Continuing a revolutionary vision for equal access to justice
Circumstances in 2020 prevented us from moving forward with our planned physical location at 8th and Race Streets, but the vision of the Equal Justice Center project lives on in programmatic initiatives. We have launched a number of exploratory projects that support enhanced virtual collaboration and a deliberate commitment to centering racial justice at the core of our work.
We will assess the data processes and related technologies of legal aid and social service providers and identify ways to develop a virtual centralized intake and referral network.
We will explore the development and deployment of community-based justice navigators (volunteers or para-professionals trained by legal aid and social service practitioners) to assist community members and refer them to services.
We will partner with area law schools and funders to launch a legal incubator that would train a new cohort of lawyers to improve access to justice for low and lower-middle income Philadelphians, particularly immigrant or minority-owned businesses.
We will determine how to launch mobile units to bring social and legal services (and Internet connectivity) into neighborhoods.
The EJC initiatives depend on fundraising and we need your support.