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2006/2007 IOLTA Grant Award Recipients

Issue November 2006

BARNSTABLE COUNTY
Barnstable County Bar Association, Lawyer of the Day Program, $12,400
Cape Cod Dispute Resolution Center, Inc., Orleans/Falmouth District Court Mediation Program, $29,900
Independence House, Inc., Brazilian Portuguese Advocate, $10,350
South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc., Project AIMM, $36,500
South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc., Project HOAP, $26,000
WE CAN, WE CAN Pro Bono Legal Clinics, $4,541

BERKSHIRE COUNTY
Berkshire County Consumer Advocates, Inc., Consumer Redress and Education Program, $32,000
Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority, Housing Services and Mediation Program, $25,000
Berkshire Mediation Services, Inc., Community Mediation: Court Program, $15,000
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, Berkshire Immigrant Center, $23,500

BRISTOL COUNTY
Catholic Social Services of Fall River, Inc., Immigration Law Education Advocacy Project (ILEAP), $65,000
Family Service Association of Greater Fall River, Guardianship Services Program, $35,000
South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc., Mass. Legal Assistance for Self-Sufficiency Project, $28,500
New Center for Legal Advocacy, Inc., Pro Bono Project, $40,000
New Center for Legal Advocacy, Inc., Project PADRE, $40,000
South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc., Elder Law Project, $30,500
South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc., Homelessness Prevention Project, $25,000
The Women's Center, Legal Advocacy Project, $37,800

DUKES/NANTUCKET COUNTY
Martha's Vineyard Community Services, Inc., Women's Support Services, $18,470

ESSEX COUNTY
Children's Law Center of Massachusetts, Inc., Child & Adolescent Legal Services, $49,500
Children's Law Center of Massachusetts, Inc., EdLaw Project, $25,000
Children's Law Center of Massachusetts, Inc., Pro Bono Program, $35,000
Essex County Bar Association, Children's Law Project, $10,000
Essex County Bar Association, Probate & Family Court Lawyer for the Day Program, $22,000
Essex County Bar Association, Pro Bono Conciliation Program, $39,000
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, Domestic Violence Family Law Program, $32,900
Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., Family Law Support Project, $46,250
Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., Providing Full Access to Eviction Related Legal Services in Essex County, $15,000
North Shore Community Action Programs, Inc., Homelessness Prevention Law Project, $25,000
North Shore Community Mediation Program, Court Mediation Program, $10,000
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Community Action!, Divorce & Family Mediation Program, $31,000
Franklin County Bar Advocates, Inc., Bar Advocates for Children, $20,080
Franklin County Bar Advocates, Inc., Bar Advocates for Elders, $14,750
Franklin County Bar Advocates, Inc., Bar Advocates for Women, $21,880
Quabbin Mediation, Central Region Court Mediation Program, $20,000

HAMPDEN COUNTY
Center for Human Development, HIV/AIDS Law Consortium of Western MA, $21,000
Dispute Resolution Services, Inc., Pro Bono Court Mediation Training Center, $25,000
Hampden County Bar Association, Children's Law Project, $40,000
Housing Discrimination Project, Fair Housing Legal Coordination Program, $18,000
Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts, Inc., Legal Services for Elders, $15,000
Massachusetts Justice Project, Inc., Volunteers for Justice, $33,781
Western Massachusetts Legal Services, Inc., Elizabeth Freeman Center-Family Law Advocacy Project, $39,940
Western Massachusetts Legal Services, Inc., Hampshire/Franklin Family Law Advocacy Project, $23,375
Western Massachusetts Legal Services, Inc., Housing Court Intervention Project-Hampden County, $30,000
Western Massachusetts Legal Services, Inc., Housing Court Intervention Project-Hampshire/Franklin Counties, $45,000
Western Massachusetts Legal Services, Inc., North End Outreach Project, $26,000

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
Center for Public Representation, Children's Mental Health Advocacy Project-W. MA, $12,500
Hampshire County Bar Association, Domestic Relations Program for Children, $15,000
Safe Passage, Legal Referral Panel, $24,251

MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Battered Women's Resources, Inc., SAFEPLAN Legal Advocate Program, $10,000
Center for Public Representation, Children's Mental Health Advocacy Project-Gr. Boston, $25,000
Community Dispute Settlement Center, Divorce/Paternity and District Court Mediation Program, $35,000
Community Legal Services and Counseling Center, Domestic Violence and Child Support Project, $41,500
Community Legal Services and Counseling Center, Homelessness Prevention Project, $8,300
Community Legal Services and Counseling Center, Immigration Legal Services Project, $37,600
Community Service Network, Inc., Housing Education Advocacy and Resource Team (HEART), $15,000
Employment Options, Inc., Clubhouse Family Legal Support Project, $37,500
Framingham Court Mediation Services, Inc., Framingham Court Mediation Services, $25,000
Greater Lowell Bar Association, Lowell Superior Court Conciliation and Early Intervention Program, $18,200
International Institute of Lowell, Legal Services for Immigrants and Refugees, $8,000
Just A Start, Mediation for Results, $5,875
Merrimack Valley Legal Services, Inc., MVLS Cambodian Outreach Project, $22,500
Merrimack Valley Legal Services, Inc., MVLS Domestic Violence Advocacy Project, $37,500
Middlesex County Bar Association, MCBA Pro Bono Conciliation Program, $20,875
Somerville Community Corporation, Somerville Mediation Court/Community Project, $15,000
Shelter Legal Services Foundation, Inc., Veterans Legal Services, Project Outreach/CLASP, $50,000
South Middlesex Legal Services, Inc., Children's Education Advocacy Project, $32,250
South Middlesex Legal Services, Inc., Domestic Violence Project, $42,310
South Middlesex Legal Services, Inc., Eviction Defense Project, $19,400
South Middlesex Legal Services, Inc., Homeless Advocacy Project, $10,725
Tri-City Community Action Program, Pro Bono Legal Project, $35,000

NORFOLK COUNTY
Bar Association of Norfolk County, Evening Legal Clinics, $22,510
Brookline Community Mental Health Center, Metropolitan Mediation Services, $50,000
DOVE, Inc., Legal Advocacy Program, $23,500
PLYMOUTH COUNTY
Brockton Family and Community Resources, Family in Need of Services Specialist Program, $20,000
Pilgrim Advocates, Inc., Probate Court Project, $8,100
South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc., Immigration Law Project, $58,500
South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc., Special Education Project, $46,000

SUFFOLK COUNTY
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc., Legal Services Department, $10,000
Alternatives for Community & Environment, MA Environmental Justice Assistance Network, $5,000
Brazilian Immigrant Center, Worker's Rights Project, $7,500
Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc., Legal Advocacy Program, $42,000
Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Family Advocacy Program Community Health Center Project, $35,000
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council, Community Legal Assistance Program, $24,400
Ecumenical Social Action Committee, Inc., Sustainable Homeownership Center, $25,000
Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston, Fair Housing Enforcement Program, $15,000
Flaschner Judicial Institute, Educational Programs for Judges, $175,000
Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts-Boston, New England Pension Assistance Project, $10,000
GLAD, AIDS Law Project, $10,000
Greater Boston Legal Services, Affordable Housing Preservation Project, $15,000
Greater Boston Legal Services, Family Work and Welfare Project, $40,000
Greater Boston Legal Services, Low-Income Taxpayer Assistance Project (LITAP), $30,000
Greater Boston Legal Services, Pro Bono Employment Project, $35,000
Greater Boston Legal Services, Refugees and Immigrants Protection Project, $55,000
Harry H. Dow Memorial Legal Assistance Fund, Asian Battered Women Project, $30,000
Health Law Advocates, Inc., Children's Mental Health Pilot Project-Dudley Juvenile Court, $10,000
Homeowner Options for MA Elders, Senior Mortgage/Property Tax Foreclosure and Displacement Project, $20,000
International Institute of Boston, Asylum Representation Project, $50,000
International Institute of Boston, Walk-in Immigration Clinic, $25,000
Irish Immigration Center, Immigrant Services and Citizenship Program, $22,000
JRI Health Law Institute, Serving the Underserved: Closer to Home, $35,000
Lawyers Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing & Homelessness, Inc., Community Legal Referral Program, $13,500
Legal Advocacy and Resource Center, Inc., Legal Hotline, $36,750
Massachusetts Advocates for Children, Children's Law Support Project-Education Referral Network, $22,000
Massachusetts Advocates for Children, Disability Education Justice Project, $12,000
Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services, Inc., Hepatitis C, HIV, and Chronic Illness Advocacy Project, $14 000
Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services, Inc., Prison Brutality and Injustice Project, $25,000
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition, Immigration Law Training & Technical Assistance Project, $10,500
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Housing Preservation Project, $30,000
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Immigrants Protection Project, $32,700
Mediation Works Incorporated, MWI Eviction Mediation Program, $15,000
Mediation Works Incorporated, MWI Family Mediation Program, $10,000
National Lawyers Guild, Mass. Chapter, Street Law Clinic Project, $12,000,
Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project, Detention Center Initiative, $10,000
Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project, Pro Bono Asylum Program, $67,000
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, VLA Legal Referral Program, $5,000
Women's Bar Foundation of MA, Inc., Family Law Project for Battered Women, $25,000
Women's Lunch Place, Advocacy and Legal Assistance Program, $15,000

WORCESTER COUNTY
CASA Project, Inc., WCBA Children's Justice Project, $25,000
Dismas House of Central Massachusetts, Resident IOLTA Program, $18,500
Jewish Family Service of Worcester, Inc., Guardianship Program, $12,000
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts, Family Advocates of Central MA, $30,000
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts, Hon. Harry T. Zarrow Homeless Advocacy Project, $40,500
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts, Pro Se Litigants and Family Court, $40,000
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts, Worcester Fair Housing Project, $25,000
Lutheran Community Services of Southern New England, Refugee & Immigrant Services, Political Asylum Legal Assistance Project, $25,000
Massachusetts Justice Project, Inc., Volunteer Lawyers Service, $44,100
Mediation Services of North Central MA, Inc., Court and Community Mediation Program, $42,000
Worcester Community Action Council, Inc., CMC Small Claims Mediation-Worcester District Court, $30,000
Worcester County Bar Association, Reduced Fee Program, $5,760
YWCA/Daybreak Resources for Women & Children, Community Services/Court Advocacy Program, $25,000