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Legal ServicesNew York, United States201-500 Employees
The Bronx Defenders is a nonprofit legal services organization based in the Bronx, New York. It provides holistic, client-centered defense across criminal, family, and civil matters, alongside social work support and advocacy for indigent residents. Each year it represents thousands of individuals and extends outreach and community education to hundreds more, with a focus on keeping families together and addressing root drivers of justice-system involvement. The organization blends direct service with community education, leadership development, impact litigation, and legislative reform, and it collaborates with community-based providers to meet clients’ expressed needs while informing policy discussions. In June 2024, Juval O. Scott was named executive director, signaling leadership continuity as it expands its community- and policy-focused work in the Bronx, New York.