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X X I 48 G I V I N G G U I D E 2 0 21– 2 0 2 2 N O N P RO F I T P RO F I L E AT A GLANCE BOARD OFFICERS Gloria Ines Aponte C., Board Vice President: Senior Program Officer, Maine Community Foundation Amy Bruning, Board Treasurer: Finance Director, Elder Institute of Maine Thomas Douglas, Esq., Board Secretary: Attorney, Douglas, McDaniel & Campo BOARD MEMBERS Eben Albert, Esq.: Shareholder, Bernstein Shur Jenny Beverly, Esq.: Attorney, Beverly & Terison Alicia Curtis, Esq.: Attorney, Berman & Simmons Deanna Harnett: Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Lindsay Kay: Director of Grants and Budget, National Domestic Workers Alliance Anne Kemper: Retired, Lewiston Adult Education Peter Landis, Esq.: Attorney, Landis, Arn & Jaynes Arnold Macdonald, Esq.: Counsel, Bernstein Shur Robyn March, Esq.: Attorney, March Law Offices Diane Mutagoma: Legal Recruiting Coordinator, Bernstein Shur Priya Natarajan: Math Teacher, Portland Public Schools Adele Ngoy: Owner, Antoine's Formal Wear Shafaat Qazi: Head of Engineering, Lateral Flow, Abbott Blanca Santiago: Retired, Portland Public Schools Ron Stegall: Retired Andrea Summers: Executive Director, Foundation for Portland Public Schools Caroline Teschke, M.D.: Retired, Portland Community Free Clinic Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project immigrants can attain safety, economic security, and access to opportunities that fulfill their dreams, making Maine a bet- ter place for everyone. Whether through an in-depth one-time consultation or full legal representation in complex multi- year cases, ILAP ensures that immigrant community members receive expert legal guidance and fair treatment under the law. And where laws and policies are unjust, ILAP works to change them. Other critical initiatives include: f Responding to emergency legal needs as they arise, like supporting Afghan community members to reunite with their loved ones. f Expanding access to legal representa- tion for immigrant children and youth across Maine with year two of our Immigrant Children's Project pilot. f Providing screening and legal assis- tance for people who are applying for asylum and may benefit from the Mendez Rojas settlement agreement. f Ongoing federal litigation with ACLU of Maine and MaineLaw to advance racial justice and due process for immigrants. FUNDRAISING EVENTS/ OPPORTUNITIES ILAP is planning to bring back our signature fundraising event - CeleSoirée – in 2022! While we have missed coming together with our community in celebration, we look forward to re-connecting when it is safe to do so. We have some exciting ideas in the works, so please check our website and social media for updates. Corporate sponsorship is critical to the success of all ILAP events. We invite any businesses who would like to show their support for Maine's immi- grant communities to contact us about opportunities for partnership. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES ere are many ways to support ILAP's work and help advance justice and equity for immigrants in Maine. You can: f Explore giving options or begin a monthly gift at ilapmaine.org/donate f Sign up to volunteer at ilapmaine. org/volunteer f Transfer a gift of stock to ILAP or make a legacy gift f Make your voice heard at ilapmaine. org/take-action f Host a house party, plan a benefit event, or create a Facebook Fundraiser Members of the Maine Bar can con- tribute to ILAP's work through the Cam- paign for Justice at campaignforjustice. org, a special collaborative fundraising effort by Maine's legal community to support legal aid. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Volunteers support all aspects of ILAP's work through their dedication and com- mitment to our mission. We are actively recruiting volunteer attorneys to our Pro Bono Panel to provide representation in asylum cases and cases for vulnerable immigrant children and youth. Mental health professionals can sign up to conduct psychological evaluations with ILAP clients on a volunteer or pro bono basis. ese evaluations are critical pieces of evidence in our clients' cases, providing expert documentation of past trauma and current mental health that can help them find safety and keep their families together. Other volunteer opportunities arise throughout the year, including interpreta- tion and translation, intake or immigration forms assistance, and contributing to our fundraising and communications efforts. To learn more about volunteer opportunities, please visit ilapmaine.org/volunteer. Established: 1993 / Employees: 18 / Annual revenue: $1,918,173 TOP FUNDING SOURCES 47% Foundations 35% Donors and events 10% Pandemic relief funds 8% State funding for civil legal aid CONTACT Portland Office P.O. Box 17917, Portland, ME 04112 (207) 780-1593 Lewiston Office P.O. Box 1376, Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 780-1593 www.ilapmaine.org ILAPMaine / @ilapmaine AWARDS/ACCOLADES Charity Navigator Exceptional Rating / GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency / Maine Justice Foundation 2021 Thomas P. Downing, Jr. Award / Maine Liaison to the American Immigration Lawyers Association / Maine Women's Fund 2019 Leadership Award MISSION STATEMENT The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) helps our clients navigate the increasingly unjust immigration laws we have now, while we push for a more equitable immigration system for the future. As Maine's only statewide immigration legal services organization, we directly engage 3,000+ people annually and reach countless more through advocacy. SERVICE LOCATIONS Maine, statewide Susan Roche, Esq., Executive Director Leslie Silverstein, Esq., Board Presi- dent: Attorney, Maine Immigration Attorneys P H O T O S / C O U R T E S Y O F I M M I G R A N T L E G A L A DVO C A C Y P RO J E C T 2022 GOALS ILAP will continue to provide our full range of immigration legal services in 2022, oper- ating remotely as necessary. When barriers to gaining stable legal status are removed,