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Government Agency? Federally Funded? State General Funds? Answer: A non-profit advocacy center
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Civil legal services programs
Low income Kentuckians Advocacy partners The public
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“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.”
“ Full-time coordination in a number of areas would serve to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of our respective programs Our expectations are probably beyond the capacity of the small staff we are seeking to fund.” --John Rosenberg, in original grant proposal “Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.” --Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Best Done Statewide Training Brief Bank and Newsletter Energy Attorney Advocacy in Frankfort Community Education
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Task Forces Advocacy in Frankfort Litigation Project Immigrant Rights Project … and some of the rest!
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Formation Expansion Federal Funds Gone Rebuilding
Litigation Project 2002 Equal Justice Works Fellowship 2004
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HB 434: ensured post-secondary education as a work activity in K-TAP
Kerr class action: restored Medicaid long term care for 3410 elderly and disabled Kentuckians Horse farm case: Recovered over $92,000 in unpaid wages for workers
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The Founders Board of Directors Staff Task Force Chairs Community Members & Clients Public Interest Partners Policy Makers
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New board members John Chenault Melynda Price Will Snyder Pierre Thervil
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How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
-Anne Frank
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Kentucky Equal Justice Center
Office of Kentucky Legal Services Programs
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