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      	Case 8 Program Owned Evaluation, Case 8. Using self evaluation to build a first-class law firm for the poor in Tennessee [ more info ]
      	Program Owned Evaluation "Program Owned Evaluation" as a Leadership and Management Tool in Civil Legal Services Programs [ 11/01/03  |  more info ]
      	Race-Based Advocacy: The Role and Responsibility of LSC-Funded Programs This article, from the May-June 2002 issue of Clearinghouse Review: Journal of Poverty Law and Policy focusing on racial justice, discusses the mistaken belief that legal aid programs funded through the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) cannot effectively participate in race-based advocacy. The article examines what LSC-funded programs may do under their regulatory framework and highlights examples of race-based advocacy strategies that help communities of color within the confines of the LSC restrictions. [ 07/01/02  |  more info ]
      	Racial Justice: The Role of Civil Legal Assistance Featured in the May-June 2002 issue of Clearinghouse Review: Journal of Poverty Law and Policy focusing on racial justice, this article argues that the civil legal aid and state justice communities need to give greater priority and commitment to race-based advocacy. As an introduction to the issue, the article provides some specific examples--from the federal anti-discrimination laws to use to office hiring practices--of how these communities can better pursue racial justice. [ 07/01/02  |  more info ]
      	Mississippi Center for Justice Incorporates, Sets Direction Update about the Mississippi Center for Justice - public interest law firm committed to statewide racial justice and antipoverty advocacy. [ more info ]
      	Louder than Words: Advancement Project Report Highlights Community-Oriented and Problem-Solving Lawyering by Civil Rights and Legal Services Lawyers Article review of "Louder than Words: Lawyers, Communities and the Struggle for Justice", a report to the Rockefeller Foundation by Penda D. Hair, co-director of the Advancement Project. The report highlights innovative community-based approaches to achieving justice in the face of discrimination and structural exclusion. [ more info ]
      	Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Discrimination Task Force Workshop The Discrimination Taskforce of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles held a workshop on Civil Rights and Legal Services Advocacy. The workshop was lead by Professor Erwin Chemerinsky, University of Southern California Law School; Camille Holmes, Senior Counsel, Project for the Future of Equal Justice, Center for Law and Social Policy; and Bill Lann Lee, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. [ more info ]
      	Leaders for Justice Initiative Update Update article about the Leaders for Justice Initiative. This initiative focuses on the lack of diversity in civil legal aid leadership and the difficulty of addressing diversity issues within civil legal aid. [ more info ]
      	Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Task Force Remarks Remarks by Camille Holmes, Senior Counsel to the Project for the Future of Equal Justice and the Center for Law and Social Policy, to the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles during a Civil Rights and Legal Services Advocacy workshop on April 4, 2002. [ more info ]
      	The Hotline Outcomes Assessment Study Final Report - Phase I The Center for Policy Research (CPR) was retained to conduct an independent assessment of Hotlines. The study was designed to collect information on the implementation and provision of Hotline services, and to generate empirical information that will help resolve some of the debates between proponents and critics of Hotlines. [ more info ]
      	Equal Justice and the Digital Revolution: Using Technology to Meet the Needs of Low-Income People "Equal Justice and the Digital Revolution: Using Technology to Meet the Needs of Low-Income People," by Julia Gordon. This publication covers the period of 1997 to 2001 when the Project for the Future of Equal Justice, a joint effort of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), engaged in a concerted set of activities aimed at helping legal services programs improve their use of new technologies. The report describes how technology has improved program management and increased access to assistance and information for both clients and advocates. The report concludes with eight detailed recommendations on how the equal justice community can continue to improve the use of technology in its work. [ 10/01/02  |  more info ]
      	Case 6 Program Owned Evaluation, Case 6. Managing quality of service in a large, statewide law firm. [ more info ]
      	Case 4 Program Owned Evaluation, Case 4. Committing to a broad range of strategies to serve clients and making certain that they work [ more info ]
      	Case 10 Program Owned Evaluation, Case 10. Pioneering innovative, high-access, regional legal services in Northwestern Pennsylvania. [ more info ]
      	Case 5 Program Owned Evaluation, Case 5. Managing service quality and maintaining funding levels while positioning the program for greater community impact. [ more info ]
      	A Comprehensive, Integrated Statewide System for Civil Legal Assistance. Discussion Draft prepared by the Project for the Future of Equal Justice describing the objectives and capacities of such a system. [ more info ]
      	Civil Rights and Racial Justice Initiative This article describes the Civil Rights and Racial Justice Initiative, a new effort of the NLADA/CLASP Project for the Future of Equal Justice. This article appaeared in the Fall 2001 issue of NLADA Cornerstone. [ 11/01/01  |  more info ]
      	Case 9 Program Owned Evaluation, Case 9. Transforming legal aid into a truly community-based program in California [ more info ]
      	Case 3 Program Owned Evaluation, Case 3. Project of the Hale and Dorr Legal Clinic. [ 11/01/03  |  more info ]
      	Case 2 Program Owned Evaluation, Case 2. Vermont Draws the Map for Statewide, Comprehensive, Integrated Legal Services Delivery [ 11/01/03  |  more info ]

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