Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Sarah D. Worthington is an accomplished attorney and director of the Texas Foster Youth Justice Project at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, where Sarah advocates for the rights of current and former foster youth in Texas. With a background in both policy and legal advocacy, Sarah previously served as a policy attorney at the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, focusing on legislative analysis and stakeholder collaboration. Additional experience includes positions as a staff attorney at the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas Inc., where Sarah prepared immigration applications, and a social service coordinator at the City of Dallas, where case management services were provided to defendants. Sarah holds a Juris Doctor from SMU Dedman School of Law, a Master of Science in Social Work from The University of Texas at Arlington, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Southwest Baptist University.
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Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid provides free legal services to people who cannot afford an attorney in 68 southwestern counties, including the entire Texas-Mexico border. TRLA attorneys specialize in more than 45 areas of law, including family, employment, disaster assistance, landlord-tenant, housing, education, and civil rights. Now the second-largest legal aid, TRLA was initially formed in 1970 to provide legal services to poor people, primarily farmworkers, in a handful of South Texas counties. Our continuing work with mirgrant and seasonal workers now extends to all of Texas and has expanded into Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. TRLA's Public Defender Division represents poor people facing criminal charges in 14 Texas counties.