Recently, I learned about a new not-for-profit organization in our community.
It was born of the concern and passion of a 2018 FSU Law School graduate who, while a student, worked with the Public Interest Law Center and volunteered with the FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights. Ashley Hamill, Esq., who has been a tireless advocate for improving the lives of immigrants and refugees in their communities, has opened the Family Immigration and Rights Center.
The center works with low-income, non-citizen children and families across North Florida, South Georgia, and South Alabama to overcome barriers to economic and social justice.
New nonprofit advocates for immigrants
Through internships, externships, law clerk positions, and volunteer work, FIRC aims to provide students and pro bono attorneys with education on substantive immigration and family law, training in fundamental advocacy skills based on best practices in client-centered, trauma-informed lawyering, and practical experience managing a law practice.