$25K Grant Will Help Essex County Nonprofit Give Free Legal Aid – Patch.com

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of Partners for Women and Justice. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site.

Partners for Women and Justice, a Bloomfield-based nonprofit, recently received a $25,000 grant from the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund. The grant will support its work to provide free legal assistance to low-income victims and survivors of domestic violence. The heightened prevalence and severity of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic has created a greater demand for Partners’ services.

“We are thrilled the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund is supporting Partners’ work with a very generous grant,” said Executive Director Julie Murphy. “Sadly, domestic violence victims are disproportionately affected by the pandemic. The support of the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund will allow us to help even more victims of domestic violence.”

Partners for Women and Justice is a 501(c)(3) organization. Since its founding in 2002, Partners has helped thousands of victims and their children secure orders of protection, child support awards and safe visitation and custody arrangements. Partners’ programs provide technical and procedural advice, counsel and legal advice, pro bono legal representation and referrals. Partners strives to empower victims to assert control over their own lives and take steps to protect themselves and their children.

For more information about Partners for Women and Justice, visit http://www.pfwj.org.

The New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund was created in 2020 to quickly address the urgent needs created by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The fund has provided grants to more than 500 organizations and also provides direct cash assistance. For more information, visit http://njprf.org.

This story is part of Patch’s Headlining Hope series, which profiles local nonprofits and charitable organizations in need of volunteers and resources. If you know about a local organization that should be profiled, contact eric.kiefer@patch.com