Make Your Annual Pro Bono Donation through the Access to Justice Fund

Every attorney who did not perform at least 30 hours of Pro Bono work is encouraged under the State Bar's Voluntary Standard for Pro Bono Participation to use the Access to Justice Fund to donate at least $300 to an eligible Pro Bono organization. The Bar requests that all funds (even those designated for individual programs) be donated to the ATJ Fund—having the funds come through a single source permits the Bar to leverage large gifts for statewide services.

The Access to Justice Fund (ATJ Fund) does not provide legal services, but it distributes contributions to Michigan legal service providers as designated by the donor, or, if not designated, on a grant basis to legal service providers throughout the state. Any program listed below as eligible to receive Pro Bono contributions can be designated to receive an operations gift through the ATJ Fund. These gifts may be eligible for a federal tax deduction. Programs followed by an * accept designated endowment gifts in addition to designated operations gifts. A general permanent endowment fund is available for undesignated gifts to support needs throughout the state. By making a donation, you can help meet the enormous need for legal services for the poor and satisfy your Pro Bono obligation. Please www.atjfund.org for more information or to donate online.

Programs Eligible to Receive Pro Bono Contributions

The programs listed below have been certified as eligible to receive donations that satisfy the Voluntary Standard for Pro Bono Participation. Each organization is, or has, a nonprofit program which has been organized for the purpose of delivering civil legal services to low-income individuals or organizations. Programs that wish to receive contributions must submit an application to the Pro Bono Involvement Committee. The committee then determines eligibility based on established criteria and policies. However, the committee's determination that a program is eligible does not mean that the committee supports or endorses that program or shares any ideological goals that program may have. Such a determination means only that, based in part upon representations received from the program, the organization appears to meet the eligibility requirements. Additional programs are eligible to receive Access to Justice Fund designations and a complete listing can be found at www.atjfund.org.

Margaret A. Costello, Co-Chair, Pro Bono Initiative
Robert F. Gillett, Co-Chair, Pro Bono Initiative

American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan 60 W. Hancock St. Detroit, MI 48201-1343 (313) 578-6800 www.aclumich.org	Bay Area Women's Center P.O. Box 1458 3411 E. Midland Rd. Bay City, MI 48706 (800) 834-2098 (989) 686-4551 e-Mail: womencen@concentric.net	Center for Civil Justice 320 S. Washington, 2nd Fl. Saginaw, MI 48607 (989) 755-3120 mi.lawhelp.org
*Community Legal Resources 220 Bagley Ave. 900 Michigan Bldg. Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 964-4130	Counsel & Advocacy Law Line 16130 Northland Dr. Southfield, MI 48075 (248) 443-8068	Detroit Metropolitan Bar Ass'n—Volunteer Legal Services 645 Griswold, Suite 1356 Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 961-6120 www.detroitlawyer.org
*Elder Law of Michigan, Inc. (Legal Hotline for Michigan Seniors) 221 N. Pine St. Lansing, MI 48933 (517) 372-5959 or (800) 347-5297 www.elderslaw.org	First Step Legal Advocacy Project 26650 Eureka Rd., Ste. E Taylor, MI 48180-4835 (734) 955-3850 Toll Free: (888) 453-5900 24-Hour Help Line or (734) 459-5900 (Local)	*Free Legal Aid Clinic, Inc. 5435 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 (313) 831-3444
Freedom House 2630 W. Lafayette Detroit, MI 48216-2019 (313) 964-4320 e-Mail: FHShelter@aol.com	*HAVEN P.O.Box 431045 Pontiac, MI 48343-1045 (248) 334-1284 www.haven-oakland.org	International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit, Inc. 111 E. Kirby Detroit, MI 48202 (313) 871-8600
Lakeshore Legal Aid 803 Tenth Avenue, Suite C Port Huron, MI 48060 (810) 985-5107 mi.lawhelp.org	*Legal Aid & Defender Ass'n, Inc. (LAD)—Civil Law Group 645 Griswold, Ste. 2400 Detroit, MI 48226-4201 (313) 964-4111 www.ladadetroit.org	*Legal Aid of Western Michigan 89 lonia, NW, Ste. 400 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 774-0672 or (800) 442-2777 www.legalaidwestmich.org
Legal Assistance Center Kent County Courthouse 180 Ottawa Ave., N.W., Suite 5500 Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2751 (616) 632-6014 www.legalassistancecenter.org	*Legal Assistance Program of Macomb County—Dept. of Senior Citizen Services Robert A. VerKuilen Bldg. 21885 Dunham Rd., Ste. 9 Clinton Township, MI 48036-1028 (586) 469-6406	*Legal Services of Eastern Michigan 436 S. Saginaw St. Flint, MI 48502-1818 (810) 234-2621 or (800) 339-9513 www.lsem-mi.org
Legal Services of Northern Michigan 806 Ludington St. Escanaba, MI 49829 (906) 786-2303 Toll Free: (888) 786-2303 www.lsnm.org	*Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Inc. 420 N. Fourth Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 665-6181 www.mlan.net	Michigan Indian Legal Services 814 S. Garfield Avenue, Suite A Traverse City, MI 49686-3430 (231) 947-0122 or (800) 968-6877 www.mils.org
*Michigan Legal Services, Inc. 220 Bagley Ave. 900 Michigan Bldg. Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 964-4130 mi.lawhelp.org	Michigan Migrant Legal Assistance Project, Inc. 648 Monroe, NW, Ste. 318 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 454-5055 www.mmlap.com	*Michigan Poverty Law Program 611 Church Street, Suite 4A Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3000 (734) 998-6100
Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc. 4095 Legacy Parkway, Ste. 500 Lansing, MI 48911 (517) 487-1755 or (800) 288-5923	Michigan State University Detroit College of Law Clinical Law Programs—Rental Housing and Tax Clinics 541 E. Grand River Ave. P.O. Box 310 East Lansing, MI 48826 (517) 336-8088	Midland Alliance for Justice P.O. Box 121 Midland, MI 48640-0121 (989) 430-0460
Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan 104 Lothrop Ave. Detroit MI 48202 (313) 874-5820 www.freewebs.com/wcnls/	Salvation Army William Booth Legal Aid Clinic 3737 Lawton Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 961-6340 e-Mail: wblac@aol.com	Sixty Plus, Inc.—Elderlaw Clinic 300 S. Capitol Ave. P.O. Box 13038 Lansing, MI 48901-3038 (517) 334-5760
Student Advocacy Center 2765 Boardwalk Balas 3 Bldg. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 222-5443	Underground Railroad, Inc. P.O. Box 2451 Saginaw, MI 48605 (989) 755-0413	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Clinics 651 E. Jefferson Detroit, MI 48226-4386 (313) 596-0262
University of Michigan Law School Clinical Law Program 363 Legal Research Bldg. 801 Monroe St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215 (734) 763-4319	*Women's Justice Center 615 Griswold, Ste. 1520 Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 962-4945

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