Announcements

MFJ Update to staff Union strike

NEW YORK – Since December 2023, Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) has been consistently engaged in good faith efforts to address the legitimate requests made by LSSA Local 2320, the union representing MFJ’s staff, while also prioritizing MFJ’s ability to continue serving underprivileged New Yorkers in need of free legal representation. MFJ is a nonprofit largely …

MFJ Statement on Justice for Breonna Taylor

Breonna Taylor has not received justice. The decision to only charge one of the police officers involved with her killing is bad enough. The fact that the charge is for property damage rather than murder is further proof that we cannot rely on a criminal justice system that refuses to hold the police accountable for …

MFJ Receives Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Grant

Mobilization for Justice is proud to be among the recipients of the first round of grants made by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to improve health and human services across New York State. The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation grant to Mobilization for Justice supports the expansion of our Children’s Medical–Legal Partnership to Lincoln Hospital in …

Working Under “OATH” to Help Taxi Drivers in Need

Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) provides free legal advice and representation to low-income taxi drivers facing civil penalties that threaten their livelihood. We are the only legal services organization doing this work for a distressed, predominantly immigrant population in need of support. Representation by trained advocates significantly improves these drivers’ chances of avoiding or lessening a …

Mobilization for Justice Supports DACA

Mobilization for Justice strongly opposes any actions to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. As part of our immigration practice, we will continue to provide services to DACA recipients and their families and will redouble our efforts to demand immigration reform that provides a path toward citizenship for the millions of people …

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