The Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund has awarded grants to 17 law-related organizations and programs in Orange County. A special reception for grant recipients will be held Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at the OCBA office in Newport Beach, Calif.

The OCBA Charitable Fund extends its appreciation to the donors, sponsors, and volunteers who have helped to make this work possible through their support of its mission – to enhance the system of justice in Orange County and promote access to equal justice for all.

See the complete list of grant recipients below.

• CALIFORNIA YOUTH CONNECTION - Project: Creating Leaders From Within 
• CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY FOWLER SCHOOL OF LAW - Project: Bette and Wylie Aitken Family Protection Clinic
• CHOC CHILDREN'S FAMILY LEGAL ASSISTANCE - Project: Expansion of Free Full-Service Legal Advocacy Program to Orange County's Low-Income Families of Critically Ill Patients
• COLLABORATIVE COURTS FOUNDATION - Project: Transportation and Employment Assistance Program (TEAP)
• CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE - Project: United We Stand: Civility, Citizenship and the Constitution
• CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION, ORANGE COUNTY - Project: Civic Education
• COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES - Project: Mentor Advocate Program
• ELDER LAW & DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER - Project: Senior Legal Clinic and Homeless Citation Legal Clinic
• HUMAN OPTIONS - Project: Legal Advocacy Program
• LAURA’S HOUSE - Project: Legal Advocacy Program
• LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY - Project: Legal Aid in Action
• OCBF PROJECT YOUTH - Project: Project SELF
• PUBLIC LAW CENTER - Project: Orange County Expanded Domestic Violence Assistance Project
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW - Project: Pre-Law Outreach Program (POP)
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW - Project: Saturday Academy of Law (SAL)
• VETERANS LEGAL INSTITUTE - Project: Pro Bono Veterans Legal Mobile Clinics
• WOMEN’S TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER - Project: Survivor Immigration Legal Services