De Novo Center for Justice and Healing
De Novo Center for Justice and Healing
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About this organization
Mission
For 50 years, De Novo has provided free civil legal aid and affordable psychological counseling to low-income people. Our services combat the effects of poverty and violence by helping clients and their children meet basic human needs for safety, income, health and housing. De Novo draws on the expertise of more than 140 dedicated volunteer legal and mental health professionals to provide direct services to our community's most vulnerable members.
About
The legal program provides free civil legal aid to clients whose income is at or below 125% of the federal poverty level. The program provides a full range of services from advice to representation in complex litigation. Cases are handled in the areas of family law and domestic violence, housing and homelessness prevention, disability benefits, and immigration and refugee rights (including political asylum cases, special immigrant juveniles (SIJ) and relief for battered immigrants). Services were provided to 1130 clients by a staff of 6 full-time and 2 part-time attorneys and a bilingual paralegal, and 87 volunteer lawyers, law students, paralegals, interpreters and asylum evaluators. Attorneys also conduct community legal trainings and collaborate extensively with community partners. Legal program staff make client referrals to the in-house counseling program as needed and frequently consult with counseling program staff to better meet clients' legal needs. Total donated hours 7,674.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “De novo center for justice and healing provides free civil legal aid and affordable psychological counseling to low-income people. the organization's services combat the effects of poverty and violence by helping clients and their children meet basic human needs for safety, income, health and housing.”.
Their activities were defined as: “To provide free civil legal aid and affordable psychological counseling to low-income people. the organization's services combat the effects of poverty and violence by helping clients and their children meet basic human needs for safety, income, health and housing.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as MA.
- The non-profit's address in 2019 as per the filing is 47 THORNDIKE STREET SB-LL-1, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02141.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 24 employees as of 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$97,548.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1970.
- The organization pays $1,513,829 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $206,064 in fundraising expenses.
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