From the beginning of their partnership in March 2010, Ford Motor Company and Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. have hosted several clinics addressing food stamp benefit cases to alleviate the struggles of those in poverty.

Since they first established a partnership in 2009, Hunton & Williams and ExxonMobil Corporation have launched and co-staffed an elder law clinic, and established a “Attorney for the Day” program.

Cargill Inc., a business devoted to providing sustenance and energy products and services to people worldwide, places significant emphasis on giving back to the communities it serves. But finding the right pro bono project for the company’s legal department was a challenge.

Lawyers form Prudential, AT&T, Merck, and McCarter & English have joined to form the Newark Legal Aid and Resource Clinic for Consumer , which provides legal assistance to self-represented consumer debtors.

CPBO revisits the results of the in-house pro bono benchmarking survey for 2010.

The PBEye highlights points from the UnitedHealth Group and Verizon Communications respective 2010 pro bono annual reports.

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) is the 106th company to sign the Corporate Pro Bono Challenge.

Last week, the Corporate Pro Bono team travelled to Minneapolis to host a Clinic-in-a-Box program, as well as gain insight into the pro bono activities of the Mayo Clinic, Target Corporation, and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.

For the second time in a year, Corporate Pro Bono partnered with the Minnesota ACC Chapter, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA), and Dorsey & Whitney LLP* to host a Clinic-in-a-Box℠ in Minneapolis. The Clinic, held at the offices of Dorsey & Whitney on July 14, gave 32 in-house attorneys a chance to serve 10 minority-owned small business clients. A range of Minnesota-based legal departments were represented, including Best Buy, Xcel Energy, Target, Mayo Clinic**, TCF Bank, and UnitedHealth Group**.

The PBEye highlights some of Verizon Communications Inc.’s pro bono work in assisting disadvantaged students, domestic violence survivors, and veterans.