LEGAL EMPOWERMENT FUND GRANTEES

This year, ChangeLawyers released a second round of funding under our new strategy, the Legal Empowerment Fund. The Fund was launched to support new, diverse leaders in the legal profession; build the capacity of smaller and newer legal organizations; and strengthen eco-system of lawyers supporting grassroots social change movements. This month, ChangeLawyers is distributing $812,500 in funding to 19 organizations throughout California. Our grantee partners are on the frontlines of social change working on issues from criminal justice, immigration, underrepresentation of first-generation students in law clerkships and prosecutor offices, transgender rights, and more.

We are grateful to our foundation partners who generously contributed to the Fund: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Stupski Foundation, Bigglesworth Family Foundation, Van Loben Sels/ Rembe Rock Foundation, and ABA Retirement Funds.

Orange County Justice Fund

Community Justice Alliance, Inc.

Northern Chumash Tribal Council Immigrant Defense Advocates

Esq. Apprentice

Prosecutors Alliance of California

The Appellate Project

Transgender Law Center Fellowship

California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice Fellowship

For the People Fellowship

American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education

Legal Education Access Pipeline, Inc.

San José State University Record

Clearance Project

Center for Youth Development through Law

California Indian Law Association, Inc.

UCLA Law Fellows Program

East Bay Community Law Center

Youth Law Center

USF Racial Justice Clinic