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- EIN 13-6003018
- (212) 382-6640
- 42 W 44th St New York NY 10036-6604 USA
- www.nycbar.org
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Causes: Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Crime & Law, Law & Jurisprudence, Legal Services
Mission: The City Bar Fund, the 501(c)(3) affiliate of the New York City Bar Association, undertakes public service, education, policy advocacy and research activities through the City Bar Justice Center, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, the Lawyers Assistance Program and the Office of Diversity & Inclusion.
Programs: City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) operates approximately a dozen legal projects to provide free legal assistance to low-income, disadvantaged New Yorkers with essential life matters. CBJC's core efforts include the Immigration Justice Project, Cancer Advocacy and Elderlaw Projects, the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, the Foreclosure Project, the Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Projects, the Shelter Advocacy Project, the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Project, the Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project, the Planning and Estates Law Project, the Veterans Assistance Project, and the Legal Hotline. CBJC delivers services by recruiting and training volunteer attorneys and matching them with the vetted cases of poor and underserved New Yorkers. Each year, CBJC leverages $16 to $18 million in pro bono services. The Vance Center advances global justice by engaging lawyers across borders to support civil society and an ethically active legal profession. The Vance Center is a unique collaboration of international lawyers catalyzing public interest innovation. We bring together leading law firms and other partners worldwide to pioneer international justice initiatives and provide pro bono legal representation to social justice NGOs within the Human Rights and Access to Justice program, the Environment Program and the Good Governance Program. The Vance Center's Strengthening the Legal Profession program engages law firms, bar associations, law schools, and pro bono clearinghouses with innovative initiatives, including Women in the Profession, African Legal Fellows, and the Pro Bono Initiative for the Americas. The Vance Center leverages $6 million worth of revenue in the form of pro bono services. The NYC Bar Fund Lawyer Assistance Program provides free, confidential help to lawyers, judges, law students and their family members who are experiencing mental health, substance abuse, personal, career and problems with work-life balance. Services include: evaluation and assessment; education and outreach; early intervention; peer support; monitoring; referrals to professionals and short-term supportive counseling.