Ms. Sheri Fox, Director
607 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
865-637‑0484
www.laet.org
Civil Justice: A Basic Need – $80,000
The Civil Justice, A Basic Need project will address civil legal issues that are a factor in preventing people in Knox County from obtaining and sustaining financial security. Often these factors are systemic in nature and are such that only an attorney can adequately formulate an appropriate remedy.
Domestic Violence Civil Legal Aid- $100,000
The Domestic Violence Legal Aid program will provide crisis legal services to victims of domestic violence to help them achieve safety, stability, and self-sufficiency.
Homeless Prevention Project – $60,000
The Homelessness Prevention Project will address factors preventing people in Knox County from obtaining and sustaining safe, affordable housing, and will help those who are currently homeless address the urgent legal needs that stand in their way of self-sufficiency.
“If the very most vulnerable citizens in our community can’t access the court system like everybody else, how is this going to be a community that believes in its courts, and its judges, and its law enforcement?”
Sheri Fox, Executive Director