Stepping Up to Ensure ALL New Mexicans are
Included in the Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
The organizations you support through your contributions to Equal Access to Justice are stepping up to help ensure that
New Mexicans are not being forgotten and have critical information in the midst of this pandemic.
Advocating & Educating to Mitigate Impact on New Mexicans:
The New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty joined with other advocacy groups from across the state to urge New Mexico’s leaders to exercise their emergency powers and provide emergency assistance, access to healthcare, and other relief to stem the rising financial insecurity and income inequality caused by the coronavirus crisis. The Center is also using social media and other platforms to help inform New Mexican workers about their rights during coronavirus.
Showing Up to Keep New Mexicans in Their Homes:
With some eviction hearings continuing -- and clients and attorneys continuing to appear in courts around the state for such proceedings -- New Mexico Legal Aid appealed to the state's Supreme Court to halt evictions during a time when the Governor has appealed strongly for people to stay home. The letter states, in part, “The Courts should, as many other entities have done, take all necessary steps to prevent these large gatherings...filling eviction courts with sick, poor people, is in no one’s best interest.”
With your continued support, we can provide the funds these organizations need to carry out this critical work -- work that has become more urgent in the past few weeks. Recognizing there are many worthy opportunities for making a contribution, we thank you for considering a gift to EAJ today.
The New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty joined with other advocacy groups from across the state to urge New Mexico’s leaders to exercise their emergency powers and provide emergency assistance, access to healthcare, and other relief to stem the rising financial insecurity and income inequality caused by the coronavirus crisis. The Center is also using social media and other platforms to help inform New Mexican workers about their rights during coronavirus.
Showing Up to Keep New Mexicans in Their Homes:
With some eviction hearings continuing -- and clients and attorneys continuing to appear in courts around the state for such proceedings -- New Mexico Legal Aid appealed to the state's Supreme Court to halt evictions during a time when the Governor has appealed strongly for people to stay home. The letter states, in part, “The Courts should, as many other entities have done, take all necessary steps to prevent these large gatherings...filling eviction courts with sick, poor people, is in no one’s best interest.”
With your continued support, we can provide the funds these organizations need to carry out this critical work -- work that has become more urgent in the past few weeks. Recognizing there are many worthy opportunities for making a contribution, we thank you for considering a gift to EAJ today.
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Funding Justice for All
Every day, New Mexicans face challenges that can be solved through the legal system. Many cannot afford necessary legal help. With access to justice, families remain in their homes, women gain safety from physical and economic abuse, seniors receive life-saving benefits, and children access critical healthcare services. Through generous contributions from people like you, Equal Access to Justice has helped ensure free legal services and advocacy to New Mexicans for over 30 years. Click HERE to watch a news segment highlighting our work. |
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Where the Money Goes
Equal Access to Justice helps increase access to justice for New Mexicans by providing unrestricted, noncompetitive funds to civil legal aid organizations. These funds support New Mexico Legal Aid, New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty, and DNA-People’s Legal Services in their work meeting critical legal needs of New Mexicans. This ranges from providing legal information, to direct representation, to systemic advocacy. These organizations depend on funds from EAJ to carry out their missions so critical to protecting the things we all value most –- our rights, freedom, homes, livelihoods, and families. |
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Impact of Legal Aid & Advocacy
Like you, we believe New Mexico is strengthened when everyone has access to the justice system. When New Mexicans cannot afford legal help or systems are failing them, New Mexico Legal Aid, the New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty, and DNA-People's Legal Services step in. By providing essential legal representation and advocacy, the things we all value most – our rights, freedom, homes, livelihoods, and families – are protected. |
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Thank You To Our Supporters
Each year, hundreds of defenders of justice -- law firms, attorneys, and other concerned New Mexicans -- give generously to ensure safety and security for all New Mexicans, not just those who can afford it.
Over more than 30 years, the Rodey and Modrall Sperling law firms have invested over three quarters of a million dollars in financial support for civil legal aid. The law firm of Feferman, Warren & Mattison, through directing cy pres settlement funds to Equal Access to Justice, has also been one of our most loyal and significant supporters. We are so grateful for their efforts in funding justice for all.
Each year, hundreds of defenders of justice -- law firms, attorneys, and other concerned New Mexicans -- give generously to ensure safety and security for all New Mexicans, not just those who can afford it.
Over more than 30 years, the Rodey and Modrall Sperling law firms have invested over three quarters of a million dollars in financial support for civil legal aid. The law firm of Feferman, Warren & Mattison, through directing cy pres settlement funds to Equal Access to Justice, has also been one of our most loyal and significant supporters. We are so grateful for their efforts in funding justice for all.
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