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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 22, 2021

For the second year, the American Bar Association is asking members to join its efforts to address significant issues that affect communities, the ABA Journal reports. ABA Giving Day, scheduled for Oct. 28, is a 24-hour initiative sponsored by the ABA Fund for Justice and Education. During the event, lawyers are encouraged to give to specific projects, including those that prevent housing insecurity, improve the child welfare system and obtain benefits for military families. ABA President Reginald Turner also challenged lawyers to spend 10 hours or more on pro bono projects by the end of the year. The inaugural ABA Giving Day raised $115,000 for eight programs in 2020. The giving event is held each year in conjunction with the week-long National Celebration of Pro Bono which begins Sunday.