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Grant Amount - $100,000
Foundation - Ford Foundation
Grant Purpose - To provide legal assistance, advice and research services to state and local groups working on paid sick days and family leave and for public education on the need for and benefits of paid time off
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Rhodes University - $200,000 from the Mott Foundation - The Rhodes University Legal Aid Clinic provides free, legal advice and related services to poor people in the Eastern Cape province. It handles criminal and civil cases, drafting of contracts and wills, labor disputes, housing and land cases,...
9to5 National Association of Working Women - $350,000 from the Ford Foundation - To enable the Multi-State Paid Leave Consortium to educate the public and policymakers in eight states and nationally about the need for paid leave for both routine and critical family needs
Legal Resources Trust - $100,000 from the Mott Foundation - The Legal Resources Trust provides legal support to civil society-based organizations on issues ranging from legal education and litigation to the administration of justice. Mott's support is specifically directed at a project that provides...
American Institute for Social Justice Inc. - $275,000 from the Ford Foundation - For public education and technical assistance to grassroots groups working to expand access to Earned IncomeTax Credit, living wage ordinances and paid sick days
Community Law and Rural Development Centre - $200,000 from the Mott Foundation - The Community Law and Rural Development Centre supports communities in rural and marginalized areas of the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces to access their rights by supporting 35 advice offices based within these communities. Paralegals...
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