The Smith County Bar Foundation is the charitable arm of the Smith County legal profession. Partners of the SCBF support a variety of community outreach projects, including:
Scholarships for high school or returning to school students, pursuing degrees in law enforcement or legal studies;
Mock Trial competition for high schools in the Region 7 education district;
Constitution Day programs that educate on and bring awareness to the incredible document that is the US Constitution;
People's Law School - a free event, open to the public, that provides information on a variety of legal topics and issues in English and Spanish;
Law Day - a celebration of the rule of law and our area legal professionals;
Children and Courts opportunities - most visits to the courthouse are stressful times. The SCBF works to make the environment friendlier for kids through the provision of books, crayons, etc., as well as supporting other programs that contribute to children's wellbeing.