Combined Campaign for Justice

This year during Delaware's #DoMore24 we come to you with heavy hearts—last week, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) — one of the three agencies that CCJ funds support — received news that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development had abruptly cancelled their Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) funding. This is a three-year grant with $425,000 allocated to CLASI annually to enforce the Fair Housing Act in Delaware, to ensure that our neighbors seeking housing are not discriminated against based on their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or family status. What does this work look like every day? Currently, CLASI has 80 open Fair Housing cases, the majority of which involve discrimination based on disability and requests for reasonable accommodations. CLASI recently had a client, a woman with physical disabilities requiring the use of an electric wheelchair for mobility, who was moved out of her accessible unit during renovations at her apartment complex. Unfortunately, the management company then did not move her back to an accessible unit, which left CLASI's client unable to reach the microwave, sink, or stove and unable to shower nor comfortably use the bathroom for months. The client was referred to CLASI after the management company denied her request to move units; she shared that "it no longer felt like home to me because all I could do was sit in a chair." After CLASI intervened, the management company finally agreed to move her to an accessible unit and install grab bars and an accessible shower and toilet in her bathroom. Her CLASI advocate shared: “The client had been very depressed. When she called to tell me that she was able to take a shower, she sounded like a completely different person from when we first met. It made me cry to hear her so happy.” This #DoMore24, we hope you will consider a contribution to the Combined Campaign for Justice to help us continue to fund the critical work of legal aid here in Delaware. A gift of $1900 covers the cost of one case and every contribution, no matter the size, makes a REAL difference. Together, we can ensure that legal aid continues to protect the rights and the dignity of those who need it most. https://lnkd.in/e5geSzBq

Thank you to the newest member of the Silver Anniversary Circle,?Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP,?for their generous contribution to the 2024 Combined Campaign for Justice and commitment to civil justice in Delaware!?To learn more about the CCJ and the Silver Anniversary Circle, follow this link:?https://lnkd.in/e59pMspU

Happy Monday! Another #DonorSpotlight celebrating one of our annual supporters, Pilar Kraman! Pilar is a partner at Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP and has been contributing to CCJ annually since 2009. In her words, "I support CCJ because I believe it is every lawyer’s obligation to help close the justice gap in this country." On behalf of the CCJ agencies and their client communities, thank you to Pilar and all of our annual contributors for their steadfast support of CCJ! This holiday season, please consider joining Pilar and contributing to the Combined Campaign for Justice! Thanks to our #25Morein2024 campaign, if you are a NEW, RENEWED, or INCREASED donor your donation will be doubled (up to $150,000)! Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/e_Yx3V37

Join us on Wednesday 12/18 at 11:30 am for a Q&A with the executive directors of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Delaware Volunteer Legal Svcs, and Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, moderated by Potter Anderson's Jennifer Brady! Together, these agencies provide a wide range of free legal services to vulnerable people across the state. Hear first hand about the work they are doing and earn an hour of Ethics CLE Credit! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gNp_aQFU

A huge thank you to all of our amazing donors, supporters, and friends who have contributed to our #25Morein2024 campaign! ?? Haven't given yet? Lucky for you-- there is still time to take advantage of our matching opportunity! Every NEW, RENEWED, or INCREASED dollar donated this fall will be matched — up to $150,000! ?? Contribute this week for a chance to WIN a $50 gift card to Bardea ?? Don’t miss out! To learn more or to participate, follow this link: https://lnkd.in/e_Yx3V37

Check out this #DonorSpotlight featuring one of our monthly supporters, Nicole M. Henry! Nicole is an associate at Richards, Layton & Finger and has been contributing to CCJ monthly since 2019. In her words, "I contribute to CCJ because I believe every Delawarean deserves access to representation, justice, and fair treatment." On behalf of the CCJ agencies and their client communities, thank you to Nicole and all of our monthly contributors for their steadfast support of CCJ! This #GivingTuesday consider joining Nicole and contributing to the Combined Campaign for Justice! Thanks to our #25Morein2024 campaign, if you are a NEW, RENEWED, or INCREASED donor before 12/16 your donation will be doubled! Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/e_Yx3V37

Our first #MatchingMonday update! Thanks to all of our donors, supporters, and friends who have contributed to to our #25Morein2024 campaign! This fall, every NEW, RENEWED, or INCREASED dollar donated will be matched up to $150,000! Contribute this week and be entered to win a $50 gift card to Brew Haha! For more information, or to participate, follow this link: https://lnkd.in/e_Yx3V37

In celebration of 25 years of CCJ, and in partnership with the Foxwynd Foundation, we are excited to announce a fall Matching Campaign: #25Morein2024! For the next few weeks, every NEW, RENEWED, or INCREASED dollar donated will be matched up to $150,000! Double your impact and help us reach our goal of $2 Million dollars raised in 2024 and 25% more direct impact to the lives of our clients. To double your impact: https://lnkd.in/e_Yx3V37

The Combined Campaign for Justice (CCJ) is honored to announce our new partnership with the Foxwynd Foundation. The Foxwynd Foundation DAF funded the Foxwynd Foundation’s generous $150,000 donation to the 2024 Combined Campaign for Justice to launch a fall matching gift campaign in celebration of CCJ’s 25th?anniversary: 25Morein2024! Thanks to our partners at the Foxwynd Foundation, every NEW, RENEWED, or INCREASED donation made to CCJ before 11:59 p.m. on December 20, 2024, will now be matched up to $150,000. Donors can double their impact and help CCJ reach its 2024 fundraising goal of $2.0 million which will result in 25% more direct impact on the lives of legal aid clients. For 25 years, the CCJ has been raising critical funds for the three civil legal aid agencies in Delaware: Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI), Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, Inc. (DVLS), and Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc. (LSCD). These agencies work in partnership to provide free legal representation to as many vulnerable Delawareans in civil legal proceedings as possible. In 2023, these agencies handled nearly 8,000 cases serving 18,000 Delawareans: people who are poor, people with disabilities, older people, veterans, and survivors of domestic violence. According to Pamela Villagra, Executive Director of the Foxwynd Foundation, “The Bentley family is proud to?support the?Combined Campaign for Justice. Through this collaboration, we are helping expand access to crucial legal aid services for Delawareans in need. Together, we are committed to ensuring that the voices of vulnerable individuals—those facing domestic violence, poverty, and other hardships—are heard and represented.” “We are so grateful for the partnership and support from Foxwynd,” says CLASI Executive Director Dan Atkins,?“this gift will enable us to help even more people stay housed, fed, and free from domestic violence.?We hope this matching campaign will inspire more people to learn about and support the life-changing work we do.” Learn more and participate in CCJ’s 25Morein2024 campaign here:?https://lnkd.in/e_Yx3V37

Thank you to the newest members of the Silver Anniversary Circle, Cooley LLP; Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP;?O'Melveny & Myers LLP; and Vinson & Elkins, for their generous contributions to the 2024 Combined Campaign for Justice and commitment to civil justice in Delaware!?To learn more about CCJ and the Silver Anniversary Circle, follow this link:?https://lnkd.in/e59pMspU ?