AVLF

Legal nonprofit standing with low-income Atlantans. Creating safer, more stable families, homes, and communities - and a more fair and equitable Atlanta.

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This Friday, our Safe & Stable Families team will present at the National Training Institute. The topic of their presentation is: Using Technology to Expand Access to Judicial Services for Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse.

To learn more or register, https://t.co/SHUO8Il0Zu

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AVLF at the Movies is back! Join us Tuesday, October 12 at 6pm for a virtual screening of No Way Out But One, a story of intimate partner abuse in America.

For more information, tickets or to donate, visit https://t.co/3KsRrOdyYh

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Join Ayanna Jones-Lightsy, our Co-Director of Standing with our Neighbors, tomorrow for a virtual panel about what the end of the moratorium means for metro Atlanta renters and landlords, and how you can help residents and families facing homelessness. https://t.co/Je3hyKUF3L

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“As the largest provider of pro bono legal services to low-income tenants in Fulton County, we echo this call for the private bar to step up and stand with tenants during this crisis." - Michael Lucas, AVLF Executive Director https://t.co/Cynn2SHHqA

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The court's action late Thursday ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people in the United States who said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to Census Bureau data from early August. https://t.co/E52DULm4Vu

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Instead of stepping back when times became challenging for us, AVLF took a risk and stepped up during the pandemic.

Check out this article featuring our Executive Director, Michael Lucas, sponsored by our friends at Reinvestment Fund. Read the article: https://t.co/223rKqTK7M

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Check out these amazing photos from the Carver STEAM Welcome Parade.

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To brace for the wave of displacement, Atlanta City Councilman Matt Westmorland pushed legislation to donate $10,000 to AVLF.

Read this article to learn more.

https://t.co/I3SjZP0f6H

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Learn how to represent survivors in their time of need. Register today for a FREE webinar on August 24 and 25. Register here: https://t.co/Azxjl3TUEf

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Representing a tenant through the Saturday Lawyer Program or another AVLF program – or considering getting involved?

Sign up for our FREE training on August 19 at 5:30pm. To learn more information or to register, click here: https://t.co/eTQxkbaLwr

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The Saturday Lawyer Program needs volunteer attorneys for August 7, 14, 21, and 28.

Housing Court Assistance Center needs volunteers on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in August. The CDC moratorium ends on July 31, 2021.

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Join our Executive Director tomorrow Wednesday, August 4 at 9:30 a.m. for a virtual Atlanta Regional Housing Forum that will discuss how residential zoning reform can improve equitable access to affordable housing and economic opportunity.
https://t.co/1IJIxMcpcd

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You can still sign up for a FREE webinar on the Ongoing Dangers for Survivors in Family Law Cases.

In this webinar, we will cover safety issues that occur post-separation and may be specifically impacted by family law litigation. Register here: https://t.co/Wq6eAM3E4u
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We need volunteer attorneys for the Saturday Lawyer clinics on July 17 and 24th. Sign up today at https://t.co/HveEbnCHtm

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Contested custody disputes often involve allegations of abuse. At stake is not just the rights of the parents, but potentially the life of the child. https://t.co/sRoB2FG6Pc

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Join us this Friday for a FREE webinar on the Ongoing Dangers for Survivors in Family Law Cases.

In this webinar, we will cover safety issues that occur post-separation and may be specifically impacted by family law litigation. Register here: https://t.co/Wq6eAM3E4u

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"Trauma-informed legal advocacy is an approach to doing legal work that infuses both an understanding and, importantly, a respect, for how trauma impacts the people that we’re working with." says Rachel White-Domain, Director of Women and Survivors Project.https://t.co/kKNZ8p1mHG

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Ride MARTA? Through our partnership with Atlanta Beltline Partnership, we're able to bring awareness about the CDC moratorium using MARTA's live digital boards.

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In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to formally commemorate African American freedom, emancipation, and liberation. Today and always, we commit ourselves to the continuous fight for equal justice. Happy Juneteenth!

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Earlier this week, our Staff Attorney Trevi-Ann Thompson attended the American Bar Association 2021 Section of Family Law Virtual Spring National Conference. She also moderated a panel on labor and employment law. Thank you Trevi-Ann for serving with professionalism and integrity