Hello, LAWM friends! We’re proud to announce our new mission and vision statements!
Our mission
We protect rights, challenge injustice, and fight poverty through free legal advocacy for people and families.
Our vision
Everyone deserves dignity and justice. We envision a West Michigan where no one lacks suitable housing, personal safety, family stability, or other basic life needs for lack of a lawyer.
Why did we make these changes? We want to be clear and direct about two things: 1) what we do—that’s our mission and 2) why we do it—that’s our vision. Over the next few weeks we’ll highlight examples of how we fulfill our mission and achieve our vision through advocacy for clients.
In fact, let’s start right now with an example of one of our lawyers standing up to protect the rights of a vulnerable senior…