Volunteer Opportunities

County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: A Child's Place requests assistance with a review of bylaws and certificate of incorporation.

Mission: The mission of Saugatuck Child Care Services - A Child's Place (www.a-childs-place.org) is to provide full-time child care for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years as well as an assortment of more traditional nursery school groups ages 2 to 5 years old.

Matter No.: 22-030.7

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County: Hartford, CT

Legal Work Required: Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding requests assistance with review and revision of bylaws and certificate of incorporation.

Mission: The mission of the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding (www.ccjef.org) is to reform the state's school finance system to ensure equal educational opportunity and quality schooling for all.

Matter No.: 08-417.2

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County: Westchester, NY

Legal Work Required: Pediatric Cancer Foundation requests assistance with a review of agreement regarding a walkathon.

Mission: The mission of the Pediatric Cancer Foundation (PCF) (www.pcfweb.org) is to find a cure for childhood cancer. PCF raises money for research, state of the art equipment and instruments, and parent/patient care at several hospitals, including Children's Hosptial of New York-Presbyterian, the Hassenfeld Children's Center at NYU Medical Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Schneider Children's Hospital at North Shore LIJ Health System, and Maria Farei Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center.

Matter No.: 28-067.017

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: Southwestern Area Health Education Center requests assistance with fiscal sponsorship agreement.

Mission: The mission of Southwestern Area Health Education Center (www.swctahec.org) is to improve access to primary health care for disadvantaged and medically underserved populations by increasing the recruitment and retention of health care professionals with training, education and support, and by promoting improved health and disease prevention in underserved areas.

Matter No.: 20-082.017

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: Bridgeport Area Youth Ministry requests assistance with preparing a waiver/disclaimer form allowing the Organization to repair customer's computers.

Mission: The mission of Bridgeport Area Youth Ministry (www.baym.org) is to enable inner-city yout to discover their talents and exercise them in a real world business environment through technology, trade training and career development.

Matter No.: 24-015.013

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County: Sacramento, CA

Legal Work Required: Review of contract between Organization and affordable housing provider regarding the provision of services to residents

Mission: The mission of Life Skills Training & Educational Programs (LifeSTEPS) is to provide effective educational and supportive services to maximize the strengths of individuals and build resilient communities.

Matter No.: 32-006.2

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County: Westchester, NY

Legal Work Required: Three Lakes Council requests assistance with reviewing a draft memorandum of understanding regarding the use of real property.

Mission: The Three Lakes Council (www.threelakescouncil.org) was organized in 1970 to lead and coordinate the environmental efforts for the Lake Waccabuc-Oscaleta-Rippowam watershed in the Town of Lewisboro, New York. Our mission is to preserve and protect the entire 2.200 acre watershed through education, conservation and preservation.

Matter No.: 29-065.5

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County: Westchester, NY

Legal Work Required: The Home Program requests assistance with an agreement regarding staff use of the Organization's laptops and iPads.

Mission: The Home Program (www.thehomeprogram.org) helps parents manage their children's challenging behaviors and provides in-home behavior therapy that is tailored to specific needs of each child, with a special understanding of the unique challenges presented by children with developmental disabilities.

Matter No.: 26-097.010

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County: New York, NY

Legal Work Required: Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America requests assistance with reviewing a conflict of interest policy.

Mission: The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (www.myasthenia.org) is committed to finding a cure for myasthenia gravis and closely related disorders, improving treatment options, and providing information and support to people with myasthenia gravis through research, education, community programs, and advocacy.

Matter No.: 31-113.4

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County: Hartford, CT

Legal Work Required: Provide counsel regarding establishment of new recreation space, including whether it should be established as a separate entity.

Mission: The mission of Family Life Education (www.familylifeedu.org) is to build a healthy community, strengthen families and promoted the well-being of children and youth.

Matter No.: 08-155.4

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County: New Haven, CT

Legal Work Required: Abiyoyo Cooperative Family Day Care requests assistance with the dissolution of the Organization.

Mission: The mission of (www.abiyoyodaycare.org) is to foster the social, physical, emotional, and intellectual growth of each child by providing a warm, nurturing, and rich environment.

Matter No.: 08-185.5

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County: Hartford, CT

Legal Work Required: Pro Bono Partnership requests assistance with a teleconference presentation on Mergers and Other Alliances, September or October 2012, date to be determined.

Mission: Pro Bono Partnership (www.probonopartnership.org) provides business and transactional legal services to nonprofit organizations serving the disadvantaged and enhancing the quality of life in neighborhoods in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Each year we mobilize and support hundreds of lawyers from leading corporations and law firms who volunteer their legal expertise on behalf of our clients, enabling them to more effectively feed the hungry, house the homeless, promote the arts, protect the environment and provide essential programs to children, the elderly, immigrants, the disabled and the unemployed.

Matter No.: 08-069.50

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County: Hartford, CT

Legal Work Required: ERASE requests assistance with establishing for-profit (or other arrangement) between client and another local nonprofit organization.

Mission: The mission of ERASE (www.erasect.org) is to increase the assets, resiliency, and capacity of youth and communities in our 15 town region as they fight against substance abuse and other addictions.

Matter No.: 08-127.6

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County: Tolland, CT

Legal Work Required: Hockanum Industries requests assistance with the orderly wind-down of affairs and possible Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing.

Mission: Hockanum Industries (www.hockanumindustries.org) strives to provide gainful employment, training, support and retirement services for adults with developmental disabiltiies through the dignity of work, community interaction and structured activities.

Matter No.: 08-398.1

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County: Hartford, CT

Legal Work Required: AIDS Project Hartford requests assistance with the Organization's merger into another Hartford-based nonprofit organization.

Mission: AIDS Project Hartford improves the lives of people impacted by HIV through direct services, advocacy and prevention.

Matter No.: 08-418.1

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: Peaks Over Poverty requests assistance with dissolution.

Mission: The mission of Peaks Over Poverty (www.peaksoverpoverty.org) is to raise funds for grassroots organizations dedicated to helping rural mountain farmers overcome poverty, adapt to climate change and protect their environment.

Matter No.: 30-141.8

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County: Hartford, CT

Legal Work Required: Connecticut AIDS Resouce Coalition requests assistance with the Organization's merger with another Hartford=based nonprofit

Mission: CARC (www.ctaidscoalition.org) strives to ensure quality housing and supportive services for people living with HIV/AIDS in Connecticut and to promote effective HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention education.

Matter No.: 08-402.1

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County: New Haven, CT

Legal Work Required: Waterbury Day Nursery Association requests assistance with the sale of assets and dissolution.

Mission: The mission of the Waterbury Day Nursery Association is to provide daytime, affordable child care to children ages six weeks to six years for working families in the Greater Waterbury area.

Matter No.: 08-403.1

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County: Sacramento, CA

Legal Work Required: LifeSTEPS seeks guidance with registering to do business and hire employees in NJ. LifeSTEPS is a "foreign" corporation to NJ and plans to provide services in NJ in the future.

Mission: The mission of Life Skills Training & Educational Programs (LifeSTEPS) is to provide effective educational and supportive services to maximize the strengths of individuals and build resilient communities.

Matter No.: 32-006.1

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County: Bergen, NJ

Legal Work Required: Charity Navigator seeks a volunteer to draft an API agreement.

Mission: Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org) works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America's largest charities.

Matter No.: 28-106.24

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: Reach Prep requests assistance with developing a website policy and terms of use.

Mission: The mission of Reach Prep (www.reachprep.org) is to prepare motivated and talented fourth grade students from low and moderate income backgrounds for admission to, and success in, quality independent schools in Connecticut and New York.

Matter No.: 28-181.9

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County: Warren, NJ

Legal Work Required: NORWESCAP requests assistance with the presentation of harassment prevention training to its employees.

Mission: NORWESCAP (Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program) (www.norwescap.org) provides a wide variety of cost-effective coordinated services to individuals in need, such as child care, child development, economic development, housing and energy, literacy, and health and nutrition.

Matter No.: 20-037.027

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County: Hudson, NJ

Legal Work Required: Bayonne Community Mental Health has requested assistance with a disability issue.

Mission: Bayonne Community Mental Health Center (www.bayonnementalhealth.org) seeks to address the mental health care needs of the individuals and institutions of the City of Bayonne and surrounding communities.

Matter No.: 31-198.2

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: Connecticut Challenge requests assistance with reviewing various worker classifications, to determine f they are employees or independent contractors.

Mission: The mission of Connecticut Challenge (www.ctchallenge.org) is to empower cancer survivors to live longer, happier, healthier lives by creating and funding programs, offering credible resources and building a community of support.

Matter No.: 31-153.5

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: St. Luke's LifeWorks requests assistance with determining if the Organization can give stipends to teenagers for participating in a training program.

Mission: St. Luke's LifeWorks (www.stlukeslifeworks.org) provides a foundation of housing and support services in Stamford, enabling clients to make positive changes in their lives towards self-sufficiency. Programs include emergency and transitional housing, life skills training and career training, child care, child advocacy and permanent supportive housing.

Matter No.: 22-068.031

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: Project Return requests assistance with an employment issue.

Mission: The mission of Project Return (www.projectreturnct.org) is to provide a safe, structured, therapeutic environment for adolescent girls who are unable to live at home, either temporarily or permanently.

Matter No.: 26-069.010

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: Saugatuck Child Care Services requests assistance with a review of its personnel policies.

Mission: The mission of Saugatuck Child Care Services - A Child's Place (www.a-childs-place.org) is to provide full-time child care for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years as well as an assortment of more traditional nursery school groups ages 2 to 5 years old.

Matter No.: 22-030.8

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County: Union, NJ

Legal Work Required: UCEDC requests assistance with the drafing of a benefit plan.

Mission: UCEDC (www.ucedc.org) provides financing, training, and mentoring to small business owners, entrepreneurs, and nonprofits in an effort to stimulate economic development in Union County.

Matter No.: 27-014.7

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County: Rockland, NY

Legal Work Required: West Street Child Care Learning Center requests advice in connection with accrual of sick days for teachers.

Mission: West Street Child Care Learning Center's mission is to provide a high-quality early childhood program.

Matter No.: 31-007.2

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County: Essex, NJ

Legal Work Required: The Student/Partner Alliance seeks a draft employment manual. The Organization has a small staff.

Mission: Student/Partner Alliance (www.studentpartneralliance.org) provides financially disadvantaged, but motivated, students from Northern NJ's inner cities (primarily Newark and Jersey City) with the opportunity to become productive and successful members of society through providing them with tuition assistance to attend one of our community-based high schools that we are affiliated with in conjunction with furnishing them with a 4-year mentoring experience.

Matter No.: 31-220.3

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County: Hartford, CT

Legal Work Required: Pro Bono Partnership (Hartford) requests assistance with a teleconference presentation on Social Media in the Work Place, November 2012, date to be determined.

Mission: Pro Bono Partnership (www.probonopartnership.org) provides business and transactional legal services to nonprofit organizations serving the disadvantaged and enhancing the quality of life in neighborhoods in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Each year we mobilize and support hundreds of lawyers from leading corporations and law firms who volunteer their legal expertise on behalf of our clients, enabling them to more effectively feed the hungry, house the homeless, promote the arts, protect the environment and provide essential programs to children, the elderly, immigrants, the disabled and the unemployed.

Matter No.: 08-069.49

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County: Mercer, NJ

Legal Work Required: Education Works has requested a review of its child abuse reporting policy (applicable in its NJ and PA facilities).

Mission: Education Works (www.educationworks-online.org) trains AmeriCorps members and other volunteers to work in inner-city schools as teachers and mentors and provides other programs that support the educational achievement and personal and social growth of children and youth.

Matter No.: 21-031.025

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County: Westchester, NY

Legal Work Required: Community Center of Northern Westchester requests assistance with creating a volunteer handbook.

Mission: Community Center of Northern WestchesterWestchester Residential Opportunities (www.communitycenternw.org) is a volunteer organization that seeks to improve the well-being of people in need by providing food, clothing and access to other resources.

Matter No.: 30-135.6

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County: Westchester, NY

Legal Work Required: Westchester Residential Opportunities seeks advice in connection with comp. time and exempt/non-exempt classifications.

Mission: Westchester Residential Opportunities (www.wroinc.org) is a not-for-profit fair housing agency founded in 1968 to help provide fair and affordable housing for everyone on a non-discriminatory basis.

Matter No.: 99-023.033

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County: Westchester, NY

Legal Work Required: Westchester Residential Opportunities requests a review of the Organization's employee handbook.

Mission: Westchester Residential Opportunities (www.wroinc.org) is a not-for-profit fair housing agency founded in 1968 to help provide fair and affordable housing for everyone on a non-discriminatory basis.

Matter No.: 99-023.032

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: Child Advocates of Connecticut requests assistance with reviewing a volunteer policy and procedure manual.

Mission: The mission of Child Advocates of Connecticut is to ensure that no abused or neglected child is lost in an overburdened foster care system.

Matter No.: 31-159.4

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County: Rockland, NY

Legal Work Required: Suffern Free Library requests a review of its personnel policies.

Mission: The mission of Suffern Free Library (www.suffernfreelibrary.org) is a public library serving the community of 27,000 residents in the Ramapo Central School District in New York.

Matter No.: 31-147.1

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: Connecticut Challenge requests assistance with protection of the Organization's logo and new program name.

Mission: The mission of Connecticut Challenge (www.ctchallenge.org) is to empower cancer survivors to live longer, happier, healthier lives by creating and funding programs, offering credible resources and building a community of support.

Matter No.: 31-153.2

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: Connecticut Challenge requests assistance with a legal review of the Organization's website.

Mission: The mission of Connecticut Challenge (www.ctchallenge.org) is to empower cancer survivors to live longer, happier, healthier lives by creating and funding programs, offering credible resources and building a community of support.

Matter No.: 31-153.3

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County: Westchester, NY

Legal Work Required: Greenburgh Nature Center requests advice regarding the Organization's possible interests in the pending litigation regarding abutting land.

Mission: The mission of Greenburgh Nature Center (www.greenburghnaturecenter.org) is to educate and promote conservation, research, and appreciation of nature and the environment while preserving the natural and historic character of our property.

Matter No.: 31-157.2

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County: Fairfield, CT

Legal Work Required: Person to Person requests assistance witha review of the Organization's investment policies.

Mission: Person to Person (www.p2pdarien.org) operates several emergency and fianncial assistance programs for residents of Stamford, Darien and New Canaan. Among other things, the Organization provides a food pantry, free clothing and assistance with certain expenses, such as rent, utilities, child care and skills training. Person to Person also sponsors college scholarships and summer camp fees for qualifying students.

Matter No.: 21-025.018

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County: New Haven, CT

Legal Work Required: New Opportunities requests assistance with the Organization's affirmative action plan.

Mission: The mission of New Opportunities (www.newoppinc.org) is to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals by providing the necessary resources to increase their standard of living, foster self-improvement, and maximize self-empowerment.

Matter No.: 32-001.1

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