Our mission is to empower the members of our communities. We are a community-based organization providing pro bono and sliding scale legal services and programming addressing economic development and life readiness.

Our vision is to create communities where people have access to justice, students reach high levels of achievement, and our entrepreneurs receive the tools they need to launch and grow strong businesses. This emphasis on access to legal representation, education and economic development helps to create opportunities and stability in our neighborhoods.

Pro Bono Legal Services: We provide brief advice and counsel, limited representation and full legal representation to individuals who cannot aﬀord legal services. We address issues such as evictions, parenting time and child support and sealing and expungement of criminal records.

Economic Development Program: We support aspiring entrepreneurs from underserved communities with our free B.O.S.S. cohorts, Small Business Expos, and resources to establish sustainable businesses that create local jobs.

Life Readiness Programs: We teach our youth about entrepreneurship through our free cohort called the Baby B.O.S.S. In addition, we conduct resume bootcamps to assist our youth by preparing resumes, holding mock interviews and providing tips on how to keep their jobs once they get them.

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