Public Justice Center/ NCCRC

Overview
Headquarters: 
Baltimore, MD, USA
Website: 
civilrighttocounsel.org
Founded: 
2003
Areas of Focus: 
Civil Rights / Social Justice
Legal Services / Justice System
About Us
Mission: 

The National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (NCCRC), organized and funded in part by the Public Justice Center, is an association of individuals and organizations committed to ensuring meaningful access to the courts for all. Founded in 2003, our mission is to encourage, support, and coordinate advocacy to expand recognition and implementation of a right to counsel for low-income people in civil cases that involve basic human needs such as shelter, safety, sustenance, health, and child custody.

Programs: 

At present, the NCCRC has over 600 participants and partners in 45 states, all of whom are committed to exploring how the right to counsel in civil cases can best be advanced in their particular jurisdiction.

The NCCRC does not pursue a one-size-fits-all approach to civil right to counsel, but rather believes that different approaches work depending on the state in question (or at the federal level). As such, NCCRC works closely with state and local advocates to determine what they see as viable and wise.

industry: 
Nonprofit