GAIN's mission is to protect and empower immigrant survivors of crime and persecution. We provide quality pro bono legal representation to asylum seekers and immigrant victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, and other crimes through direct representation and referrals. GAIN was founded in 2005 as the Atlanta Bar Asylum Project with the intent to train volunteer attorneys and provide a screening, mentoring and referral mechanism for unrepresented asylum cases. In 2009 GAIN increased its scope of representation and added a second project called the Victims of Violence Project. This project was created not only to provide legal representation to immigrant victims of domestic violence and human trafficking, but also to fill a distinct void in representation from other legal aid organizations in Georgia. The same successful model of training volunteers and referring screened cases was utilized for this new project. Each year, we see a 60% increase in the demand for our services and help more than 250 clients and their families leave life-threatening situations. GAIN’s clients include women, men and children from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. All of our clients have been abused at some point in their life. They have been persecuted in their home country, have been victimized in a human trafficking situation or have been a victim of a crime in the United States. GAIN’s goal is to provide pro bono legal services to allow these victims to apply for immigration protection because of what they have suffered.