Volunteer Activities

Employee Volunteerism

As part of the Public Defender's Anti-Violence Initiative, our office encourages staff to get involved in the community. Public Defender employees strengthen ties to the community by actively participating, on their own time, in programs that improve the quality of our everyday life.

To learn more about our community involvement through the Anti-Violence Initiative, click here.

You can view photographs of our employees participating in the following programs:

Aids Walk, (photos)

American Cancer Society Relay for Life, (photos)

Best Buddies Day Bowl-a-Thon, (photos)

“Consequences Aren’t Minor” Presentation at Miami Lakes Educational Center (photos)

Corporate Run, (photos)

Habitat for Humanity, (photos)

How to Be A Street Smart Kid Event, (photos)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, (photos)

5th Minority Mentoring Picnic, (photos)

Opa-Locka Save Our Streets Coalition's Anti-Violence Walk, (photos)

Servis Juris, (photos)

Here are stories about some of our volunteer employees:

Big Brothers Big Sisters Names Public Defender’s Office “Partner of the Year” - March 2004

Assistant public defender newsworthy for her volunteer work - January 2000

Our employees help others during the holidays - January 2000

PDO volunteers help our community - October 1999

Office United Way Committee honored for fund-raising efforts - March 1999