve fostered countless friendships within the Atlanta legal community and beyond, and we’re looking forward to strengthening these partnerships as Michael Lucas transitions into his new role. To learn how you can support AVLF in honor of Marty, visit mailchi.mp/avlf/51g145q2ts

You can help us reach our goal. Your support helps low-income Atlantans in their fight for justice. Together, we’re working to create safer and more stable families, homes, and communities.

We're excited to announce our August #VolunteerOfTheMonth, Melanie Fitzgerald! We are so grateful for your commitment and dedication. Thank you for standing with us, Melanie!

Learn how AVLF is standing with our clients amidst global concerns of COVID-19. #standingwithourneighbors #standingwithsurvivors

With the onset of COVID-19, our focus at AVLF turned to providing immediate financial support to tenants and intimate partner abuse survivors. Here’s why your gift matters more than ever this year: https://bit.ly/3eJFS0V

AVLF at the Movies is going virtual! We're hosting a film screening and conversation panel surrounding the new groundbreaking documentary film The Invisible Class. RSVP today!

"After 17 years of marriage, I woke up one day to realize that my life, my children’s lives, are indeed in danger and all those red flags that I kept ignoring are real." Read Lianna's Story of Impact: https://bit.ly/3843v2Z

Our October Volunteer of the Month was Safe & Stable Families volunteer Thad Kodish! "Thad has been a loyal volunteer in Temporary Protective Order cases in recent years, but really stepped up in a whole new way during the COVID-19 pandemic," says SSF director Jamie Perez. "He jumped in without hesitation in several cases during this time of heightened need to help our clients."

I am unable to pay my full rent or make a full housing payment due to substantial loss of household income, says renter Emily Brockman. https://wapo.st/37HmIrg

COVID-19 has changed so much about our everyday reality. Here are six ways AVLF has transformed in response. https://bit.ly/31IcLGj

Dozens of families were slapped with an eviction notice and the locks to their doors were changed. Now, many of these families are wondering one question: what now? https://bit.ly/3osfSM2

Denessa Moss, a single mother of three, heard a knock on the door. The knock was an eviction notice. Moss was furloughed in April. She’s one of nearly 4 million Georgians to file for unemployment since the COVID-19 pandemic. Read her story in this article: https://bit.ly/2HJvbz1

Join us this Friday, October 30th for the next event in our Family Law Program Lunch & Learn Series. Learn how to effectively communicate with Law Enforcement when criminal issues overlap with your family law case. Register Today: https://bit.ly/34wRdhI

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month #StandingWithSurvivors #DVAM

We partnered with Atlanta Beltline Partnership to provide a crash-course on what goes into eviction proceedings and how renters can avoid being forced from their homes in Atlanta. Check out this article from Saporta Report: https://bit.ly/35r7bJt

Having the BrandAid team come in and help us for free at a really critical time we’re really grateful for their help throughout the Covid-19 crisis, says AVLF communications manager Ashleigh Starnes. https://cnb.cx/376vJtq

Register for a our virtual training and learn the fundamentals necessary to become a volunteer Guardian ad Litem with AVLF. https://bit.ly/3hPR7pw

An abuser will use any situation to get more power including the present one with COVID-19. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Now more than ever, we're standing with survivors of domestic violence when they need it most. #standingwithsurvivors #dvam