The Further Justice Foundation is excited to announce their first call for applications for their Legal Accelerator Grant, which will support community-based organizations in creating or expanding client-centered civil legal service programs where there is a scarcity of legal help for underserved and/or low-income communities.
Donor Name: Further Justice Foundation
State: Connecticut, New Jersey and New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant/Accelerator
Deadline: 08/23/2022
Size of the Grant: Up to $375,000
Details:
Through Legal Accelerator Grants, Further Justice seeks to put attorneys in community-based organizations where there is a scarcity of legal help so that low-income individuals can more readily access the assistance they need. They will work to help balance the scales of civil justice so that the justice system works for those most disenfranchised – not only with their grantee partners, but also by amplifying the call and mobilizing public and private funders to more fully resource civil legal aid in a myriad of ways.
Further Justice created the Legal Accelerator Grant program to assist early-stage civil legal initiatives by coupling multi-year funding of up $375,000 with individualized programmatic assistance. Their approach to the Grant is guided by three main pillars:
- Furthering the Grant – They will work to increase the availability of civil legal services and the growth of client-centered legal solutions by layering multi-year funding with individualized programmatic assistance for each grantee
- Centering the Client – They will work with advocates in settings that center clients and build power within underserved and/or low-income communities
- Collaborating for Greater Impact – They will collaborate and strategize with legal service providers, community-based organizations and other stakeholders working at the intersection between law and social change
Eligibility Criteria
Community-based organizations applying this year must be located in CT, NJ or NY (excluding the five boroughs) and seek to provide client-centered legal services as a tool for empowering underserved and/or low-income communities.
For more information, visit Further Justice Foundation.
