The Florence Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing free legal services to men, women, and unaccompanied children detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Arizona. Although the federal government assists indigent criminal defendants and civil litigants through public defenders and legal aid attorneys, it does not provide attorneys for people in immigration removal proceedings. As a result, an estimated 86 percent of immigrant detainees go unrepresented due to poverty. The Florence Project strives to address this inequity through direct service, partnerships with the community, and advocacy and outreach efforts.
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- Lindsay Marshall to Receive Learned Hand Award January 25, 2012—The Arizona Region of the American Jewish Committee has named Florence Project Executive Director Lindsay Marshall as one of the recipients of the 2012 Judge Learned Hand awards. Lindsay will be recognized with the Emerging Leadership Award, which p… (read more)
- Music for Justice - THANK YOU! November 23, 2011— Thank you to everyone who came out for our benefit concert at the Rhythm Room on November 19th! What a fantastic and supportive crowd! We not only met, but exceeded, our fundraising goal and made many new friends! Thank you especially to the amaz… (read more)
- Family Separation Report November 23, 2011—The Applied Research Center has released an excellent report called Shattered Families: The Perilous Intersection of Immigration Enforcement and the Child Welfare System, which highlights the devastating consequences when families are torn apart by i… (read more)
- Benefit Concert @the Rhythm Room! Still Tickets Left! August 24, 2011—The Florence Project is hosting a benefit concert on November 19th at the famed Rhythm Room in Phoenix! Join us for a night of rock n' roll, blues, and motown brought to you by the infectious Phoenix band KT and The Repeat Offenders, with special gu… (read more)
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Your tax deductible donation will support us in providing free legal services to all indigent immigrants detained in Arizona. You may make a secure online donation via Paypal by clicking the button below. (See our Donation page for more information.)
You can also donate by mailing a check to us at P.O. Box 654, Florence, AZ, 85132. All donors will receive a written acknowledgment with tax deductible information and our bi-annual newsletter.
Our Mission
The Florence Project provides and coordinates free legal services and related social services to indigent men, women, and unaccompanied children detained in Arizona for immigration removal proceedings. The Project strives to ensure that detained individuals have access to counsel, understand their rights under immigration law, and are treated fairly and humanely by our judicial system.
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