Community Partnerships & Resources

Part of outreach and education should include service providers and other organizations in the community.

The first step of that is creating an asset map, to understand what resources currently exist within your community (interns can be an invaluable resource for this work!).

The map of existing resources represents potential program referrals, as well as provides partners in the structural work of coalition-building. This coalition-building may involve reaching beyond who we typically understand as allies. Offering an introduction to holistic defense and the model you’re developing can be an important first step in countering the harmful narratives about the people we represent.

These partners are invaluable when mitigating the harm of legal systems and when advocating for more resources to serve clients.