American Bar Association Fund For Justice And Education

THE FUND FOR JUSTICE EDUCATION FJE WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONS ABA LAW-RELATED AND PUBLIC SERVICES EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

NOW ENTERING ITS FOURTH DECADE OF OPERATIONS, ABA ROLI IMPLEMENTS LEGAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN ROUGHLY 50 COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, EUROPE AND EURASIA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AND THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, AS WELL AS NON-REGION SPECIFIC GLOBAL PROGRAMS. OVER THE COURSE OF A GIVEN YEAR, ABA ROLI TYPICALLY IMPLEMENTS OVER 100 DISTINCT PROGRAMS, OFTEN MORE THAN ONE IN A GIVEN COUNTRY, MOST OF WHICH ARE CONCENTRATED IN ONE OR MORE OF NINE SUBJECT MATTER AREAS 1 ACCESS TO JUSTICE 2 ANTI-CORRUPTION AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY 3 CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME 4 JUDICIAL SYSTEM STRENGTHENING 5 LEGAL EDUCATION 6 LEGAL PROFESSION DEVELOPMENT 7 GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION 8 COMMERCIAL LAW AND 9 HUMAN RIGHTS. AS A MATTER OF BEST PRACTICE, THE MIXTURE OF SUBJECT MATTER AREAS INVOLVED IN A PARTICULAR COUNTRY CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

SINCE 1983, THE ABA HAS PRIORITIZED IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY AS ONE OF ITS CORE PUBLIC SERVICE EFFORTS. ITS COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION COI DIRECTS THE ASSOCIATIONS EFFORTS TO ENSURE FAIR TREATMENT AND FULL DUE PROCESS RIGHTS FOR IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THE COMMISSION MANAGES SIX CORE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 1 COMMISSION AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP, 2 DETENTION HOTLINE AND LEGAL ORIENTATION PROGRAM LOP INFORMATION LINE, 3 DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES THROUGH THE SOUTH TEXAS PRO BONO ASYLUM REPRESENTATION PROJECT PROBAR IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS, 4 DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES THROUGH THE IMMIGRATION JUSTICE PROJECT IJP IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 5 TRAINING AND TECHNICAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE CHILDRENS IMMIGRATION LAW ACADEMY CILA IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AND, 6 THE COMMISSIONS NATIONAL SCOPE PRO BONO PROJECT. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

THE ABA CENTER ON CHILDREN AND THE LAWS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. OUR STAFF OF 21 LEGAL AND CORE PROFESSIONALS WORK ON GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ARE UNIFIED BY TWO COMPLEMENTARY GOALS, TO IMPROVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND TO IMPROVE THE LEGAL SYSTEMS THAT IMPACT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVES. WE ACHIEVE OUR MISSION AND GOALS THROUGH A THREE-TIERED APPROACH. FIRST, THE CENTER WORKS IN INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHERE IT PARTNERS WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS-INCLUDING COURTS, CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES, LAWYERS, TRIBES, SCHOOLS, AND LEGISLATORS-TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LEGAL PRACTICES AND SYSTEMS THAT SERVE CHILDREN WELL AND TO HELP CHANGE THOSE THAT DO NOT. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O