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MDCCC Access to Justice Program at CASA

The Access to Justice Program at CASA has three primary goals: 1. Expand CASA’s network of pro-bono and low-bono attorneys. 2. Strengthen CASA’s relationships with other non-profit service providers. 3. Expand CASA’s network of community volunteers. All of these goals are aligned around a common objective of reducing the barriers poverty imposes on access to justice in the communities we serve. The Access to Justice Program will be housed in CASA’s legal services department.The legal program is supervised by the senior manager of legal services and is situated within CASA’s Department of Human Services. Since its inception more than fifteen years ago, the CASA legal program has been at the forefront of creative strategies to combat the many injustices low-income communities face in the state of Maryland and the Washington metro region. The strategies have included individual representation to recover a quarter of a million dollars each year in unpaid wages; liberation, back wages and legal status for victims of human trafficking; class action litigation to address disparate treatment of immigrant driver’s license applicants; organizing to publicly pressure unscrupulous employers to meet their legal obligations; support to CASA’s vibrant community organizing and political action department to stop immigration enforcement abuses, anti-immigrant ordinances, anti-immigrant hate crimes. The Access to Justice Program at CASA will provide capacity-building support to the legal program, and the organization as a whole, allowing CASA to more effectively deliver these services by strengthening our referral networks and expanding our connections to partners in both the private and non-profit sector.

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Member Duties : The AmeriCorps VISTA Fellow will be responsible for coordinating CASA’s Access to Justice Program and ensuring that we are fulfilling the core goals of that program. Some key position responsibilities will include: • Expanding CASA’s pro-bono and low-bono legal referral network • Developing and managing a comprehensive legal referral list • Developing a mechanism to track and record the number of successful referrals to each firm or organization from our referral list • Expanding and strengthening CASA’s relationship with other non-profit legal service providers • Coordinating periodic training programs for CASA staff and partners • Building and managing CASA’s legal volunteer list • Developing training materials for CASA legal volunteers • Planning and administering trainings for CASA volunteers • Developing a CASA volunteer newsletter • Assisting CASA legal staff with administrative tasks • Other responsibilities, as needed

Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Living Allowance , Health Coverage* , Childcare assistance if eligible , Training , Relocation Allowance .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
MDCCC Access to Justice Program at CASA

Program Start/End Date
06/23/2017 - 06/22/2018

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MARYLAND Washington/Baltimore

Accepting Applications
From 04/10/2017 To 05/03/2017

Contact	Nicholas Katz
8151 15th Ave
Hyattsville MD 20783
240-491-5743
nkatz@wearecasa.org
mdccc.org

Listing ID	73175


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