Supporting Neighborhood Transformation
Our new video tells the story of legal aid and Cleveland Owns, an incubator for collective ownership working in the Hough and Detroit Shoreway neighborhoods. Members of the Hough Block Club (the “BC”) rely on legal aid’s counsel and representation to develop a local solar energy project, which will generate clean energy and wealth for residents.
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Our Mission
The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation is committed to improving access to justice and ensuring that legal aid societies and other resources, programs, and services address the unmet civil legal needs of low-income and underserved Ohioans.
RECENT NEWS
Pro Bono Reporting Survey Launches
The Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation are asking for attorneys’ information on both their pro bono legal services and contributions to charitable legal organizations [...]
Applicants sought for 2022 Justice for All Fellowship program
Through the Foundation’s Justice for All Fellows program, law school graduates with a passion for public service address urgent legal problems facing Ohioans. Fellows provide a full range of legal [...]
Statement in Support of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” - Desmond Tutu The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation, committed to justice, diversity and [...]
Ohio Access to Justice Foundation releases 2020 annual report
COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 29, 2021) — The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation’s 2020 annual report Justice Responds highlights its efforts to respond to the civil legal needs of vulnerable Ohioans [...]
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohio Legal Help assisted more than 310,000 users who faced serious issues such as eviction and food instability. This shows the vital role of trusted, 24/7 online legal assistance during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. https://yearly.report/from/#/ohiolegalhelp/2020impactreport
