PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Molly Coleman (J.D. ’20)
People’s Parity Project Molly Coleman is a co-founder of PPP and the organization’s first Executive Director. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where…
Public Service Venture Fund
PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Julie Wimmer (J.D. ’11)
myPadilla Austin, TX myPadilla aims to improve access to justice and protect the constitutional rights of immigrants in the criminal justice system in Texas. Leveraging…
PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Samuel Weiss (J.D. ’14)
Rights Behind Bars Washington, D.C. Rights Behind Bars represents incarcerated people in civil rights lawsuits concerning their conditions of confinement and seeks to advance law…
PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Jason Gelbort (J.D. ’13)
Upland Advisors Chicago, IL Upland Advisors contributes to the peaceful resolution of armed conflicts by providing advice on negotiation strategy, policy, and legal matters to…
PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Lela Klein (J.D. ’09)
Co-op Dayton Dayton, OH Lela Klein (J.D. ’09) was awarded a seed grant to support Co-op Dayton, a non-profit she co-founded in 2015 with other…
PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Jonathan Kaufman (J.D. ’06)
Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) Accra, Ghana Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) in Accra, Ghana is supporting West African communities facing an extractive model of…
PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Shannon Erwin (J.D. ’10)
Muslim Justice League Boston, MA The Muslim Justice League, a partnership of lawyers and scholars professionally shaped during the ongoing “War on Terror,” was formed…
PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Alana Greer (J.D. ’11)
Community Justice Project Miami, FL The Community Justice Project, a movement lawyering project that was established as a part of Florida Legal Services, provides legal…
PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Gina Clayton (J.D. ’10)
Essie Justice Group San Francisco, CA Gina Clayton (J.D. ’10) has been awarded a seed grant to establish Essie Justice Group in San Francisco, California.
PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Lam Ho (J.D. ’14)
Community Activism Law Alliance (CALA) Chicago, IL Lam Ho (J.D. ’14) has been awarded a seed grant to establish the Community Activism Law Alliance (CALA)…
PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Mercedes Montagnes (J.D. ’09)
The Promise of Justice Initiative (PJI) New Orleans, LA Mercedes Montagnes (J.D. ’09) has been awarded a seed grant to support her newly-established non-profit organization,…
PSVF Seed Grant Recipients: Alice Cherry (J.D. ’16) and Kelsey Skaggs (J.D. ’16)
Climate Defense Project (CDP) CDP is a legal nonprofit that provides advice and support to the climate movement in the United States and internationally. CDP…
PSVF Seed Grant Recipient: Hallie Jay Pope (J.D. ’14)
Graphic Advocacy Project (GAP) Brooklyn, NY The Graphic Advocacy Project (GAP) is located in Brooklyn, NY. Hallie founded GAP because she believes the legal profession’s monopoly…
PSVF Fellow: Brianne Power (J.D. '18)
Towards Justice Denver, CO Brianne has been awarded a 2019-2019 PSVF fellowship to work at Towards Justice in Denver, Colorado. At Towards Justice, Brianne will…
PSVF Fellow: Clarissa Lehne (J.D. '18)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nairobi, Kenya Clarissa has been interested in immigration and refugee issues since volunteering at asylum homes in her…
PSVF Fellow: Sarah Wheaton (J.D. ’14)
St. Andrew’s Resettlement Legal Aid Project Cairo, Egypt Sarah Wheaton has been awarded a PSVF fellowship, in addition to a Sinclair Kennedy Traveling Fellowship and a…
PSVF Fellow: Ryan Tonkin (J.D. ’14)
Together Against Poverty Society Victoria, British Columbia Ryan Tonkin has been awarded a Kaufman Fellowship to join the Together Against Poverty Society in Victoria, British Columbia…
PSVF Fellow: Nicole Summers (J.D. ’13)
Neighborhood Legal Services Essex County, MA Nicole Summers has been awarded a Skirnick Fellowship to work with Neighborhood Legal Services in Essex County, MA, where she…
PSVF Fellow: Harin Song (J.D. ’14)
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) South Holland, Netherlands Harin Song has been awarded a fellowship to work in chambers at the International Criminal…
PSVF Fellow: Erin Schwartz (J.D. ’14)
Union Settlement Association New York, NY Erin Schwartz has been awarded a fellowship to join the Union Settlement Association, where she will engage in food policy…
PSVF Fellow: Jenna Prochaska (J.D. ’14)
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Chicago, IL Jenna Prochaska has been awarded a Kaufman Fellowship to work with the Sargent Shriver National Center…