Two new staffers have joined the ELAP team! If you haven’t met them yet, we’d like to introduce… Divya Patel (she/her) is our new Accounting/Office Administrator. In this role, she is responsible for bookkeeping, financial management, and office operations. Divya has more than 10 years
YOU, our donors and supporters, make ELAP’s critical work possible. That’s why we’re excited to share some highlights and stories from the past year with you. Our Community Impact Report is a peek into the work our staff and volunteers do every day to improve
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month. But at ELAP, we are incredibly grateful for our volunteers year-round. Last year, we had 91 volunteer attorneys who collectively gave 1,343 hours of their time. Together, they served 621 community members with free legal help. ELAP’s impact is only
How about this for some upbeat, feel-good news… ELAP is featured in this month’s 425 Magazine and sister publication 425 Business! Check out the story that features interviews with ELAP Executive Director Jerry Kröon and Program Director Danielle Caldwell about why our work is so
ELAP is tracking several bills this Washington state legislative session to understand their potential impacts on our clients and other vulnerable people in King County. These are some of the key pieces of legislation we are watching: SB 5169 seeks to reduce trauma experienced by
Happy 2025 from the ELAP staff team and our furry friends. We wish you a safe and peaceful upcoming year.
We are excited to announce this year’s Pro Bono Award Winners. ELAP’s annual Pro Bono Awards recognize outstanding volunteer contributions to our community’s legal needs. Our winners include attorneys, firms, judges, community partners, and individual justice champions. Congratulations to our winners: Pro Bono Attorney: Max
Some members of our staff team took a field trip this week! We had the opportunity to tour the Family Law Facilitator’s Office at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. King County’s Family Law Facilitators can provide people who don’t have a lawyer with
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we want to lift up our nonprofit partners that provide critical services to ELAP clients. This includes: Domestic Abuse Women’s Network (DAWN) New Beginnings-Ending Domestic Violence LifeWire One-third of the people we serve are survivors of domestic violence. People fleeing
August is National Make a Will Month. If you don’t have a legal will, this is a great reminder to get your paperwork in order. A will is a legally binding document that outlines your wishes after your death on important things like distribution of
