Funding
The Foundation funds Ohio’s legal aid organizations and access to justice initiatives like Ohio Legal Help and the Ohio Justice Bus to transform the lives of Ohioans working to make ends meet.
Our Mission
To ensure that low-income and underserved Ohioans can fully and fairly participate in civil systems that produce just outcomes. To achieve this we:
- promote access to justice
- fund civil legal aid
- expand legal capacity
- foster innovation
- collaborate with partners to achieve systemic change
Ohio Access to Justice Foundation: Helping Ensure Justice for All Ohioans
Foundation Executive Director Angie Lloyd gives an overview of the programs and services the Foundation funds and supports to address the unmet civil legal needs of low-income Ohioans.
RECENT NEWS
LegalWorks: Removing Barriers and Giving Clevelanders a Second Chance
For people carrying criminal convictions from minor offenses, a clean record is often the key to new pathways to employment and a second chance. Foundation grantee LegalWorks, a nonprofit based [...]
Advancing Justice: Judge Bill Klatt
When Foundation board member Judge Bill Klatt was a student at Notre Dame Law School, he dreamed of becoming a judge. “I thought I would really enjoy serving the community [...]
Foundation Hiring Legislative Advocacy and Public Policy Attorney
The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation is hiring a Legislative Advocacy and Public Policy Attorney. The Foundation seeks a mission-driven attorney to lead and support legal and policy initiatives that [...]
Justice for All Fellows Highlight Success Stories
Since 1994, the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation has funded two-year fellowships for attorneys seeking to make a difference in Ohio’s civil justice system by addressing urgent legal problems facing [...]
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