New research by the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University shows that poverty is spreading throughout Franklin county. The study, presented to 250 community leaders at a conference held in Columbus' Veterans Memorial Auditorium, showed an increase in unemployment in 64 percent of census tracts within Franklin county, [...]
Akron's new poor, those who were employed long term and now live in poverty due to job loss, face the additional disadvantage of being unfamiliar with the challenges of chronic poverty and the network of services available to address those challenges. To read more, click here.
Ed Icove, a South Euclid councilman and former board member and president of the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, is teaming up with Cleveland Legal Aid to recruit South Euclid lawyers to represent homeowners facing foreclosure. To read more, click here.
Pro bono legal services by Dayton area lawyers has remained steady in the past several years, but the demand for legal services by the area's low income population has increased, according to Helenka Marculewicz, Executive Director of the Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project. To read more, click here.
Former board member Richard Cordray was appointed by President Obama to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The appointment was announced by Obama at an event in Shaker Heights. To read more, click here.
