Driver’s License Recovery Project – Intake V

Volunteers will assist individuals with driver’s license holds related to unpaid criminal justice debt. Volunteers will meet with low-income drivers, research the cause(s) of license suspensions, and explain the steps drivers must take to recover their licenses. In most cases, the first step to driver’s license recovery will involve obtaining a fee waiver, fee reduction, or alternative payment plan. In those cases, volunteers will help individuals complete financial affidavits.

Organization

Driver’s License Recovery Project, Mithoff Pro Bono Program

The Driver’s License Recovery Project is a student-led internal project of the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program dedicated to addressing how driver’s license suspensions contribute to a cycle of incarceration for debt and create significant employment barriers in low-income communities. The Driver’s License Recovery Project is supporting the Court Debt Relief and Driver’s License Recovery Clinic in collaboration with the Texas Fair Defense Project.

Project Details

Project Date

Saturday, March 7

Project Time
10:30am-3pm
Approximate hours of work requested
5.5 hours, including training
Training
Wednesday, February 26, 5:30pm-6:30pm (TNH 2.139) OR Thursday, March 5, 5:30pm-6:30pm (TNH 2.123); training is optional for students who volunteered at a driver’s license recovery clinic in the 2018-2019 or 2019-2020 school years
Skills used
Client communication; records research; document preparation/review
Project location
First United Methodist Church Bastrop, 1208 Water Street, Bastrop, TX
Number of student volunteers requested
30
Class year preference
1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
To Apply
Register at https://dlrecovery5sp20.eventbrite.com