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Join JAMLAC in Seeking Justice for Low-Income Families

Be a part of transformational legal advocacy

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Support JAMLAC's services and clients during this important time of need.


Your gift makes our work possible.

You are investing in changing the life of a family.

2020 has been a challenging time for everyone. JAMLAC clients are some of the most vulnerable and most impacted people in our community.

Legal services are even more essential now! Help us fight injustice and provide much need legal services to those struggling with poverty and abuse.

We hope to continue thriving and growing as we move out of the COVID pandemic. In 2019, we made some significant additions to our program, including:

  • Launching a Pro Bono Project
  • Growing our services for children and asylum seekers
  • Increasing our Community Workshops
  • Adding two legal clinic sites
  • Hiring three new staff members
  • Expanding our office space
  • Most importantly, serving over 1,000 clients!

Join JAMLAC's vision as we continue to grow and empower families to thrive.

More about JAMLAC: Founded in 2006, the Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center is a faith-based, non-profit law firm that provides a safe and confidential resource for victims from daily hardship and cruelty. Full-time attorneys, paralegals, interns and volunteers manage approximately 50 active cases each week. Last year, JAMLAC provided civil legal services to over 1,500 indigent clients, 92% of whom were victims of domestic abuse.

JAMLAC also partners with the Christian Legal Society to provide eleven free consultation clinics at local churches and homeless shelters in the Denver metro area.

JAMLAC provides free bi-lingual representation, consultations, and advocacy in the following civil legal areas:

  • Family Law Matters
  • Immigration
  • General Civil Matter


JAMLAC Special Giving Benefits

NEW! - CARES Act Increases Deductions for Charitable Contributions (Federal Taxes)

  • For those who don’t itemize their taxes (those who take the standard deduction) … $300 in charitable contributions can be an above-the-line deduction on your 2020 taxes, meaning you don’t have to itemize to claim the deduction. Contributions must be cash donation(s) to qualified charities.
  • For those who do itemize… in 2020 you can deduct up to 100% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) for cash donations to qualified charities. The deduction was previously capped at 60% of AGI.

NEW! - Corporations (Federal Taxes)

  • In 2020, corporations may increase their corporate tax deduction from 15% to 25% of taxable income.

Colorado Charitable Contribution Subtraction

  • Save on Colorado taxes even if you only claim the standard deduction on Federal taxes
  • Subtraction equals total qualifying charitable donations less $500
  • Example: If you gave a total of $1,500 in charitable contributions, you can subtract $1,000 from your Colorado taxable income

Charitable IRA Rollover

  • Age 70 ½ and older
  • Give directly from your IRA
  • Avoid taxable income on IRA required minimum distributions


913 Wyandot Street, Denver CO 80204
303.681.8415
For questions, please email Nikki at nkoster@jamlac.org
www.JAMLAC.org