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Women facing violence at home or threats to their children's safety have immediate, urgent legal needs.
They deserve competent representation regardless of their ability to pay. InMotion is one of the few places women in New York City can turn to find a free lawyer.
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inMotion's clients are poor women, most are domestic violence victims, many are immigrants.
All desperately need a lawyer in order to reclaim their lives from abuse and to protect their children from harm. Learn more.
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inMotion connects women in family crisis with caring volunteer lawyers.
Last year inMotion's staff attorneys and volunteer lawyers fought hard to win economic security and freedom from abuse for nearly 6,000 of our or City's most vulnerable women and children. Learn more.
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inMotion has built a strong community of generous donors and volunteers.
With a modest budget and small staff, inMotion mobilizes support from thousands of volunteers — lawyers, legal assistants, students and other professionals. Learn more.
Last year inMotion's legal volunteers donated over 74,000 hours, valued at more than $24 million.
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We do a lot with a little.
inMotion's staff attorneys manage
900 ongoing cases daily.
Thanks to the pro bono talent provided by our City's premier corporate law firms and private practices—every dollar you give allows inMotion to provide over $20 million worth of legal services.
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The families we serve need your support
more than ever.
Join us today. Nurture community service while providing hope to a family in crisis. Together we can make a lasting difference.
Please give as generously as you can.
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Provides a trained attorney to secure permanent legal resident status for an abused immigrant woman, a process that typically takes at least 2 years. |
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Recruits and trains 25 pro bono attorneys to represent clients in court on matrimonial, family and immigration law matters. |
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$1,000
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Underwrites one monthly walk-in clinic where inMotion staff counsel 30-40 women on their legal rights and begin the process of finding volunteer lawyers to represent them. |
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$500
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Gives 10 hours of vital interpretation services to non-English-speaking clients so they can communicate clearly with their inMotion attorneys about their needs and options. |
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$250
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Supports telephone screening and intake services for 20 women desperate to find a free lawyer. |
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$100
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Pays for a process server for 2 clients to deliver an order of protection against their batterers, allowing each woman to begin the process of leaving a dangerous relationship and starting a new life. |
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$50
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Car fare for an abused woman and her children to travel from their home to a safe domestic violence shelter. |
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Última vez actualizada 01/07/2010 |
