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The White House’s Domestic Supplemental Request to Congress includes $21 million in disaster relief for ����51. This is the first time that the White House has included funds for ����51 in its request for disaster relief.

����51 begins its podcast, “Talk Justice.” Episodes are released twice a month and feature leaders from the legal community, business and government exploring different aspects of access to justice. 

����51 launches task forces on natural disasters and the opioid epidemic. Task force members work to identify access-to-justice barriers and best practices in these areas to help low-income Americans. Other ����51 task forces soon follow, focusing on veterans, housing issues and rural communities. 

����51’s Leaders Council is formed to help raise public awareness of the current crisis in legal aid. It consists of high-profile and influential leaders from different industries. Three years later, ����51 creates the Emerging Leaders Council, which includes some of the country’s rising leaders.

Reps. Susan Brooks (IN-5) and Joe Kennedy III (MA-4) launch the bipartisan Access to Civil Legal Services Caucus to advocate for civil legal aid programs. 

The Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief bill includes $1 million for ����51 to provide assistance to low-income people in areas significantly affected by the super storm. Over the next decade, ����51 receives increased supplemental funding to support disaster recovery, about $120 million in the past few years including COVID-19 funding.

����51 convenes the Pro Bono Task Force to consider how to effectively increase pro bono involvement by all lawyers. A key recommendation from its final report is the creation of a fund to encourage new ideas for engaging pro bono assistance.  A few years later, President Obama signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, which includes $2.5 million for ����51 to establish the Pro Bono Innovation Fund. By 2023, the fund had awarded 139 pro bono grants totaling more than $40 million. Other ����51 task forces follow, starting in 2018.

John G. Levi's appointment to ����51’s board is confirmed. He goes on to become ����51’s longest-serving board chair.