Together for Justice Team

Join our central Together For Justice team and make an impact across 36 counties in Illinois!

Through past support of the ambitious Campaign for Legal Services Committee work – we are growing and recruiting more local and regional support across Illinois!

In 2026, we are seeking to grow even more support for free civil legal aid for Illinois families by centralizing our efforts across our 36 counties to join the Together For Justice Team (TFJ) and TFJ committees. The entire team will meet virtually four times each year to learn about the impact of PSLS’ services and support PSLS in creative and passionate ways, including:

Foster 100% TFJ team giving to demonstrate philanthropic proof of concept or lead by example approach.
Promote effective communication and collaboration across TFJ committees.
Coordinate PSLS support across TFJ committees to ensure necessary resources are created and implemented.
Sell tickets, extend invitations and garner support for TFJ team events and goals.
Recognize and publicize the TFJ team’s work and accomplishments to leverage future support and expand our influence.
Elevate and expand inclusiveness by recruiting non-lawyers to join TFJ while honoring the legal sector, donors and generational law firms who have funded PSLS for decades.

Together for Justice actively meets to support regional impact events benefiting Prairie State Legal Services families.

Upcoming Together for Justice Team Meetings (Full Group)

Participation for these events range from virtual and in person, and to support the overall work of PSLS, the Together For Justice team has several committees:

Corporate Outreach Committee

This committee engages the corporate legal sector including corporate foundations, legal departments and law firms.

2026 Focus: The Corporate Outreach Committee will dedicate the rest of 2026 to cultivating meaningful connections through sponsorship opportunities, matching gifts and other outreach opportunities with corporate partners.

Upcoming Corporate Outreach Committee Meetings:

Events Committee

This committee organizes and implements PSLS events across 36 counties including Strike A Chord, Strides for Justice and PSLS’ upcoming 50th Anniversary celebrations.

2025 Achievements: In 2025, Strike A Chord returned to Green Town on the Rocks, where with the collaborative support of the TFJ team, PSLS enhanced the event experience by offering an “early bird” special and increased total event donations compared to 2024 by 30%. In 2026 we will focus on planning for our 50th Anniversary in 2027.

Upcoming Events Committee Meetings:

Social Fundraising Committee

This committee works with peer to peer and crowdfunding fundraising models to increase awareness and ‘friendraise’ funding for PSLS.

2025 Achievements: For #GivingTuesday 2025, the Social Fundraising Committee continued the “30 Days of Thanks” social media campaign through November, inspiring and mobilizing our community of followers. Through collective efforts, our supporters more than $70,000 for #GivingTuesday, with more than 240 individual donors to our campaign! On Facebook, 15 individuals (including 12 staff members) created a fundraiser for PSLS, raising over $2,000 and PSLS leadership matched nearly $900 for those fundraisers!

Upcoming Social Fundraising Committee Meetings:

Strategic Giving Committee

This committee will focus on coordinating strategic partnerships across PSLS’ impact areas of safety, housing and financial stability, including philanthropic giving circles.