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CUNY Law Financial Support Programs
THE COST OF A LAW SCHOOL EDUCATION IS A MATTER OF GREAT CONCERN FOR THOSE ATTENDING CUNY LAW. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ADMITTED ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT WITH A STUDENT BODY THAT IS LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION, NON-TRADITIONAL, AND MORE THAN 50% PEOPLE OF COLOR. WHILE TUITION AND FEES POSITION CUNY LAW AS ONE OF THE MOST AFFORDABLE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE NATION, IT HAS HAD LIMITED FUNDS AND NEEDS TO INCREASE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS, PUBLIC INTEREST SUMMER GRANTS, AND GRANTS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHEN THEY ARE STUDYING FOR THE BAR EXAM.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$899.3KCommunity Justice Initiatives
WITH A FACULTY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE PRACTITIONERS AND A #1 RANKED CLINICAL PROGRAM IN THE NATION (US NEWS & WORLD REPORT), GRANTS ARE INVESTED TO ADVANCE: COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER JUSTICE, AND IMMIGRATION AND NON-CITIZEN RIGHTS. SINCE 2009, CREATING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY (CLEAR) HAS OFFERED FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND CONSULTATION, KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS WORKSHOPS, AND SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOCUSED ON MUSLIM, ARAB, SOUTH ASIAN, AND OTHER COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK CITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$567.9KCourt Square Legal Services
COURT SQUARE LAW PROVIDED QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE. AS A FIVE-YEAR PILOT PROJECTED FOUNDED IN 2016 BY THE NEW YORK CITY BAR ASSOCIATION, CUNY LAW, AND 19 LAW FIRMS, IT EXAMINED HOW TO BEST OPERATE A SUSTAINABLE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES PRACTICE TO HELP CLOSE THE JUSTICE GAP FOR MODERATE MEANS INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. FOLLOWING AN EXTENSIVE EVALUATION, THE PILOT PROJECT WAS COMPLETED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2021.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$329.7K
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