What is civil legal aid?
Civil legal aid is a combination of services and resources that helps Americans of all backgrounds – including children, veterans, seniors, ill or disabled people, and victims of domestic violence – to effectively navigate the justice system.
Civil legal services help people stabilize income and housing, protect against violence, avoid exploitation, and gain equitable access to education, public assistance, healthcare, and employment.
In 2023, Alliance member organizations served more than 135,000 Ohioans from all 88 Ohio counties.
About the Alliance
Ohio's legal aid organizations established the Alliance of Ohio Legal Aids in 2018 to improve access to and the quality of legal services for low-income Ohioans. The Alliance is made up of nine organizations and their hundreds of legal aid practitioners and other staff across the state dedicated to addressing the civil legal needs of low-income and minoritized Ohioans.
In addition to providing legal services to individuals and families, Alliance members work together on taskforces to identify and address systemic barriers that disproportionately impact low-income Ohioans in critical areas like housing, education, employment, consumer protection, family law, healthcare access, immigration, and public benefits.
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