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The Texas Bar Foundation granted $50,000 to the Friends of the Mason County Courthouse’s Rebuild our Courthouse. The grant helps fund the restoration of the historical Mason County Courthouse which was destroyed by fire on February 4, 2021 as a result of arson. On February 4, 2021, the night before court was scheduled, the historic…

Goodwill Industries of East Texas, Inc.’s ReEntry Program provides soft-skills, job training and job placement services to increase employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated, non-violent individuals. Serving a re-entry population, 73% male and 27% female, the ReEntry Program strives to ensure long-term positive outcomes. Goodwill serves a diverse population, 11% Black, 9% Latino, 5% Multiracial, and…

In October 2020 the Texas Bar Foundation awarded the County of Hidalgo $25,000 to help implement Project Recover which provides court ordered high school credit recovery program, virtual tutoring services, social and emotional development and job search facilitation. In October 2021 the Texas Bar Foundation awarded a second $25,000 to expand the program. “The intent…

The Way Back was awarded $10,900 in April 2021 to support soft-skills, job training, housing support and job placement services to increase employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated and veterans. One story can highlight the power of the programs the Texas Bar Foundation helps fund. Here is Steven Tate’s story. “When I was released from prison,…

The Texas Bar Foundation awarded ME3LJ Center $8,100 for the Iron Sharpens Iron Retro project to provide salaries for interns to expand their outreach and services to individuals in Travis Co and the surrounding area who are dealing with issues of re-entry. ME3LJ is a resource for formerly incarcerated individuals and assists those individuals in…

The unprecedented actions to stop the spread of COVID-19 left many of our families in need of social services and financial assistance. MJM experienced a 30% increase for request for legal representation, from families with nowhere else to turn for help. Despite closings and learning to utilize technology, our team rose to the demand and…

The PEARLS Court Continuum of Care for Aging Out Foster Youth Project addresses the need to support teenage youth before and while aging out of foster care into independence. Three separate and essential components comprised the individualized treatment plan created for each participant of the court; Case Management, Therapeutic Care, and Life Skill Development, alongside…

RISE – Reaching Individuals through Service and Education Through February RISE seminars empowered underserved individuals to avoid potential legal problems and find the easiest path to address their current issues. These seminars covered: (1) knowing your rights, reclaiming your driver’s license, and criminal records issues; (2) housing and tenant’s rights, basic contract law, and debt…

Rural Legal Clinics Pilot Project The state of Texas is called great for many reasons, including its size. To put its size into prospective, residents of Texarkana are geographically as close to El Paso as they are to Chicago, Illinois. And while Texas is home to some of the most populous cities in the U.S.,…

Giving Victims the Courage to Testify Using Service Dogs Freedom Place, a program of Arrow Child & Family Ministries, is a care and recovery center for victims of child sex-trafficking, serving girls ages eight to seventeen. It is the first long-term, comprehensive care facility in Texas for minor victims of domestic child sex-trafficking and is…