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Join our friends at the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland for their Partners for Justice Conference next week! Register here: https://probonomd.org/conference/

The civil justice gap—the difference between the number of Americans who need civil legal assistance and the very few who receive help of any kind—has been widening for decades. One of the most significant challenges we face as we try to close this gap is the absence of basic, reliable national data about the people who need help most, the kinds of help they need, and the innovations and interventions that would be most beneficial.

Please join the American Academy as they introduce their new white paper and discuss these crucial topics virtually on February 9, at 4pm Eastern/1pm Pacific.

To learn more, and to register for Measuring Civil Justice For All: What do we know? What do we need to know? How can we know it? please click:

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All! Happy Wednesday! We wanted to let everyone know that we are having website issues currently, so please reach us here, or our admin Mary directly at maryahorowitz(at)gmail(dot)com with any needs while we work to get back online!!

Good afternoon!

Today, NAPBPRO recognizes and celebrates the following projects and programs for their dedication and service. Thank you so much for increasing access to justice for some of our country's most vulnerable clients.

Mississippi: Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance for their work protecting and advocating for the immigrant community during the pandemic.

Missouri: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis for their Covid-19 Emergency Healthcare Estate Planning Project.

Nebraska: Legal Aid of Nebraska for their Disaster Legal Services hotline.

Nevada: Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada for their virtual Small Business Legal Advice Clinic.

New Hampshire: Disability Rights Center - NH for their ongoing work advocating for people with disabilities during the pandemic, and ensuring access to communities for all.

New Jersey: Partners for Women and Justice for their victim advocacy during the pandemic and creative and effective fundraising efforts.

North Carolina: NC Pro Bono Resource Center for their Covid Small Business & Nonprofit Initiative. Jared Smith

Oklahoma: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. for their Make-a-Will and Family Financial Planning workshop. Cindy Sooter Goble

Good morning, and happy Pro Bono Week!

Today, NAPBPRO celebrates and recognizes the following programs for their work during this very upside down year. Thank you to each of these programs for your hard work bridging the access to justice gap when traditional service methods were impossible to use.

Kentucky: AppalReD Legal Aid for their work moving from a traditional service model to a digital service model.

Louisiana: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - SLLS for their Covid-19 Disaster Hotline.

Maine: Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project & Maine Justice Foundation for their small business/nonprofit Covid legal clinic.

Massachusetts: & Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission (tagging Arden Barlow) for their Covid-19 Pro Bono Portal. Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association

Maryland: Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland for their Home Preservation Project.

Michigan: University of Michigan Law School for their Covid Corps.

Minnesota: Maslon LLP for their work with Project N-95.

New York: Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) & Pro Bono Net for their Family Legal Connection project.

Happy Tuesday, Pro Bono Friends!

Today, NAPBPRO recognizes the following programs for their work increasing access to justice during the pandemic. THANK YOU for your hard work and dedication to so many vulnerable clients--especially during the past seven months!

Georgia: Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. for their Covid-19 Public Benefits Project.

Hawaii: Legal Aid Society of Hawaii for their virtual Access to Justice Room and self-help centers.

Idaho: Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. for their Covid-19 Legal Advice Line.

Illinois: Northern Illinois University College of Law for their Covid-19 Legal Response Clinic.

Indiana: Heartland Pro Bono Council for their virtual bankruptcy assistance clinic.

Iowa: Iowa Legal Aid, The Iowa State Bar Association, and Polk County Bar Association for their Covid-19 Legal Advice Hotline.

PS--Have you signed up for tomorrow's FREE webinar? 2pm Eastern, registration details at: http://napbpro.org/event-4033454