(Pictured: Bill Waddell, President of the Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation Inc.)
In late 2009, members of the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission established the Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation Inc. The foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that will:
- Promote and support access to the civil justice system by persons in Arkansas who cannot afford a lawyer and for whom the law does not provide a right to counsel;
- Educate the public regarding the needs of Arkansans related to meaningful access to the civil justice system; and
- Assist in support activities, including fundraising, that enable the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission and Arkansas’s two legal aid providers to fulfill their missions of providing access to civil justice and legal aid to Arkansans who cannot afford a lawyer and who qualify for legal services.
“We are excited to begin the work of the newly-created Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation,” said Bill Waddell, president of the foundation’s board of directors. “The foundation will expand the influence and impact of legal aid throughout Arkansas, and we hope it allows more low-income Arkansans to access legal aid and pro bono attorneys.”
The foundation is currently planning the 2010 annual Promise of Justice Campaign, which will raise funds on a statewide basis to support the provision of legal aid in Arkansas and recruit attorneys to provide pro bono legal services.
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