Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES & EDUCATION TO UNDERSERVED,VULNERABLE & UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS IN FLORIDA SUCH AS MINORITIES, CHILDREN, IMMIGRANTS, LOW INCOME FAMILIES, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & TO CLOSE THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE GAP THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION & LEGAL AID.
OUR BRIDGES DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS IS FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT QUALIFY FOR LEGAL AID NOR AFFORD A PRIVATE ATTORNEY. THIS YEAR WE SERVED 597 PEOPLE; 17% SERVED ON A PRO BONO BASIS. WE PROVIDED $60,270 IN PRO BONO LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN 2019.
OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM SUPPORTED 12 COMMUNITY EVENTS AND LEGAL CLINICS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE PARTNERED WITH AILA, AFL-CIO AND FLIC TO HOST A CITIZENSHIP CLINIC FOR 150 DISNEY EMPLOYEES. WE PARTNERED WITH MI FAMILIA VOTA TO PROVIDE CITIZENSHIP ASSISTANCE TO 81 PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR ENGLISH CIVICS PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE HISPANIC FEDERATION PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THOSE PREPARING FOR THEIR CITIZENSHIP EXAM.
OUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO SERVE CHILDREN AND UNACCOMPANIED MINORS BY LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN, PROVIDING KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, HELPING PROTECT THEIR LEGAL OPTIONS, AND PAIRING CHILDREN WITH PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE REPRESENTATION. WE SERVED 59 CHILDREN IN 2019.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Gissella A Martinez | LEGAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $52,644 |
| Melissa L Marantes | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $49,988 |
| Walter S Bagg Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Beatriz Enid C Alicean Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John A Barry | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Juan Carlos Gomez | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Vanessa Mccarthy Llm | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
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