Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL AID AND AFFORDABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE. THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICES COMBAT THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY AND VIOLENCE BY HELPING CLIENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN MEET BASIC HUMAN NEEDS FOR SAFETY, INCOME, HEALTH AND HOUSING.
THE LEGAL PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL AID TO CLIENTS WHOSE INCOME IS AT OR BELOW 125% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES FROM ADVICE TO REPRESENTATION IN COMPLEX LITIGATION. CASES ARE HANDLED IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY LAW AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, DISABILITY BENEFITS, AND IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE RIGHTS (INCLUDING POLITICAL ASYLUM CASES, SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILES (SIJ) AND RELIEF FOR BATTERED IMMIGRANTS). SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 1,214 CLIENTS BY A STAFF OF 8 FULL-TIME AND 1 PART-TIME ATTORNEYS, A BILINGUAL DOJ ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVE, AND 99 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS, LAW STUDENTS, PARALEGALS, INTERPRETERS, ASYLUM EVALUATORS AND ADMINISTRATIVE VOLUNTEERS. ATTORNEYS ALSO CONDUCT COMMUNITY LEGAL TRAININGS AND COLLABORATE EXTENSIVELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. LEGAL PROGRAM STAFF MAKE CLIENT REFERRALS TO THE IN-HOUSE COUNSELING PROGRAM AS NEEDED AND FREQUENTLY CONSULT WITH COUNSELING PROGRAM STAFF TO BETTER MEET CLIENTS' LEGAL NEEDS. TOTAL DONATED HOURS 10,277.
THE COUNSELING PROGRAM OFFERS AFFORDABLE COUNSELING TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY GAINING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY, MOST OF WHOM ARE STRUGGLING WITH POVERTY, SOCIAL ISOLATION, DEPRESSION, OR ANXIETY, AND/OR ARE WORKING TO OVERCOME THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE, TORTURE, SEXUAL ABUSE, AND INCEST. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SHORT-TERM, LONG-TERM AND INTERMITTENT COUNSELING FOR INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND COUPLES. IT CONDUCTS FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS OF IMMIGRANT TRAUMA VICTIMS WHO SEEK LEGAL STATUS IN THE USA AND PROVIDES SOCIAL WORK SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE VICTIMS OF CRIME AND POLITICAL TRAUMA. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, A PART-TIME STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST, TWO FULL-TIME STAFF SOCIAL WORKERS, AND A TEAM OF 32 VOLUNTEER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND 1 GRADUATE STUDENTS. 421 CLIENTS RECEIVED SERVICES DURING THE YEAR, COVERING 4,752 APPOINTMENTS. 175 INDIVIDUALS REFERRED TO ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS TO MEET THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. TOTAL DONATED HOURS 2,309.
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 |
|---|
| Mojdeh Rohani | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $113,850 |
| John Froio | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 35 | $106,090 |
| John Brown | CLERK | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Smith | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Walter Bardenwerper | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Liza Lunt | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Craig Merrick Mortley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joshua Rubenstein | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Nelson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Murphy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tony Mirenda | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Lee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hugo Kamya | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Henderson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julia Byers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John A Mcbrine | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Webster | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Bernfeld | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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