Grantee Stories
Serving The Whole Community - Tacomaprobono's Outreach Partnerships...
Tacomaprobono expanded its Legal Aid Pop-Up model during the pandemic, building trusted partnerships with libraries and community centers. These efforts reduce barriers of distance and mistrust while Resource Navigators provide holistic support, helping clients stay stable and securely housed…
Tenant Law Center: 31 Years of Eviction Prevention
For three decades the Tenant Law Center has prevented evictions before court. With fourteen advocates, a new hotline, and strong collaborations, TLC ensures renters know and enforce their rights, negotiates debt, and helps more than 89% of tenants remain housed…
Entre Hermanos: Trans Peer Navigation (EN/ES)
At Entre Hermanos, Valentina De La Mora supports transgender Latinx clients with name changes, affirming surgeries, and access to food benefits. Her bilingual, culturally rooted support helps clients achieve dignity, security, and stability, showing the daily impact of peer navigation…
TeamChild: Youth-Led Panel on Prosecuting Attorney Race
TeamChild partnered with GEM and The Washington Bus to host a youth-driven panel on the King County Prosecuting Attorney race. Young people centered their voices in the democratic process, highlighting how prosecutorial decisions directly shape their lives and communities…
Living with Conviction: Reducing LFO Burdens
Living with Conviction empowers formerly incarcerated individuals to reduce legal financial obligations. Through peer-led outreach and “Justice in Motion” technology, the team secured hundreds of thousands in waived interest, easing debt burdens and restoring pathways to stability, housing, and opportunity…
DRW: Education Advocacy for Students with Disabilities
Disability Rights Washington expanded advocacy during COVID for students with disabilities. Providing advice, mediation, and legal representation, DRW centers race equity and addresses learning loss, inequities, and restrictive practices that disproportionately impact BIPOC students with disabilities in King County schools…