Accolades

March 30, 2024: Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) Attorney Victoria Sexton awarded EmpowHER Humanitarian Award from Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick for her work with survivors of human trafficking.

March 5, 2024: Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) won the 2024 Non-Profit of the Year Award for Collaboration at the 13th Annual Community Care Plan Non-Profit Awards hosted by 211 Broward, celebrating the achievements of their Senior Citizen Continuum of Care Project with Goodman Jewish Family Services, funded by The Jim Moran Foundation, helping prevent homelessness for Broward County’s vulnerable seniors.

February 7, 2024: Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida’s (CCLA) Continuum of Care Project is named as a finalist for Truist’s Non-Profit Organization of the Year for Collaboration in the 13^th Annual Community Care Plan Non-Profit Awards hosted by 211 Broward. CCLA’s Continuum of Care project is a collaboration with Goodman Jewish Family Services that helps prevent homelessness for Broward County’s vulnerable seniors.

October 27, 2023: CCLA’s RISE Project received the Broward Domestic Violence Council’s Outstanding Program of the Year during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The RISE Project helps victims of crime assert and enforce their victims’ rights in the criminal cases against their abusers.

May 16, 2023: CCLA received Goodman Jewish Family Service’s 2023 Community Partner Award at their 61st Annual Meeting. CCLA’s Senior Citizen Law Project’s provides advocacy for clients thorough our Continuum of Care partnership. This partnership is funded by the Jim Moran Foundation.

May 3, 2023: CCLA was recognized as a Top Workplace by the Sun-Sentinel. This award celebrates nationally recognized companies that make the world a better place to work together by prioritizing a people-centered culture and giving employees a voice. The Top Workplaces award is based entirely on feedback from an employee engagement survey completed by the employees of participating workplaces.

April 28, 2023: Paul Yune, Attorney with CCLA’s Family Law & Victims of Crime Unit, received the Victim Advocate Professional of the Year Award at the Broward Victim’s Rights Coalition’s 2023 Annual Luncheon. Paul represents victims to assert and enforce their victims’ rights in the criminal cases against their abusers.

March 3, 2023: Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida won Organization of the Year in the Innovation Category for our Mobile Justice Squad (MJS) at the 211broward 12th Annual Non-Profit Awards.

June 18, 2022: Mindy Jones, Director of the Family Law Unit, received the Lynn Futch Professionalism Award at the Broward County Bar Association 2022 Annual Installation Dinner.

May 19, 2022: Two CCLA Attorneys were awarded Florida Legal Awards from the Daily Business Review. Victoria Sexton was awarded the Social Impact Award and Mindy Jones was awarded the Unsung Hero Award.

March 25, 2022: CCLA Executive Director, Lisa G. Goldberg honored at Broward’s Women Leaders Celebration presented by the Broward County Bar Association.

August 26, 2020: The Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow Employee of the Year Award presented to Corrine Lincoln, Esq., Information Systems Manager and Senior Attorney at Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida.

February 13, 2020: Mindy Jones, Esq., Supervising Attorney of the Victims of Crime Unit/Family Law Unit received the 2020 Goodman JFS Breaking the Silence Award presented by Goodman Jewish Family Services.

October 25, 2019: Mindy Jones, Esq., Supervising Attorney of the Victims of Crime Unit/Family Law Unit received the 2019 Broward County Domestic Violence Council Award for Community Leader for her work and dedication as President of the BDVC.

April 18, 2019: Sun-Sentinel Top Workplaces Award to Legal Aid Programs in Broward

April 18, 2018: Sun-Sentinel Top Workplaces Award to Legal Aid Programs in Broward

April 13, 2017: Sun-Sentinel Top Workplaces Awarded to Legal Aid Programs in Broward

April 13, 2017: NSU Shepard Board College of Law and the Public Interest Law Society Honors Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida as Corporate Partner of the Year

April 7, 2017: Broward Victim’s Rights Coalition Victim Assistance Volunteer of the Year 2016 Presented to Attorney Marta Estevez Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida

February 2, 2017: NSU Shepard Board College of Law and the Public Interest Law Society Honors Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida

October 28, 2016: The Broward Domestic Violence Council’s 24th Annual Outstanding Program Award Presented to LAV Project Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida

April 14, 2016: Sun-Sentinel Top Workplaces Award to Legal Aid Programs in Broward

April 12, 2016: NSU Shepard Board College of Law and the Public Interest Law Society Honors Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida as Corporate Partner of the Year

April 16, 2015: Sun-Sentinel Top Workplaces Award to Legal Aid Programs in Broward

October 24, 2014: The Broward Domestic Violence Council’s 22nd Annual Community Leader Award Presented to Attorney Marta Estevez Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida

October 20, 2013: JFS of Broward KOLOT Voices to End Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Community Presents the 2013 Ending Abuse Award to Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Family Law & Domestic Violence Unit

April 1, 2013: Broward Victim’s Rights Coalition Janita Lee Award for Victim Advocate Professional of the Year Presented to Attorney Mindy Jones Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida

November 27, 2013: Keiser University Employer of Choice Presented to Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida

November 18, 2011: Minority Development & Employment, Inc. Business Award Honoring Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida

March 26, 2011: T.J. Reddick Bar Association Community Service Award Presented to Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida

October 20, 2006: The Broward Domestic Violence Council’s 14th Annual Rebecca Lee Knox Community Leader Award Presented to Rebecca Lee Knox

October 28, 2005: The Broward Domestic Violence Council’s 13th Annual Outstanding Program Award Presented to Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida