Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Foundation provides grants for veterans’ legal services

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The Texas Access to Justice Foundation has announced that it will provide more than $426,000 in grants among 11 nonprofits in support of legal aid services for Texas veterans.


Groups receiving the financial support include:



  • Baylor University School of Law, Waco – $22,000

  • Cathedral Justice Project, Houston – $22,000

  • Community Justice Program, San Antonio – $22,000

  • Fort Bend Lawyers Care, Richmond – $22,000

  • Houston Bar Foundation, Houston and surrounding area – $60,000

  • Jefferson County Bar Foundation, Beaumont – $22,000

  • Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, Fort Worth (also includes Dallas, North Texas, Panhandle, and West Texas) – $50,000

  • Lone Star Legal Aid, Houston (includes Gulf Coast and East Texas) – $64,000

  • Oficina Legal del Pueblo Unido, Inc., statewide – $50,000

  • Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Fort Worth – $22,000

  • Texas Legal Services Center, Austin – $70,713


The Texas Access to Justice Foundation is the largest state-based funding source for the provision of civil legal aid in Texas and has awarded more than $410 million since 1984. For more information, go to tajf.org.



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