by Kate Luther | Oct 22, 2018 | FJTC, In the News
FJTC is pleased to announce that our Executive Director, Joyce Raby, has been appointed to serve as a co-vice-chair on the State Bar of California’s Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS). The Task Force will be chaired by Justice Lee Edmon,...
by Kate Luther | Sep 13, 2018 | FJTC, FloridaLawHelp
In May of this year, we set out to learn more about the people that use the FloridaLawHelp.org website. Our Legal Content Manager, Jessica Rae, visited five counties across Florida, in coordination with local legal and social service providers. The goal of the tests...
by Kate Luther | Aug 30, 2018 | Media
NEW GUIDE OFFERS ADVOCATES A ROADMAP FOR HELPING CLIENTS OBTAIN MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES The comprehensive new Guide will help advocates assist low income elderly and disabled Floridians who need services in their homes to avoid institutionalization....
by Kate Luther | Jun 5, 2018 | FJTC, FloridaLawHelp
We spend a lot of time looking at what’s not working in the fight for access to justice, and rightfully so – there IS still quite a bit of work to be done.But that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate some wins along the way and yes, there are plenty of those to...
by Kate Luther | May 15, 2018 | FJTC
In a 2015 Urban Institute study, the percentage of inmates with a mental disorder sits right around the halfway mark. That’s federal (45%), state (56%) and county jail inmates (64%), and the problem isn’t getting any better. In fact, the largest jails and prisons have...
