Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund Awards $205,000 in Grants to Orange County Charities

The Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund announces its annual grant recipients, providing a total of $205,000 to 15 law-related organizations and programs in Orange County. A special reception for grant recipients will be held tonight, Feb. 15, 2018, at the OCBA office in Newport Beach, Calif. Attorney Todd Friedland, 2017 OCBA Charitable Fund Board President, will present the grants to recipients on behalf of the OCBA Charitable Fund.

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. To view the official press release, click here.

CALIFORNIA YOUTH CONNECTION
Creating Leaders From Within
Grand Awarded: $5,000

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY FOWLER SCHOOL OF LAW
Bette and Wylie Aitken Family Protection Clinic
Grant Awarded: $15,000

COLLABORATIVE COURTS FOUNDATION
Transportation and Employment Assistance Program (TEAP)
Grant Awarded: $10,000

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION, ORANGE COUNTY
Civic Education Project
Grant Awarded: $45,000

COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES
Mentor-Advocate Program
Grant Awarded: $4,000

HUMAN OPTIONS
Legal Advocacy Program
Grant Awarded: $10,000

LAURA’S HOUSE
Legal Advocacy Program
Grant Awarded: $10,000

LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY
Legal Aid in Action: Homeless Outreach
Grant Awarded: $30,000

ORANGE COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION
Project SELF
Grant Awarded: $4,500

ORANGE COUNTY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER
Monitored & Supervised Visitation Program and Child Abuse Services Team (CAST)
Grant Awarded: $3,000

PUBLIC LAW CENTER
Bankruptcy Project
Grant Awarded: $25,000

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW
Pre-Law Outreach Program (POP)
Grant Awarded: $6,500

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW
Saturday Academy of Law (SAL)
Grant Awarded: $5,000

VETERANS LEGAL INSTITUTE
Pro Bono Legal Clinics
Grant Awarded: $22,000

WOMEN’S TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER
Legal Advocacy Services
Grant Awarded: $10,000