Texas Legal Services Planning – San Antonio Regional Meeting, December 1, 1999, Bexar County Legal Association
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Overview |
Expectations |
Keys to Delivery System |
Regional Commitment |
Action Teams |
Meeting Review |
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Purpose To develop a preliminary action plan at the regional level that supports a comprehensive, integrated legal services delivery system statewide. Agenda Introductions, Meeting Overview Legal Services Planning Update Action Planning |
§Better
understanding of other programs
§ Learn what’s going on§ How law school clinics can work with Legal Services§ What can I take back§ Better understand other services§ How to create what LSC says we are supposed to be doing§ Continue dialog started long ago§ Declare victory§ Meaningful collaboration§ Share ideas§ Learn what’s going on and share it§ See some action§ See some linkages; meet resources§ Clear picture & presentation of new state plan§ Interested enough to stay the whole day§ How to fold in non-LSC programs§ Continue to move toward specific actions§ Avenues so my clients don’t have to go to court underrepresented§ Provide input and influence plan§ Get more troops excited about grassroots planning & action steps§ Set a good example for upcoming regional meetings |
After presenting the keys to an integrated, comprehensive legal service delivery system participants were asked: What was most encouraging? - Recognition of need for unrestricted $ - Client involvement - Focus on "client-driven" leadership - Recognition of need for state-wide leadershipWhat was most important? -Universal Access -Community Education -Community Outreach - Resources - Plan and follow through "action" - Coordinated Resources - Adequate Resources Change "Adequate" to "Rich"What was missing? - Effective training (maximized resources) - Client satisfaction - Legislative agenda & support - An implemented statewide plan |
1. Create
comprehensive description of available services for region
2. Explore reorganizing of LSC agencies to better meet needs of population 3.Collaboratively do outreach and training 4. Identify funding sources and determine needs they can meet and initiate a structure 5. Build relationships with each other and potential supporters 6. Learn to listen |
Info & Dissemination Romeo Noemi Ann Espy
Pro Bono Charles Brendan Richard Tammy
Meetings & Trainings Alpha Rebecca Integration Nancy Amy Sita Funding David (see page 2 and 3 for details) |
§Methodology
worked well to generate discussion & plan
§ Appreciate the inclusiveness§ Shorten the agenda and allow more time for discussion§ Tell participants why coming and what we are doing/tell people what it is not§ Make clear meeting is for LSC & non-LSC as well (all providers) |
Action Plan – San Antonio, December 1, 1999
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Team |
Launch |
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June |
Victory |
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Information & Dissemination
Romeo Noemi Ann Espy |
Assign Tasks |
Identify all providers |
Develop questionnaire Follow up on questionnaire responses or lack of responses (e.g. telephone, letters) |
Find website to be connected to SBOT ? TLSC ? TLC ? TEAJF ? |
Website Current Info: - Directory of providers - Pro se forms & Instructions - List of speakers Data on Providers 1. Contact Person 2. Area of service 3. Type of service 4. Eligibility Criteria 5. Intake Procedures |
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Pro Bono Charles Brendan Richard Tammy |
Get bar leaders involved |
Bar leaders recruit pro bono activity |
Get law firms to adopt pro bono policy |
Increase private attorney involvement |
Recruit PAI attorneys with free CLE |
Recognize current pro bono efforts |
Coordinate/create pro bono in Victoria |
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Meetings & Trainings Alpha Rebecca |
Enlist assistance w/ organizing from advocacy groups & clients in region |
1. Attend interagency meetings
2. Hold local forums 3. Regular meetings with legal aid staff and clients |
Initial meetings of advocacy reps & clients to identify needs, organize outreach, coordi-nate training |
Regional training to build relation- ships among ourselves |
Network with client and social service organi-zations |
Coordinated, comprehensive & client-driven delivery of services |
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Integration Nancy Amy Sita |
Identify all programs within region subject to coordination |
Gather intake forms from all organizations in region |
Identify outreach contact person in each program - to coordinate outreach |
Information - get with Task Force to get directory of organization from them |
Develop evaluation form for clients to complete at case closure |
Develop standard intake form for all organizations |
Hold meetings inviting all service providers, to coordinate services |
Coordinated intake, service, and referral between LSC - & non-LSC agencies in region |
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Funding David |
TTLA $ for redistricting |
Participant List
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Name |
Organization |
Address |
Telephone |
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Espy Barron |
Coastal Bend Legal Services |
1501 Red River Blvd., Victoria, TX 77901 |
361-576-1274 |
Vlc@viptx.net |
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Michele M. Clark |
Safe Place |
PO Box 19454, Austin, TX 78760 |
512-356-1543 |
Mclark@austin-safeplace.org |
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Joyce H. Coleman |
Family Violence Prevention Services |
7911 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78219 |
210-730-3669 |
Fvps-exdir@worldnet.att.net |
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Nancy DeLong |
901 Leopard Rm. 105, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 |
361-888-0282 |
NBDeL@aol.com |
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Noemi Galvan Eling |
Bexar County Legal Aid Association |
434 South Main, Ste. 300, San Antonio, TX 78204 |
210-227-0111 x.141 |
Eling@swbell.net |
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R.G. Flanigan |
Coastal Bend Legal Aid Association |
103 Pueblo Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78405 |
361-883-3623 x.133 |
Cbsdol@intcomm.net |
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Gil Gamez |
402 B Comal Lane, Austin, TX 78745 |
512-707-8669 |
Gilgamez@flash.net |
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Brendan Gill |
Bexar County Legal Aid Association |
434 South Main, Ste. 300, San Antonio, TX 78405 |
210-227-0111 |
Beg@swbell.net |
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Florence & Julian Gonzalez |
4426 First View Drive, San Antonio, TX 78216-3636 |
210-655-4287 |
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Romeo Gonzalez |
AACOG |
118 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78205 |
210-362-5217 |
r.gonzalez@accog.dst.tx.us |
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Amy Hall |
Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. |
222 Sidney Baker South #539, Kerrville, TX 78028 |
830-896-4316 |
Trlakvl@ktc.com |
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Tammy |
1908 N. Laurent Ste. 100, Victoria, TX 77901 |
361-575-7842 |
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Alpha Hernandez |
Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. |
PO Box 96, Del Rio, TX 78840 |
830-775-1535 |
Ahernandez@trla.org |
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Richard A. Roman |
Bexar County Legal Association |
803 Castroville Rd. #413, San Antonio, TX 78237 |
210-435-5650 |
Raroman@swbell.net |
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Sita Stone |
Coastal Bend Legal Services |
113 E. Sinton, Sinton, TX 78387 |
361-364-1133 |
Slc@intcomm.net |
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Lee Teran |
St. Mary's University School of Law |
2507 NW 36th Street, San Antonio, TX 78228 |
210-431-5209 |
Teranl@law.stmarytx.edu |
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Julie Oliver |
Texas Lawyers Care |
PO Box 12487, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711-2487 |
512-463-1463 |
joliver@texasbar.com |
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Charles J. Toilo |
San Antonio Bar Association |
100 Dolorosa, 5th Floor, San Antonio, TX 78205 |
210-227-8822 |
Cj@sabar.org |
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Ann Zaragosa |
Bexar County Legal Aid Association |
434 S. Main St., Ste. 300, San Antonio, TX 78204 |
210-227-0111 x.125 |
Aazl@swbell.net |
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Regina Rogoff |
Legal Aid of Central Texas |
205 W. 9th St., Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78701 |
512-447-7707 |
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Lisa D. Melton |
Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation |
PO Box 12487, Austin, TX 78711-2487 |
512-463-1444 x. 15 |
Ldmelton@mindspring.com |