Program areas at Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Pro bono center: the pro bono center's mission is to provide well trained attorney volunteers to help meet the legal needs of the indigent in Allegheny County. In the current year, approximately 1,700 clients were served by volunteer attorneys. In collaboration with other organizations, the center recruits, trains, supports and recognizes attorney and non-attorney volunteers.
Attorneys against hunger provides funding to pittsburgh area food banks. (funds were donated to 18 food banks in the current year).
Juvenile court project provides legal representation for indigent parents of children involved in juvenile court dependency matters. (the juvenile court project had approximately 1,350 clients in the current year).
- the endowment program provides grants to fund programs that will assist in responding to the changing legal needs in the community. There were 9 recipients this fiscal year.
- bankruptcy judges memorial fund and notre dame fund provide scholarship awards to deserving law students in the Allegheny County area.
- the lawyers' fund relieves want or distress among members of the Allegheny County Bar or members of their families, provides scholarships, fellowships and grants-in-aid for research, writing and other studies of law. The louis little fund provides loans to law school students in financial need.
- the john p. gismondi fund provides funds to support the summer law student fellowship program.
-john a. meehan citizenship institute fund
- yld scholarship fund
- grant to neighborhood legal services to provide legal assistance to poor and vulnerable residents of Allegheny County.