Since 1992, the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program (TVC) has helped more than 69,000 veterans with their legal issues, as well as trained more than 6,000 volunteers to assist them with their legal issues. TVC has been using the pro bono.net platform for over a decade to provide services for veterans and support volunteers, and
Immigrants Have a Long Unrecognized History to Celebrate on Veterans Day
As another Veteran’s Day comes to pass, it’s worth considering the long history of immigrants serving in the US military. Immigrants made up 18% of draftees during WWI, which was a time of peak migration to the United States,¹ and there were 300,000 foreign born members of the US military that served during WWII.² During
EJW Guest Post: Don’t Delay: Apply to AmeriCorps JD and Receive Funding for Your Service NOW!
We are pleased to highlight Equal Justice Works’ campaign to recruit applicants for the AmeriCorps JD program. A guest post with application instructions (apply by May 2nd!) and a brief description of the program is below, along with a testimonial from L.G Corder, a US Army Veteran and Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow.
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EJW Guest Post: Apply for AmeriCorps JD!!!
We are pleased to highlight Equal Justice Works’ campaign to recruit applicants for the AmeriCorps JD program. A guest post with application instructions (apply before April 15th!) and brief description of the program are below, along with a testimonial from Jennifer Aronson, an Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow.
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Second Chances in Veterans Court
In honor of the upcoming Veteran’s Day Holiday, we are pleased to share with you this post by Associate Justice Eileen C. Moore. Many of our returning vets have legal issues, such as un-responded to VA claims, denied medical care coverage, employment discrimination and more. Our vets and military families are in great need
Helping Library Patrons Find Legal Assistance in their Communities
A new webinar series developed by Pro Bono Net and its partners, “Librarians and Access to Justice,” has attracted hundreds of attendees eager to learn how librarians can use online resources to better educate and assist their patrons with legal needs. The most recent webinar, which took place Oct. 11, is summarized below. The last
Helping Our Servicemembers with Legal Battles at Home
In honor of Memorial Day, we asked our partners at the ABA Military Pro Bono Project to contribute a guest post about their work. You can learn more, and get involved, at www.militaryprobono.org.
This Mem
orial Day, the American Bar Association Military Pro Bono Project encourages the legal community to consider the importance of