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DRI Young Lawyers Seminar
June 4-6, 2008: The DRI Young Lawyers Committee will host its annual Young Lawyers Seminar at Disney's Yacht & Beach Club in Orlando, Florida read more...
AWA April Luncheon
April, 2008: The AWA April luncheon was held on April 17, 2008 at the Bourbon House Restaurant. read more...
European Women Lawyers Association - Event July 2008
July 4-5, 2008: 8th Congress of the EWLA read more...
Community Outreach
The Association of Women Attorney supports these and other organizations in the New Orleans community.
Grace House
Grace House is an all women drug/alcohol rehabilitation residential facility that boasts a higher than national average success rate for recovery. If you would like to more about how you can help, please visit Grace House website by clicking on the following link: www.ghla.com.
The Pro Bono Project
In an effort to Ride the Wave to Rebirth, The Pro Bono Project’s continuing mission to provide free, quality civil legal services to the poor is more important than ever. By engaging volunteer attorneys to render pro bono services, The Pro Bono Project serves clients in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Tammany and Washington parishes.
With funding from the Justice For All Ball and other sources, The Pro Bono Project works in collaboration with other social service providers to improve the quality of life for our clients and our community. Visit the Pro Bono Project web site at http://www.probono-no.org/ .
Lafayette Square Conservancy
The Lafayette Square Conservancy is a non-profit corporation organized to re-vitalize Lafayette Square. AWA member participated in a cleanup and planting day at Lafayette Square in April of 2007. If you would like more information about the Lafayette Square Conservancy, you can call Babs (899-5284) or Sally (589-7620) or write to the group at .
Blueprint Louisiana
Blueprint Louisiana is a citizen-driven effort to identify and implement essential changes to fundamentally improve Louisiana. For more information, Blueprint Louisiana.
New Orleans Afterschool Partnership
The Partnership works to build and strengthen the support system among afterschool providers. Its mission is to improve the quality of afterschool programs and increase access to these programs for New Orleans’ children and youth. We provide afterschool programs with the training, technical assistance, evaluation, data, networking, information sharing, and the support they need to offer children and youth high quality afterschool and out-of-school time opportunities. For more information, Afterschool Partnership.