| 2009-10 Grantees |
Award |
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida, Inc.
Miami
Rethinking Restoration of Civil Rights in Florida
Howard Simon, Executive Director
786-363-2706
To continue providing direct assistance to ex-felons in the rights-restoration process, as well expanding their training program by training trainers in order to increase the number of rights restoration assistance providers in communities across Florida. |
$65,000 |
Children's Home Society of Florida
A Place for Children
Winter Park
Tara Hormell
321-397-3007
Emergency funding over two years to provide an on-site, safe, high quality childcare program for families with official court business while ensuring linkage to available social services. Florida. |
$20,000 |
Florida Law Related Education Association
General Support
Tallahassee
Annette Boyd Pitts, Executive Director
850-386-8223
To provide general support for the development and expansion of model civic and law-related education programs in Florida. |
$210,120 |
Florida Partners in Crisis
Mental Disabilities Judicial & Legal Education
Merritt Island
Gail Cordial, Executive Director
321-453-8825
Two-year grant to help provide judicial and legal education in dealing with mental disabilities. |
$97,900 |
Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights
Tallahassee
Mark Schlackman
850-644-4614
Advancing the Findings & Recommendations of the ABA Florida Death Penalty Assessment Team Report
To identify objectives that conceivably could be accomplished in the near term and to lend additional emphasis to the substantial costs and fiscal implications associated with Florida's death penalty process. |
$65,000 |
The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
Matching Funds for Affiliate Public Service Projects
Tallahassee
Tom Miller
850-561-5600
Matching funds for grants to local young lawyers affiliate groups for public service projects.
|
$27,000 |
Innocence Project of Florida, Inc.
Tallahassee
General Support & Exoneree Emergency Funds
Seth E. Miller, Executive Director
850-561-6767
To find and obtain the release of innocent people in Florida prisons through the use of DNA testing. Also, to advocate for reform in area that lead to wrongful convictions and education the public on causes and extent of wrongful convictions.
|
$319,600 |
| Total |
$804,620 |
