About Us

Telesca Center for Justice is a revolutionary, collaborative model of four legal organizations committed to using the power of the law to stabilize lives. We provide civil representation to individuals with low income in Monroe County by bringing together resources and people who share a vision for a fairer, brighter community for all.

Named in honor of Senior U.S. District Judge Michael A. Telesca, the Telesca Center For Justice houses the four non-profits —which include Empire Justice Center, JustCause, The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, and Legal Assistance of Western NY— working to promote meaningful and equitable access to justice –via the civil legal system– to the most vulnerable in our communities. The Telesca Center for Justice honors the strength that comes with true collaboration and multiplies the partners' collective impact, ensuring more community members have access to justice.

Together, Telesca Center for Justice partners work toward a community where all individuals have access to the fundamental need for justice—a community where stability and fairness reverberate to all people, in all neighborhoods, in all homes. Telesca Center for Justice approaches civil justice with unity and hope. And it won’t stop until it’s for all.

More about the incredible work of the Telesca Center Partners