Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF CGLA IS TO SEEK JUSTICE AND MERCY FOR THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY BY PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES THAT STRENGTHEN LIVES, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. SINCE 2014, CGLA HAS FOCUSED OUR ENTIRE PRACTICE ON LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CURRENT OR PAST ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS. WE ADDRESS A HIGH DEMAND FOR LEGAL SERVICES ACROSS COOK COUNTRY AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN MATTERS INVOLVING CRIMINAL RECORDS, JUVENILE EXPUNGEMENTS AND OTHER EMERGING ADULTS' ISSUES, CRIMINAL DEFENSE, FAMILY LAW, HOUSING LAW AND CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE.
CGLA'S CRIMINAL RECORDS, EMERGING ADULTS, AND PRO BONO TEAMS PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE CLEAR ADULT AND JUVENILE RECORDS THROUGH EXPUNGEMENT, SEALING, CERTIFICATES, WAIVERS, CLEMENCY AND REPRESENTATION OF JUVENILES IN AFTERCARE REVOCATION HEARINGS. WE ALSO ASSIST THE PUBLIC AT OUR HELP DESKS LOCATED AT THE DALEY CENTER AND MARKHAM COURTHOUSES AND THE COOK COUNTY JUVENILE TEMPORARY DETENTION CENTER. RECORDS CLEARANCE AND MITIGATION ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT SPECIALIZE IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. IN 2020, WE DELIVERED 5009 RECORDS RELIEF SERVICES TO 4880 CLIENTS.
CIVIL LAW PROGRAM INCLUDES FAMILY LAW AND HOUSING LAW SERVICES. OUR FAMILY LAW PROGRAM SERVES THE UNMET NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY INCARCERATED IN COUNTY JAILS OR STATE PRISONS AND THOSE WHO ARE STILL SERVING SENTENCES IMPOSED AFTER CONVICTION. IN 2020, CGLA HANDLED 201 FAMLY LAW CASES FOR 191 CLIENTS. HOUSING LAW FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, DUE TO THREATS OF EVICTION OR TERMINATION OF SUBSIDIZED VOUCHERS DUE TO ALLEGED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY BY THE LEASEHOLDER, A MEMBER OF HOUSEHOLD, OR A GUEST. IN 2020, CGLA ACHIEVED 50 OUTCOMES FOR 44 CLIENTS.
OUR CRIMINAL DEFENSE TEAM PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES TO DEFEND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FACING CURRENT CRIMINAL CHARGES AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON BUT ARE CHARGED WIH VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THEIR PAROLE. WE DELIVERED 134 DEFENSE-RELATED SERVICES TO 131 CLIENTS IN 2020.
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 |
|---|
| Esther Franco-Payne | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $141,626 |
| Melissa Root | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Auyana Orr | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Laurie Cooper | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ashley Cano | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sharon Calhoun | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brenda Parker | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Djenne Clayton | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| James Kelly | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Candice Jones | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Traci Braun | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bryce Cooper | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Steven Fus | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Paul Stephens | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Christian Kemnitz | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Chanda Rice | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Joanna Horsnail | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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