| Organization
Legal Name | Project Title | Grant
Amount | Project Description |
| Texas
Center for the Judiciary, Inc. | Judicial Annual Conference-Texas
Bar Foundation Day | $25,000 | The grant sponsors the Texas
Bar Foundation Day at the 2008 Judicial
Section Annual Conference. The conference fosters collegiality and collaboration
among the judiciary and encourages innovation. |
| Texas Wesleyan
University | Asian Judicial Institute Grant | $25,000 | The
project will allow Texas law students to witness democracy in its
beginning stages, and the importance of the rule of law in enabling democracy
to flourish. The grant will fund travel and hotel expenses for lawyers and
judges from Mongolia. The goal is to foster democracy in Mongolia, and assist
the lawyers and judges in creating judicial independence in Mongolia. |
| The Supreme Court Commission for Children, Youth & Families |
Video for Supreme Court Permanent Judicial Commission for Children,
Youth & Families | $25,000 | The Children's Commission
will use the funds to create and distribute
an informational video for local judges, bar associations, regional presiding
judges, and child protection court judges. The video will tell about the
Commission and CARE for Kids in an effort to promote best court practices
in a systematic and consistent manner. |
| Texas Advocacy
Project, Inc. | Access to Attorneys Program | $20,480 | Texas
Advocacy Project will use the grant to purchase video-conferencing
equipment to allow bilingual attorneys at the home office in Austin to communicate
with limited-English speaking clients in the remote office in Webb County.
The project will target victims of domestic violence and sexual assault
who are appropriate for assisted pro se services. |
| Bridgehaven
Children's Advocacy Center | Children's Right to be Heard | $20,000 | The
grant will expand the program started with a Foundation grant in
2006. The money will be used to hire a Case Supervisor to assist the Program
Director with overseeing volunteers, focusing on recruitment, training,
and tracking. |
| Comal County Family Violence Shelter Inc. | Legal
Advocacy Project for Women | $20,000 | The grant will partially
fund the salary for a legal advocate. The position
will be responsible for screening clients, assisting with protective orders,
crisis intervention, case management, and referrals to other agency services
such as counseling and shelter. |
| Dallas Children's Advocacy
Center | 20th Annual Crimes Against Children Conference | $20,000 | These
funds will supplement registration fees for front line child abuse
professionals within the state of Texas at the 2008 Crimes Against Children
Conference. |
| William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest
Law at The University
of Texas School of Law | Access to Justice Internship Program | $20,000 | Students
participating in the program will be interning with legal aid
organizations serving disadvantaged individuals and communities. The funds
will go towards expenses related to transportation, lodging and meal costs
for students and faculty to attend orientation training and internship classes. |
| Advocourt for Kids, Inc. | Amicus Attorney Volunteers | $15,000 | The
matching grant provides start-up funds for volunteer advocacy services
for indigent children referred to the group from judges hearing divorce
and custody cases. These children would not otherwise be brought into the
system. |
| University of Houston Law Foundation | Educational
Video for Consumers | $15,000 | A video will be created to educate
consumers about their rights concerning
credit, debt collectors, judicial enforcement of judgments, handling default,
foreclosure, and bankruptcy. The video will be widely distributed throughout
the state. |
| CASA of Central Texas, Inc. | Court Program
Services/Casework Supervisor | $10,000 | The grant will partially
fund the salary for a casework supervisor.
The position will be responsible for coordinating volunteers with the cases
assigned by area judges. |
| Child Advocates CASA of Archer,
Clay, Montague and Wichita Counties |
CASA Volunteer Recruitment Project | $10,000 | The goal
of the project is to recruit 72 new volunteers for CASA using
mass media such as TV news stories, newspaper articles, and billboards. |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Hidalgo County, Inc. | Technology
Support Program | $10,000 | The grant will fund two notebook
computers to allow case workers to
enter data during court and home visits. Eight desk top computers will also
be purchased for volunteer advocates and case workers to prepare court reports
and recommendations. |
| Gulf Region Advocacy Center | Texas
Retrial Project | $10,000 | The project will provide assistance
to death row inmates who have been
granted a new trial and/or new sentencing hearing. The project will ensure
the client is provided with the resources necessary for a fair trial, focusing
on attorney-client relationships, and making sure the client is given the
appropriate time, money, and team members. |
| The Children's
Assessment Center Foundation | Protecting Texas Children Conference | $10,000 | The
grant will partially fund the 10th Annual Protecting Texas Children
Conference. The conference is used to train law enforcement personnel and
district and county attorneys about the complex issues surrounding child
sexual abuse cases. |
| X-Change Place | Safe Haven
for Children | $9,628 | X-Change Place intends to expand their
existing services to include
greater community and client educational programs and volunteer training,
as well as collaboration training for clients, community, law enforcement,
and the judicial system. |
| Women's Protective Services of
Lubbock, Inc. | Regional Outreach/Community Education Project | $9,500 | The
project will increase the availability of legal advocacy, community
education, and referral services for victims of domestic violence within
the 12-county service area. |
| Volunteer Services Council
for Abilene State School Inc. | Guardianship Services for Individuals
Served by Abilene State School |
$8,000 | The grant will fund legal and filing fees to assign guardians
to people
residing at the Abilene State School. The guardians will be responsible
for medical decisions for the residents, and would be chosen from family
members. The grant will be matched by a private donor. |
| Grayson
County Children's Advocacy Center | Technology Upgrade | $7,500 | The
grant will fund an additional computer, a server based network,
firewall, and server/client software. The purchases will allow the organization
to remain HIPPA compliant, as well as streamline their record- keeping processes. |
| Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. | Avoiding
Litigation Through Education Campaign | $5,000 | Lambda Legal
will use the funds to produce printed materials for an
educational program to teach school district, major private sector employers,
and other organizations about laws protecting the rights of LGBT citizens.
By providing accurate information, Lambda Legal will help reduce the likelihood
of litigation. |
| Smith County Bar Association | A
History of the 75 Year of the Smith County Bar Association | $5,000 | The
grant will fund a printed publication to document the 75-year history
of the Smith County Bar, including courthouses, judges, attorneys, significant
local cases, legal community outreach programs, and the historical significance
of Smith County. |
