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Andrea’s Story
Posted On January 29, 2013 in Client Stories

When Andrea Henderson enrolled in a Moving to Work program at The Center for Working Families (TCWF), she was ready to turn things around and willing to work hard to make a new start. During her initial assessment, she suddenly realized it would be even harder than she expected.  The computer search turned up an outstanding warrant for 10-year-old felony indictment she knew nothing about. Sure, she remembered the incident, a chaotic neighborhood free-for-all, but she had never been assigned … read more Andrea’s Story→

GJP Receives MLK Community Service Award
Posted On January 24, 2013 in Awards, Featured

The Georgia Justice Project has been selected to receive the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and the Goizueta Business School.  Other organizations receiving this award are:  East Lake Foundation, Feminist Women’s Health Center, Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability, Our House Inc., Project Grad, Furniture Bank of Atlanta, Men Stopping Violence, and Bobby Dodd Institute. GJP is honored to receive this award and be recognized for the work … read more GJP Receives MLK Community Service Award→

Client Christmas Party 2012
Posted On December 12, 2012 in Photo Gallery
Devon’s Story
Posted On December 5, 2012 in Client Stories

Over four years ago, GJP represented Devon on a minor theft case.  Devon had never been in trouble before this case, and GJP’s attorneys and social workers were able to get his case dismissed with consent to expunge after he successfully completed PTI (pre-trial intervention) classes. In 2010 GJP attorneys helped get Devon’s record expunged, and he had no criminal history. Fast forward to September, 2012, and Devon was offered a good job with a local utility company as a … read more Devon’s Story→

A Client Story told by GJP’s, Anthony Sanchez
Posted On November 26, 2012 in Client Stories

The need for services for our clients continue throughout the entire year.  GJP’s supporters are the reason we are able to assist Georgia’s indigent criminally accused and help them live productive, crime-free lives.   Please make a donation and help sustain this important work. Click here to read more of our client stories.

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