Where The Money Goes

Panhandle

Amarillo Area CASA

To support staff attendance at the statewide conference and technology upgrades to support for children in foster care.

$7,000.00

Let Us Breathe

To provide case management and advocacy for individuals returning from incarceration with the tools, guidance, and support they need to rebuild their lives.

$5,000.00

Reflection Ministries of TX

To provide crisis stabilization and legal access for human trafficking victims.

$30,000.00

Refugee Language Project

To address language gaps of communicating with non-English speakers by providing free phone interpreters to Panhandle Area Public Defenders, enabling immediate communication.

$15,000.00

Square Mile Community Development

To provide direct immigration support and improve outcomes for asylum seekers and parolees across the Texas Panhandle through vital document assistance.

$17,500.00

Transformation Park

To improve access to justice and reduce homelessness by removing legal barriers for underserved individuals.

$30,000.00

West Central Texas Council of Governments

To educate low income individuals on their tenant rights and responsibilities.

$8,802.00

Total Panhandle

$113,302.00

Northeast

ACT - Advocates for Community Transformation

To support a new civil justice initiative to hold crime-enabling commercial properties accountable and restore safety for vulnerable neighborhoods.

$30,000.00

Alliance for Children

To support a court education and accompaniment and an emergency needs program.

$7,400.00

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas

To support leadership development and a week-long summer camp educating Rockwall teens on law enforcement, civic engagement, and their rights.

$8,000.00

Café Momentum

To support construction of an open-concept innovation kitchen to serve the new Café Momentum facility for justice-involved youth in Dallas.

$15,000.00

Children's Advocacy Center of Parker County

To train community members to recognize child abuse and understand legal reporting responsibilities.

$22,000.00

Children's Advocacy Center of Smith County

To provide for a contract nurse to increase her work days.

$20,000.00

Dallas CASA

To provide salary support for new Dallas CASA supervisors.

$7,500.00

Dallas County/Dallas County District Attorney's Office

To improve transportation access for pretrial diversion participants, reducing missed obligations, increasing compliance, lowering violations, & improving program completion.

$15,000.00

Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center

To provide pro bono legal defense to tenants facing evictions.

$12,000.00

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

To provide ongoing history-based civics education to students through the Upstander Partnership program.

$7,500.00

Dallas Leadership Foundation

To support workforce training, job readiness, and job placement services for justice involved individuals to secure living-wage employment and long-term economic stability.

$5,000.00

Dallas Urban Debate Alliance

To fund a summer debate day camp for ESL students, building English fluency, confidence, and critical thinking through guided speaking, teamwork, and legal debate.

$6,000.00

Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas

To provide critical support to families of individuals with Down syndrome who are beginning the process of establishing a will, trust, or legal guardianship.

$10,000.00

For the Silent

To produce a publication teaching children under the age of 7 lifelong skills of self advocacy and the prevention of sexual abuse.

$12,891.00

Freedom House

To provide civil legal services for survivors of violent crime, removing financial barriers and improving access to justice, safety, and long-term stability.

$12,500.00

Genesis Women's Shelter & Support

To update legal case management software to maximize the capacity of an in-house legal clinic.

$6,408.00

Goodwill Industries of East Texas, Inc.

To assist participants with criminal records to complete the expungement process.

$7,800.00

Ground Floor Collective

To provide direct, coordinated legal supportive services to families in crisis.

$5,000.00

Henderson County Coalition Against Family Violence d/b/a Breaking Chains

To provide legal representation to victims of domestic violence in Henderson and neighboring counties.

$10,000.00

International Rescue Committee, Inc.

To fund immigration legal staff training and bilingual Know Your Rights outreach in Dallas and Abilene to help low-income immigrants understand their rights and access legal aid.

$9,255.00

Johnson County Children's Advocacy Center

To update current equipment and training in order to quickly access digital evidence for all law enforcement agencies in Johnson County.

$15,000.00

Juliette Fowler Communities

To provide legal assistance to low-income seniors to navigate Medicaid Long-Term Care applications for Assisted Living.

$10,000.00

Kid Net Foundation dba Jonathan's Place

To provide residential care and specialized services, including attorneys ad litem, to victims of child abuse and homeless pregnant and parenting teens.

$10,000.00

Lone Star CASA

To advocate for justice-involved youth by supporting compliance with probation requirements.

$15,000.00

Longview Teen Court, Inc.

To promote accountability, reduce recidivism, and prevent a formal criminal record for eligible youth.

$17,500.00

Moore Connections Inc.

To develop a teen court program in a rural community; the program design, governance, and program infrastructure.

$25,000.00

Our Community Law

To support the expansion of the supervised legal internship program.

$20,000.00

POETIC

To provide innovative legal services to justice-involved youth, while upgrading the legal collection data system.

$15,000.00

Safe City Commission dba One Safe Place

To address domestic violence issues in Tarrant County.

$5,000.00

Shared Housing Center

To provide services to keep families housed.

$10,000.00

Shepherd Inn Transitional Housing

To provide transitional housing, addiction recovery and wrap-around services to low income families with legal issues and open CPS cases.

$10,800.00

Texas A&M Foundation

To provide legal representation and assistance to individuals considered indigent to petition for eligible expunctions and non-disclosures of criminal offenses.

$2,000.00

The Parenting Center

To prevent child abuse by reducing trauma, strengthening families, and supporting justice-involved parents with tailored, impactful services.

$5,000.00

Trinity Kids, Inc.

To provide trauma-informed camp experiences for foster children, creating healing, stability, and positive memories through mentoring.

$10,000.00

Unbound Now

To expand victim advocacy and legal system support for sexually exploited youth in underserved Northeast Texas counties.

$3,500.00

Unlocking Doors

To assist justice involved individuals in understanding the way to handle challenges they may face as they find a sustainable future that is crime free.

$10,000.00

Wade Wellness Services

To provide licensed attorneys on behalf of impoverished and disadvantaged families in need of Family Law representation.

$9,000.00

WTF-Winning The Fight

To equip teens and parents with tools to prevent or mitigate substance use, support mental health, and reduce justice system involvement.

$5,000.00

YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth

To assist with the transportation costs for students participating in the Youth and Government and Junior Youth and Government program to attend state conference.

$7,500.00

Total Northeast Texas

$434,554.00

West

CASA of Val Verde

To host outreach events for current foster and kinship families, and host events to recruit, train and equip Volunteer Advocates to serve every foster child in Val Verde County.

$20,000.00

Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc.

To enhance legal access for immigrants and mixed-status families through community Know-Your-Rights outreach and pro se support, advancing justice.

$7,500.00

El Paso County

To expand the services to assist low-income self-represented litigants in El Paso County Family Law Cases through a legal review by a licensed attorney.

$2,500.00

Emergence Health Network

To educate individuals on behavioral health laws and rights to help them navigate and respond effectively during a crisis.

$24,555.00

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center

To provide a recurring monthly legal clinic model, offering legal aid tailored to the needs of the local immigrant community.

$20,000.00

Philosophic Systems Institute

To provide a court-integrated learning space for higher self‑efficacy, fewer missed appointments and supervision violations, reduced recidivism, and cost savings.

$10,000.00

University of Texas at El Paso

To relaunch the LSPI High School Summer Camp, offering students hands-on exposure to the legal profession and insight into careers in law.

$11,600.00

Total West Texas

$96,155.00

Central

Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children

To update the case management and client tracking system.

$19,500.00

AVANCE San Antonio

To provide case management, legal navigation, and referrals to legal partners to reduce legal and economic barriers for low-income families.

$20,000.00

Better at Last

To expand elder law education, fraud prevention, with workshops and seminars and by connecting older adults with attorneys.

$11,500.00

Brazos Interfaith Immigration Network

To partially fund staff to provide accessible assistance for immigrant families facing increasing legal and social challenges.

$12,000.00

Brighton Center

To support special education support services by educating parents about special education laws and how to advocate for educational services.

$7,000.00

Carver Development Board

To provide working artists with accessible legal education, tools, and one-on-one guidance on contracts, taxes, and intellectual property.

$3,200.00

CASA of Central Texas, Inc.

To expand volunteer recruitment initiatives and outreach efforts to better serve the growing number of children in the child welfare system.

$10,000.00

CASA of Travis County

To provide training materials to expand CASA’s role across Texas in supporting families who have been court ordered to participate in stabilizing services.

$10,000.00

Catholic Charities of Central Texas

To provide filing fee assistance to immigrants applying for Employment Authorization Documents to obtain legal work authorization.

$20,000.00

Children's Advocacy Center of Central Texas

To launch a volunteer program to educate on prevention and the investigation process of child abuse.

$5,000.00

College Possible Texas

To support college advisors in understanding education law, assess eligibility, and college access rights for Texas students.

$11,000.00

Comal County Family Violence Shelter, Inc. DBA Crisis Center of Comal County

To provide pro-bono legal services and advocacy for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.

$10,000.00

Corazon Ministries Inc.

To assist with reentry case management, parole and probation coordination, and peer-led recovery support for justice-involved individuals facing homelessness and addiction.

$2,250.00

Each One Teach One

To provide adult learners with literacy and legal-navigation skills, so that they can understand documents, access resources, and advocate for their rights.

$10,000.00

Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas

To enhance outreach and support groups that foster self-advocacy skills for underserved individuals and families affected by epilepsy in South Texas.

$6,323.00

Family Eldercare

To provide guardianship service fees for indigent adults to ensure proper care, accurate documentation, and seamless coordination with probate courts.

$5,000.00

Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc.

To increase access to legal information and assistance for families that are in high conflict, under served and living in poverty.

$10,000.00

Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc.

To provide family law civil legal services to under-represented survivors of domestic and family violence.

$20,000.00

Global Refuge

To educate Afghan nationals and community partners on the dangers of unauthorized practice of law through accessible information on immigration scams and status protection.

$5,000.00

Haven for Hope

To cover the cost of LexisNexis to ensure legal compliance, mitigate risk, and enhance services for people experiencing homelessness.

$21,028.00

Hays County

To provide expunction resources to graduates and transportation resources for participants from the Mental Health Court in order to help them navigate the criminal justice system.

$10,000.00

League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area

To create resources explaining voting rights of the incarcerated and those convicted of a felony who have completed all aspects of their sentence.

$5,000.00

Madonna Neighborhood Center

To provide education, information, and individual consultation from legal professionals to low-income seniors.

$11,500.00

ME3LJ Center

To fund the labor and equipment required for the launch and production of a new re-entry and diversion podcast.

$20,000.00

Parental Solutions

To sponsor court-referred families by providing coordinated care and parent-child visitation to support family reunification and minimizes litigation.

$4,500.00

Salvation Army San Antonio Area Command

To assist individuals experiencing homelessness to recover or access identification necessary to breaking the cycle of homelessness.

$15,000.00

San Antonio Bar Foundation

To support the Bexar Outreach Project to expand the reach of SALawHelp.org, through brand awareness, engagement and marketing.

$15,000.00

San Antonio Legal Services Association

To improve delivery of free civil legal services and support pro bono attorneys serving low-income Texans.

$2,800.00

Scouting America, Alamo Area Council

To help make the law merit badge more widely available.

$3,000.00

Search & Support San Antonio

To provide legal education and guidance to help impacted families understand their rights, navigate justice processes, and stay engaged as victims.

$10,000.00

Seedling Foundation

To provide youth impacted by parental incarceration with a trained, committed adult mentor.

$5,000.00

Students of Service (SOS)

To introduce high school students to public service and law professions with the aim of improving the lives of underprivileged students and the community.

$10,000.00

Texas Appleseed

To support analysis of a court pilot program that aims to reduce default judgments in debt collection lawsuits by providing defendants with a plain language letter.

$20,000.00

Texas Civil Rights Project

To provide attorneys with Habeas Corpus litigation training and technical assistance, to expand the statewide network of Habeas Corpus litigators.

$15,000.00

The Arc of the Capital Area

To expand guardianship services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to Williamson County.

$15,000.00

THRU Project

To help youth with a history of foster care address trauma, build confidence, and strengthen self-advocacy skills.

$5,000.00

Transformative Justice Coalition of Wilco

To provide emerging adults involved with the criminal justice system support for acute needs to increase diversion involvement and success.

$7,500.00

Travis County Juvenile Probation Department

To educate youth about the effects of crime on victims and helps victims receive restitution for property offenses.

$2,500.00

VECINA

To establish a virtual mentorship and Community of Practice to ensure ethical, resilient, and competent legal representation for indigent Texan immigrants.

$14,250.00

Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas

To fund leadership staff's attendance at the 2026 ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference

$5,500.00

Waco Family Medicine

To embed civil legal aid addressing housing, benefits, and other health-harming legal needs when under-served individuals seek medical services.

$9,200.00

Westlake United Methodist Church

To address unfunded needs and requirements of the youth involved in the court-led, pre-trial supervision and diversion program.

$13,000.00

Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center

To support court prep, trauma-informed education & MDT training to improve collaboration in child abuse cases & connect families with essential knowledge & support.

$18,000.00

YMCA of Greater San Antonio

To connect underrepresented youth with the legal profession, provide an understanding of civic engagement & democracy, and enhance critical life & academic skills.

$5,000.00

Total Central Texas

$460,551.00

Southeast

AccessHealth

To partially fund our in-house lawyer to enact the work necessary to add expunctions and nondisclosures into the workflow for patients eligible for record clearing.

$10,000.00

Angel Reach

To provide readiness and resource identification for a successful transition to independent living for youth aging out of the foster care system.

$10,000.00

CASA of Galveston County

To create tool kits to enhance family engagement, strengthen permanency planning, and improve outcomes for children in care.

$5,000.00

CASA of SoutheastTexas

To pilot an early advocacy service expansion, ensuring children and families have meaningful advocacy before adversary hearings.

$6,500.00

Child Advocates of Fort Bend

To achieve Trauma-Informed Organizational Certification to engage clients with histories of trauma and be able to train the community on best practices of trauma-informed care.

$13,250.00

Children 4 Tomorrow

To deliver technology-enhanced solutions that merge structured assessment tools with an AI-powered platform for report generating in high-conflict child custody cases.

$21,850.00

Communities in Schools Houston, Inc.

To provide a stipend for a high school student who will serve as a legal intern for a non-profit or governmental legal agency.

$3,500.00

Community Family Centers

To expand legal aid, citizenship services, and family preparedness and estate planning for immigrant seniors, low-literacy adults, and underserved families.

$12,000.00

Foster Care Advocacy Center

To provide in-person legal advocacy for foster youth from rural Texas counties placed in Harris County who cannot otherwise meet with a lawyer.

$10,000.00

Fostering Family DBA The Riverside Project

To provide a courtroom-based youth closet and individualized staff support to help youth aging out of foster care access community resources, relationships, and stability.

$10,000.00

Friends of the Children Houston

To support an education initiative designed to empower caregivers currently or formerly involved with Child Protective Services or Child Protective Investigations.

$25,000.00

Galveston County Clubhouse Inc.

To help fund a Peer Support Specialist to assist members in the self-assessment protocol to set life-goals which will help them avoid encounters with the justice system.

$15,000.00

Hope For Three

To upgrade and expand law enforcement and first responder Crisis Intervention Training program to a new young adult and adult intervention program.

$7,500.00

Houston Area Suicide Prevention Coalition

To provide education sessions to equip Texas attorneys and legal professionals with the tools to recognize suicide risk in themselves and others and respond.

$10,000.00

Houston Area Women's Center

To support victims of violence in accessing legal services and navigating the criminal and civil justice system.

$4,500.00

Houston PEARLS Foundation

To fund program management to maintain background checks, administration, and direct transportation for foster youth who require CPS-approved contacts.

$25,600.00

Houston Recovery Center

To publish two open-access, peer-reviewed papers on outcomes for justice-involved clients diverted from jail to sobering and recovery management, defining stabilization benchmarks.

$6,500.00

Houston Urban Debate League

To transport students and provide supplies and materials for summer legal debate camp.

$6,000.00

Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc.

To assist low-income applicants in applying for assistance with employment rights issues and help create supportive pro bono materials.

$10,000.00

India House

To provide free or discounted legal services to economically disadvantaged lawful permanent residents who file for citizenship.

$3,500.00

Innovative Alternatives Inc

To support the Crime Victim Advocacy program.

$5,000.00

Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston

To provide legal services to clients in the refugee services program.

$7,500.00

Justice for All Immigrants

To provide free legal screenings to detained immigrants, cover expert and court filing fees, and increase access to due process and legal protection.

$8,000.00

NAMI Greater Houston

To fund a legally accurate, plain-language publication to educate families on preventing and navigating criminal justice involvement related to mental illness.

$7,500.00

Neighborhood Recovery Community Development Corporation

To support Transfer on Death Deed clinics, with education and execution.

$9,000.00

Peer Navigator Project Inc

To add a virtual component to the peer navigator training model, fund new navigators' training and certification, and increase access to training.

$16,500.00

Peoples' Counsel (fiscally sponsored project of the National Police Accountability Project)

To provide legal advice, investigative resources, and representation to underrepresented survivors of unconstitutional police misconduct within Harris County.

$15,000.00

Prison Entrepreneurship Program

To launch a new Volunteer Management System to assist volunteers with finding opportunities, coordinate involvement, and engage effectively with participants.

$19,500.00

Rape & Suicide Crisis Center

To educate students on sexual assault dynamics, prevention, legal processes, and victims' rights through school and university outreach across Texas.

$10,000.00

Spectrum Linx Foundation

To provide scholarships for critical life skills for students with autism, who face higher rates of isolation, misunderstanding, and vulnerability to sexual abuse.

$17,550.00

The Council on Recovery

To train Harris County prosecutors on substance use, mental health, and diversion so they can better identify cases for treatment-based alternatives and reduce incarceration.

$15,000.00

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health

To enhance and evaluate an existing homeless court in Bexar County to divert homeless adults with misdemeanors to healthcare and social services.

$18,750.00

United Against Human Trafficking

To strengthen anti-trafficking efforts in Fort Bend and Greater Houston through coordinated investigations, survivor services, and training for justice partners.

$3,000.00

Women's Center of Brazoria County

To provide civil legal assistance to domestic violence survivors in Brazoria County to improve access to justice.

$15,000.00

Total Southeast Texas

$383,000.00

Valley & Gulf Coast

Boys and Girls Club of the Coastal Bend

To empower youth through civic education, mock trials, and legal mentorship, building knowledge, confidence, and leadership in the judicial process.

$5,000.00

Children's Advocacy Center of the Coastal Bend

To enhance coordinated MDT support for child abuse victims, improving court outcomes through trauma-informed services and stronger justice system collaboration.

$5,000.00

Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation

To provide legal services to trafficking victims, including family reunification, immigration processes, and criminal record relief.

$12,700.00

Disability Chamber of Commerce RGV

To provide bilingual legal education to families and adults with disabilities on guardianship, supported decision-making, and safe transition-to-adulthood choices.

$20,000.00

Family Counseling Service

To provide presentations to legal and community partners on the subject of compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and ethical professional detachment.

$5,040.00

Golden Crescent CASA

To reimburse CASA staff and volunteers for mileage, ensuring they can travel to advocate for children across the state of Texas.

$8,000.00

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

To empower youth on their legal rights and responsibilities and promote civic engagement through partnership with Court Appointed Special Advocates and community outreach.

$8,550.00

Hope Of South Texas, Inc

To provide a focused library providing plain language court guidance, helping caregivers support children and understand court processes.

$1,500.00

Proyecto Azteca

To provide estate planning education and legal guidance to low-income homeowners to reduce heirs’ property and title issues and prevent involuntary loss of homes.

$13,500.00

RGV Linking Economic and Academic Development (LEAD)

To provide legal education, courtroom exposure, mentorship, and rights-based learning opportunities for students.

$19,500.00

SJRC Texas, Inc.

To fund the legal component of a database system to improve court coordination, legal compliance, and timely caregiver notification for children in foster care.

$20,000.00

Texas Immigration Law Council

To expand access to justice for rural low-income immigrants by strengthening legal infrastructure and partnerships across the Panhandle, South Plains, and Laredo.

$7,500.00

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.

To update tenant rights materials to reflect new protections under SB 38, SB 1333, and HB 47, ensuring renters understand their rights in an eviction lawsuit.

$23,814.00

The Well Rockport

To provide training and equipment for staff handling crisis calls, enhancing skills to support victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

$9,000.00

Voz de Ninos

To provide children and youth in the foster care system with essential life skills and a comprehensive understanding of foster care system legal aspects.

$15,000.00

Total Valley & Gulf Coast

$174,104.00

Statewide

3ITAL

To fund development of curated AI tool review repository and CLE-certified education hub, empowering lawyers to safely and effectively integrate AI into their practice.

$11,900.00

Aid the Silent

To deliver dual-track legal education to improve ethical compliance, communication access, and legal understanding for Deaf Texans and justice professionals statewide.

$50,000.00

Catholic Legal Immigration Network

To strengthen the courtroom advocacy skills of immigration legal representatives in removal defense.

$5,000.00

Greater Austin YMCA

To connect under-served youth to legal mentors, civic learning, and experiential training in law and government.

$5,000.00

Habitat for Humanity Texas, Inc.

To create standardized mortgage and disaster forbearance tools to protect low-income Texans, promote legal understanding, and ensure enforceability statewide.

$10,500.00

Joaquin in2 Inclusion

To provide Inclusive Learning Labs that equip schools and families with tools to support education and access for students with disabilities.

$10,000.00

Justice for Children

To provide statewide online trainings about child abuse laws and issues to professionals who are mandated reporters and/or have mandatory training requirements.

$17,550.00

Respite Care of San Antonio, Inc.

To fund case management and aftercare services for children with special needs who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect.

$2,500.00

Selah Life Choices

To provide legal relief to women who have been trafficked and have civil or criminal legal problems as a result of their situation.

$5,000.00

Texas Advocacy Project, Inc.

To create and promote a report that educates the public about protective orders and enhances best practices for victim safety across Texas.

$12,500.00

Texas Center for the Judiciary, Inc.

To further judicial expertise, provide a safe environment to exchange ideas, and offer an opportunity for collegiality among the judiciary and its partners.

$30,000.00

Texas District and County Attorneys Foundation

To support the filming, production and delivery of a two-hour online ethics training for Texas prosecutors that will be available on demand and free of charge.

$4,827.00

Texas Humane Network

To educate animal-related professionals on federal and state animal laws, such as animal cruelty, wildlife, service animals, and shelter regulations.

$5,500.00

Texas Legal Services Center

To build a modular, component-based legal forms system for TexasLawHelp.org.

$10,000.00

Texas State Law Library

To train public librarians in legal deserts in Texas to assist with legal questions and general legal research.

$21,114.00

Texas Young Lawyers Association

To provide legal knowledge and information about legal careers for aspiring first-generation lawyers across Texas.

$43,440.00

TexProtects

To analyze child abuse and neglect overreporting and improve mandated reporter education, ensuring families are connected to needed resources.

$20,000.00

Total Statewide

$264,831.00

Emergency Grants - Central

Texas Appleseed

To provide critical recovery and FEMA-related data to Central Texas flood survivors.

$5,000.00

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.

To provide travel for in-person disaster support and to assist in the establishment of a new branch office in Kerr County.

$20,740.00

Total Emergency Grants - Central

$25,740.00