A Year of Unprecedented Growth
2021 at a Glance
Eviction Moratorium
COVID-19 Challenges
Program Expansions
Housing Resources
In a year of so many challenges, we adjusted our approach to standing with our clients. Here’s how we pivoted our services to continue to impact the community we serve.
CHALLENGE
When the CDC eviction moratorium expired, thousands of tenants were at risk of displacement due to imminent evictions.
Pivot
Our Safe & Stable Homes Project launched the Eviction Defense Phone Bank, an innovative program that puts volunteers to work reaching out to tenants with pending evictions.
Impact
Thanks to the Phone Bank, hundreds of tenants received guidance in 2021 and walked into eviction court better informed and better prepared.
CHALLENGE
Increased numbers of survivors reached out virtually to the Safe Families Office during COVID-19
Pivot
We capitalized on the virtual nature of our services to significantly expand our pool of volunteers. We partnered with law school programs to offer volunteering opportunities to students nationwide.
Impact
We tripled our law student volunteers from previous years, with a total of 35 law students who dedicated roughly over 4000 hours directly assisting survivors.
2021 by the Numbers
clients served
volunteers
raised through donations
CHALLENGE
Residents and workers in Atlanta’s most impoverished neighborhoods continue to suffer the harms of a lack of access to legal assistance and difficulties in enforcing their rights.
Pivot
With the support of the Casey Family Foundation, Standing with Our Neighbors expanded into the South Atlanta High School zone.
Impact
We continue to offer emergency homeless diversion assistance while our team of attorneys address eviction and housing condition cases for residents in the school zone.
CHALLENGE
For Spanish-speaking Atlanta residents, housing resources are difficult to access.
Pivot
Our Community Assistance program expanded their team by hiring a Spanish-speaking Community Advocate.
Impact
The Spanish-speaking Advocate bridged the gap in community trust and removed the language barrier that sometimes kept AVLF from reaching an overlooked community.