We The Action Volunteer,

There are many reasons to welcome spring: warmer temperatures, longer days, Cadbury Creme Eggs. At We The Action, we have another reason: National Volunteer Month and an excuse to highlight the work of this incredible community! 

To commemorate National Volunteer Month, we’re sharing some stories about the difference this community has made in 2021. Already this year, We The Action lawyers helped Georgia voters cast their ballots, mobilized to ensure that immigrants facing deportation have lawyers by their sides, supported organizations distributing COVID-19 resources to vulnerable communities, and much more.

You continue to inspire us, and we hope you take a moment to read the stories below and reflect on the power of this incredible community.

With gratitude,

Sarah, Jacek, Drew, Katie, Beth, Erika, Paydon, Victoria & Neli
The We The Action Team

Lawyers Dedicated to Making a Difference

• Amid attacks on democracy, more than 1,300 We The Action lawyers completed nearly 5,200 voter hotline shifts and donated 30,000 hours to ensure Georgians could vote in the state's critical Senate runoff elections.
   
• We provided legal support to Project N95, allowing them to focus on their mission of distributing more than 6 million pieces of PPE to health care workers, essential workers, and other vulnerable communities. Read more about a WTA lawyer who donated more than 800 hours to Project N95.

• With an ongoing crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border, nearly 200 lawyers volunteered to represent immigrants facing deportation. Read how one extraordinary WTA lawyer supported a mother fighting to stay in the U.S.

• We continued supporting organizations fighting for racial justice, recruiting 65 lawyers to hold police accountable for violence, abuse, and illegal actions in Houston and 62 lawyers to help returning citizens clear their records and access employment, housing, and occupational licensing.
   
• With an eviction crisis looming, we teamed up with local organizations to monitor eviction proceedings, give tenants information to protect themselves, and support tenants facing eviction.

What Our Partners are Saying

We have new projects coming every day to help organizations on the front lines in the fight for justice. Please take a moment to browse the latest opportunities to make a difference.
 

From all of us at We The Action, happy National Volunteer Month and thank you for your commitment to volunteerism. 

Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy spring.