OHIO LEGAL AID NEWS
This budget season, the Ohio State Legislature has the opportunity to help Ohioans stabilize income and housing, protect against violence, avoid exploitation, and gain equitable access to education, public assistance, healthcare, and employment by increasing funding for legal aid in the 2026-2027 Biannual Budget.
Provisions in House Bill 96, the Ohio Biennial State Budget, could leave 700,000+ Ohioans without health insurance. Meanwhile, the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s proposed work requirements do not follow the indications of its own research.
Alliance member organizations led the fight to get Ohioans back on the road.
One of the contributing factors to the poverty cycle is the disproportionate impact of the legal system. The Legal Services Corporation 2022 Justice Gap Study found that 74% of low-income households experienced one or more civil legal problems in the past year, while 39% experienced five or more compounding civil legal problems.
Ohio's legal aid organizations have been critical in helping those impacted by the epidemic stabilize their housing, family, employment, and health.
For the first time since its formation in 2018, the Alliance of Ohio Legal Aids has established a staff person to support the Alliance’s ability to collaborate strategically, align advocacy efforts, and develop a statewide voice for legal aid programs and the people they serve.
George Johnson had paid all his fines, but having a minor misdemeanor drug conviction on his record was a barrier to employment even years later. Legal Aid helped Mr. Johnson file for an expungement. The judge granted the expungement and alleviated Mr. Johnson's frustration at not being able to compete in the job market. Now he is able to seek employment free of any shadows from his past.
Read our 2022 Annual Report to learn how Ohio's legal aid organizations are helping Ohioans stabilize income and housing, protect against violence, avoid exploitation, and gain equitable access to education, public assistance, healthcare, and employment.
This Amicus brief explains how the EdChoice Scholarship Program directly and concretely creates educational injuries to the students of Ohio and its school districts, causing particular harm to the student Plaintiffs in this case.
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