Thanks to the Equal Justice America program, I am able to start my dream career right out of law school; serving and empowering some of the most vulnerable and marginalized members of our society- immigrant victims of crime, abuse, and persecution.

Thank you very much for your generous contribution to Ayuda, and to the immigrant communities that we serve. An Equal Justice America Fellow will assist Ayuda in responding to the urgent demands for direct immigration legal services in our region. We are extremely grateful to Equal Justice America for this opportunity and we look forward to getting to work!

Nearly a million poor people who seek help for civil legal problems are turned away because of the lack of adequate resources. The justice gap represents the difference between the level of civil legal assistance available and the level that is necessary to meet the legal needs of low-income individuals and families. According to LSC’s 2009 report Documenting the Justice Gap in America, 50% of all those who sought legal assistance from LSC grantees were turned away because of the lack of adequate resources. That means for every client served by LSC programs, another person who seeks help is turned away.