At the beginning of her tenure with Legal Aid in August 2023, Rita Sheffey was approached by the Management Information Exchange (MIE), an organization for leaders in public interest management, to contribute an article reflecting on her experiences as a…
For women living in poverty, the prospect of leaving a domestic violence situation can be daunting. For mothers, the obstacles to leaving can be even greater. Women trying to leave violent home lives face financial manipulation in addition to physical…
Ms. Jones* reached out to us during that first summer of the pandemic. In March of 2020, multiple crises had converged to a breaking point for her family. As the virus counts rose and shut down orders went into place,…
Monica Graham-Clark (pictured) has held a handful of roles at Legal Aid over her 24 year tenure, but she currently works with our Health Law Unit as an outreach paralegal, and part-time as a domestic violence victims navigator in our…
Domestic violence is a society-wide issue that affects people of every race, class, and gender. With this in mind, we all have a responsibility to help stop domestic violence, especially considering the struggles that domestic violence victims face when trying…
For women living in poverty, the prospect of leaving a domestic violence situation can be daunting. For mothers, the obstacles to leaving can be even greater. Women trying to leave violent home lives face financial manipulation in addition to physical…
Legal Aid attorney Currey Hitchens has been tirelessly representing students and their families throughout the pandemic. Her work? Education law. The bulk of her work is focused on Individualized Education Plans -- targeted plans that address the needs of students…
New attorney Erick Vargas joined our Gwinnett office on one of the most difficult years on record -- and we’re so glad that he did. Erick passed the bar last February, and he almost immediately reached out to Legal Aid…
When Dana A.H called Legal Aid, she was in the midst of a two-decade long fight for her grandson’s wellbeing. As Dana would tell me with a tired shake of her head, “Devon has been through a lot.” Devon's struggle…
Can you start by introducing yourself and explaining what the Disability Integration Project of Legal Aid does? My name is Jack Grote. I’m an attorney with the Disability Integration Project at Legal Aid. The Disability Integration Project comes out of…