Giving to the Century Campaign means you can help people like our client, Angelica*, and her young children. Angelica froze when the Utah social worker told her over the phone that her estranged husband was in jail for sexually molesting their 11-year-old daughter. She heard that her children were in child protective custody after an
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Vera Brown-Curtis Hayes would approve of the new Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law project named in her honor to increase utilization of our services by low-income African Americans” says Betty Nordwind the Center’s director. Vera, described by her fellow colleagues as a “passionate advocate, protector and defender of human rights,” devoted her time, skills and funds to three organizations
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Advising single mothers who must ride 3 buses to get to the Center in search of legal help has given her perspective on life. “There’s something powerful about seeing people face tough problems in their lives with such bravery,” she says. “It changes the way you perceive your own difficulties.” As a law professor with
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Hidden behind stacks of documents with his fingers flying over the computer keyboard, Pat Lynch throws himself into his work when he volunteers at the Center. A forceful advocate, Pat helps vulnerable mothers and fathers face their legal dilemmas with support and confidence. “I always know that I am doing something positive for a client,”
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Sascha Bensinger, Hall of Fame Award Honoring a volunteer whose efforts exhibit, by action and deed over an extended period of time, exceptional service and dedication to the Center, its clients and its causes, and who has left a permanent mark in its history. Melissa McNair, Frances Wender Kandel Volunteer of the Year
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