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
The demand for immigration services is affecting many nonprofits in our region, including ELAP. The immigration court system is swamped nationally and locally. Washington state has a backlog of nearly 50,000 immigration cases so far in 2024, up from 35,000 total in 2023, according to
Join our Board of Directors to help lead ELAP’s strategic vision. We are seeking a diverse pool of candidates with varied professional and community experience. If you are passionate about access to civil legal aid, you may be a great candidate! Our Board meets virtually
Our ELAP staff team loves it when summer rolls around and we get to have interns helping in our programs. This year we have two law students who will be spending their summer with us: ELAP’s internship program offers a valuable hands-on legal experience. We
