Past Projects
A public service program is usually held during a Division Meeting. Some past projects are noted below.
Financial Literacy Training for Students
2016 Fall Meeting
GPSolo members provided financial literacy training for the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts students. Attorneys and judges presented a short program supplementing the www.debtslapped.org video on financial responsibility, management and pitfalls. Following the presentation, the members met in small discussion groups with the teens to talk about the program; to share their stories; and to inspire students to consider college and legal careers.
Dress for Success®
2014 Fall Meeting
GPSolo in conjunction with the Kappa Delta Alumnae Chapter of San Antonio hosted a clothing drive to benefit Dress for Success® San Antonio, a non-profit organization that provides economic, social, and professional services and clothing to low-income women and men transitioning from the public assistance to the workforce - from suits to self-sufficiency.
Don’t Get Debt Slapped
2013 Fall Meeting
The Debt Slapped presentation was held at the Bryan Station High School located in Lexington, KY.
Financial Literacy Outreach Project
2013 Spring Meeting
GPSolo members provided financial literacy training to young adults at the Nine Star Education and Employment Services Center in Anchorage, AK. Financial responsibility, management and pitfalls were reviewed.
Financial Literacy Session
2012 Fall Meeting
This program was offered in partnership with the Seattle University School of Law to at-risk high school students within the Seattle School District's Middle College Program. Local bankruptcy lawyers and law students taught a 45-minute module and volunteers met immediately afterward in small discussion groups with students, both about the program and also to inspire students to consider college and legal careers. Our efforts were highlighted in the March 2013 issue of the ABA Journal.
Children’s Book Drive and Legal Clinic
2012 Spring Meeting
GPSolo and the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) organized a children’s book drive and hosted a legal clinic for the Trident Literacy Association in Charleston, SC. GPSolo and TIPS collected over 350 new and gently used children’s books, magazines, reader’s digests, and lower–level literature to add to Trident’s library. Additionally, GPSolo and TIPS volunteers held a panel presentation and met with adult students to discuss one-on-one issues involving family law, estate planning, probate & trust, immigration, employment, landlord-tenant, and other substantive issues.