York County Bar Foundation

Grants and scholarships:the truancy prevention initiative operated by the united way of York County, received funds for tpi program staff and operations to continue their work with school districts, judges, agencies, service providers, business, families, and students to implement consistent responses and interventions on truancy in York County. The Bar Foundation helped found and remains a major funder of the tpi. As a result of this initiative, York County's statewide truancy ranking has dropped from 7th to 39th. Impact grants:promoting diversity and supporting students - the clarence "chuck" n. patterson diversity internship for the summer was awarded for one position at the public defender's office to one individual at the district attorney's office. The richard noll scholarship committee awarded two scholarships to "deserving, needy law student(s) from the greater York area." The recipients were bryan eras and quincy loss. Both are students at widener university commonwealth law school.the County of York received funding for incentives for project red interviews related to a study on racial disparities in juvenile detention and placements . The County of York also received funds for support for juveniles in the court system and their families. Funds were used to offset the costs of travel, clothing, education, and enrichment activities for 35 individuals.pennsylvania immigration resource center received support to retain staff and support its operations in providing free legal services to indigent, vulnerable immigrants in the York community. This includes direct representation in York County of immigrant victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and for partial support for its office manager position to coordinate activities that meet the growing education and direct services needs of immigrants/immigrant families, and leverage pirc's legal staff, programs, community partnerships, and experience to grow and reach additional immigrants who would otherwise go unserved.

Public service:the York County Bar association and its charitable arm, the York County Bar Foundation (ycba/ycbf), aspire to build the organizations' capacity for leadership and service to improve the legal profession, the community they serve and the administration of justice in society. The York County Bar is the community's largest private supporter of law-related programs in funding and service.today, with the help of community partners, the Bar is implementing plans to improve access to justice for the underserved by increasing pro bono volunteers and developing more efficient and effective service delivery methods. The Bar conducted mock trials and an essay and bookmark design contest, as well as honoring a liberty bell award recipient in conjunction with its virtual law day celebration. Its legal lines television show, the high school law mentoring and wills for heroes programs emphasize the Bar's commitment to public education and community service. The Bar also sponsors community activity such as wills for heroes, drivers license restoration and expungement clinics, and provides pro bono legal services including protection from abuse (pfa) days.

Pro bono:mid penn legal services received grants and alternative pro bono service funding to support pro bono services and to preserve their critically needed family-law attorney position in the York office. Funds supported efforts related to the delivery of pro bono and legal services to the York County community. With this funding, an expungement clinic and driver's license restoration clinic were held along with free cle trainings, pfa "service days", and other free community informational sessions including expedited pardon process related to marijuana in english and spanish.

Leave a legacy York County (lal) is a partnership of more than 100 like-minded volunteers, professional advisors and nonprofit organizations that strengthens our community by promoting charitable giving. Leave a legacy assists York County nonprofits to develop planned-gift programs, encourages professional advisors to include charitable giving in estate planning and promotes planned giving to the public. Leave a legacy received a $2,000 impact grant to promote charitable and legacy giving in York County. The York County estate planning council (ycepc) is a group of professional advisors educating themselves and others in estate planning and administration in central Pennsylvania. Lal and ycepc have leveraged the opportunity of being part of a larger institution that provides staff support and administration