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The Texas Bar
Foundation Awards Hope’s Door $15,000 Grant
for Legal Representation for Domestic Violence Victims
Hope’s Door, a local women’s shelter serving Collin County
has received a $15,000 grant from The Texas Bar Foundation which
will go towards providing critical legal representation for
those impacted by domestic violence.
Jim Malatich, Hope’s Door CEO states, “We are grateful to the
Texas Bar Foundation for their generous grant which will help
fund the Hope’s Door Legal Representation for Victims of
Domestic Violence program. This crucial program provides
pro-bono family law representation to victims of domestic
violence. Annually, approximately 100 of Hope’s Door’s clients
require family law representation to help them obtain protective
orders, child custody, child support, and/or divorce and are
unable to secure this representation elsewhere. Without this
program and the help of the Texas Bar Foundation, these clients
would appear before courts without any legal representation.”
About The Texas Bar
Foundation
Since its inception in
1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $16 million
in grants to law-related programs. Supported by members of the
State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Foundation is the nation’s
largest charitably-funded bar foundation. Grants are made
possible by the generosity of the Fellows and charitable gifts
from individuals and law firms across the state. The Texas Bar
Foundation and its members are committed to their
mission…Advancing Justice in Texas…by providing opportunities to
support the rule of law in Texas.
About Hope’s Door
For almost 30 years,
Hope’s Door has been the only organization in Collin
County specializing in comprehensive prevention and intervention
services to domestic violence victims and their children.
Services available to victims through Hope’s Door include
24-hour crisis hotline; emergency shelter; supportive housing;
residential and non-residential counseling, support groups, and
legal representation and advocacy. Annually, Hope’s Door
responds to more than 2,500 crisis calls; protects almost 400
women and children through emergency shelter; houses up to 25
individuals through supportive housing; and provides outreach
services (counseling, support groups, and legal advocacy) to
more than 1,100 women and children. For more information about
Hope’s Door visit our website at
www.hopesdoorinc.org or contact us at 972-422-2911.
Individuals seeking safety from abusive relationships can
contact our 24-Hour Crisis Hotline at 972-422-SAFE (7233).
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