London Legal Giving Week took place from 24 November to 1 December. If you would still like to contribute, you can use the donation form below. 

The coronavirus outbreak has affected all of us – but it is the most marginalised groups who are facing the worst effects.

Many people are facing life-altering issues with housing, employment, benefits, debt, and more.  

Under these conditions, advice agencies have been working harder than ever to support the demand. However, years of funding cuts have left many operating on shoestring budgets, without the reserves to meet the extra demand.  

London Legal Support Trust is asking for your support. Not being able to hold our regular fundraising events has meant a shortfall in 2020, just as the agencies we fund are facing a huge surge in need. 

Please donate now, to help frontline free legal advice agencies to the continue continue their life-changing work.

Donate through CAF Bank

 

Other Ways to Give

For more information please contact Nicole Lilauwala, Philanthropy and Partnerships Managers at [email protected].

Case Study
Harrow Law Centre

A young woman from Latin America, married with a 1-year-old child, contacted the law centre in April for help because the couple were in severe financial difficulties. Her husband’s business folded with lockdown, leaving them with debts.  This triggered a breakdown by her husband, who now drank uncontrollably and became aggressive to the point where she feared for her safety.

We advised successively on immediate sources of food, sources of prompt help in the event of domestic violence, and talked her through ways to alleviate their financial problems including a possible benefits claim to help with subsistence and rent. We talked her through the process of apply for EU settlement stats for her husband and pre-settled status for herself.

We made further calls to check that the family was safe and that the husband was persuaded to seek help about his fragile mental state. The young woman told us that the advice and support we were able to give alleviated the anxiety and aggression, helping the family to function. 

How We Are Helping

Granting: Core grants through our Centres of Excellence Program; and small grants, including emergency grants to keep agencies’ doors open. 

Non-monetary Support: Hosting the London Specialist Advice Forum online; helping agencies source PPE; sourcing quotes for IT equipment; customised training; organisational development and infrastructure support; and helping source and fund safe return to work assessments for agencies. 

Community Response Fund: We joined London Funders’ Community Response Fund, playing an active role in in distributing £40.1m to 2492 applicants overall, including those in the advice sector. 

Emergency Appeal for Community Justice Fund: This joint initiative with the Access to Justice Foundation raised over £200,000 to help specialist social welfare legal advice organisations cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

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For more information, please contact:

Nicole Lilauwala, Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager at [email protected]
Bob Nightingale, Head of Fundraising at [email protected]