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CABA PRO BONO’S SECOND MIAMI OFFICE PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RESIDENTS FACING EVICTION
CABA Pro Bono Legal Services, a nonprofit providing legal representation to disadvantaged members of the community has opened a second Miami office. Located at 12905 SW 42nd Street, the new division will be home to its Landlord Tenant Evictions Program, designed to...
CABA PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES AND OTHER NONPROFIT PARTNERS AWARDED NEARLY $3 MILLION GRANT FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR EVICTION DIVERSION PILOT PROGRAM
The Miami-Dade County Commission voted to authorize the release of funds up to $2,900,000 for an Eviction Diversion Pilot Program designed to support free legal assistance for transformational eviction diversion services. The core goal of this pilot program is...
CABA Pro Bono Receives $250,000 Grant from the State of Florida
CABA Pro Bono was thrilled to be presented with a State of Florida Appropriation of $250,000 from state Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez on July 6, 2021. Sen. Rodriguez sponsored our organization in the Florida Senate and worked with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to...
CABA Pro Bono Legal Services Recognized As 2021 Chief Justice’s Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award Recipient
CABA Pro Bono Legal Services is honored to be the 2021 Chief Justice's Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award recipient. This accolade recognizes a voluntary bar association that has demonstrated a significant contribution in the delivery of legal services on a pro...
CABA Pro Bono Legal Services Recognizes Stearns Weaver Miller Legal Professionals: Ryan Thornton, Esq., Veronica de Zayas, Esq., Carmen Veguilla, Vivian Alfonso, and Carolina Oquendo for Their Continuous Volunteer Work
CABA Pro Bono Legal Services is grateful for the many years of volunteer work by attorneys Ryan Thornton, Esq. and Veronica de Zayas, Esq., as well as paralegal Carolina Oquendo and legal assistants Carmen Veguilla and Vivian Alfonso. “It is amazing to have such...
Pro Bono Becomes Personal
Several months ago, I began my tenure as the pro bono director of CABA Pro Bono Legal Services. Before then, I had experienced the profound chasm between our community’s needs and access to justice when I worked with self- represented litigants in Family Court and as...
COVID-19 Community Resource: Free Food Distribution List for Miami-Dade County
Please review the free food distribution list and share it with someone that may benefit from this community resource amid these challenging times.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS: STUDENT DISTRIBUTION MEAL SITES
M-DCPS has announced that beginning today, March 31st, they will be distributing "Grab-and-Go" meals at 50 schools between 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m to ensure that virtual instructed is not disrupted. Please feel free to take a look at the graphic to choose the most...
CABA PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES CELEBRATES ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY
This year CABA Pro Bono Legal Services (CABA Pro Bono) celebrates its 35th anniversary as well as a record-breaking fundraising effort with $92,000 collected at this year’s events. Its mission is to change the lives of children, individuals, and families in need...
LILLY REAL JOINS JUDGE SAMPEDRO- IGLESIA’S UNIFIED CHILDREN’S COURT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING DIVISION
CABA Pro Bono staff like our very own Lilly Real fight for the causes they believe in. Proud to have our team member be a part of Judge Sampedro-Iglesia’s Unified Children’s Court and Human Trafficking Division. According to UNICEF, as many as 2 million children are...
SUPPORT CABA PRO BONO’S GIVE MIAMI DAY
In 2014 with a surge in unaccompanied immigrant minors, CABA Pro Bono designed and implemented a successful program that provided thousands of neglected children with legal representation and helped over 100 children obtain legal status. CABA Pro Bono was also a...
CABA PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES ANNOUNCES TWO NEW HIRES
CABA Pro Bono Legal Services (CABA) has announced the addition of two new staff members; Ritamaria Cuervo and Jennifer Volmar have been hired as staff attorneys for the Miami-based pro bono organization. In their respective roles, Cuervo and Volmar will assist CABA’s...