Hello, LAWM Friends!

Somehow, some way, it’s already the holiday season. And that means it’s almost 2022. Each year this period is a crucial one for us: we are opening our Annual Fundraising Campaign to replenish our resources and keep serving clients. You can read more about this, just below. We have no clever sales pitch. We can promise you two things. First, we do not take your generosity for granted, which makes us grateful for every single dollar. Second, our gratitude motivates us to make your donation count - ensuring that everyone in West Michigan has fair access to our justice system.

That’s what we accomplish, together. Thank you!
Giving, Receiving, and Gratitude:
2021 Annual Campaign
This is part of a thank-you note written by one of our former clients. They join other former clients who, while living on fixed incomes or even in poverty, donate to LAWM so that we can serve more people like them. This generosity amazes us. We try to channel that amazement into energy – and to give what we can.
 
We give clients a voice when basic living needs like housing and healthcare and personal security are at stake. To keep doing this, we need your help.
Please support our work
We have launched our Annual Fundraising Campaign. Please follow our former client’s lead by donating. Here is more information about the impact we make and why we need your support. Every dollar helps us serve more people and families.
 
Please support us today by donating online. If you're an attorney, your gift will be designated to LAWM through the Michigan State Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice Campaign. All other donors can give directly to LAWM, either online or by check. Every gift lets us keep giving clients a voice.
Giving, receiving, and gratitude work in a cycle, one leading into the next. We are so grateful for your support. Thank you!
By The Numbers
So far in 2021, we have closed cases impacting thousands of our West Michigan neighbors, including:
Clients and household members in cases involving seniors
Clients and household members in cases involving housing security
Clients and household members in cases involving domestic violence
Clients and household members in cases involving veterans
Michael S. Barnes Award Reception
What a joy it was to honor pro bono volunteer Patti McKenney, whose commitment to service is only outmeasured by her modesty. Patti was reluctant to accept the award. But we, along with Patti’s colleagues in the legal community, insisted on recognizing her extraordinary work. Congrats, Patti!

And thanks, as always, to Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge for supporting the Barnes Award Reception.
Pictured here: Patti McKenney, the 2021 Barnes Award honoree, with LAWM’s (now retired) pro bono program director, Paul Abrahamsen.
Resources

Join us on November 18 for a free virtual event about the expungement process.

Watch the event at www.kdl.org/livestream.
Join us in making justice real for low-income Michiganders!
Every gift changes lives. Thank you!