The Ohio National Guard today released a tribute to veterans, including a video message by Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general: "Veterans day is a time to pause with solemn pride in the remembrance of the heroism of those who have served, those currently serving, and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice while [...]
About 1.8 million low income Ohioans will see monthly assistance for food decrease by an average of $29 with the expiration of a temporary increase in those benefits. To read more, click here.
Caitlin Milo and Katherine Holley have joined the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati as Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Veterans Legal Fellows.
By Helenka Marculewicz [Editor's Note: Helenka Marculewicz is Executive Director of the Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project and the 2013 Ohio honorary chair for the National Pro Bono Celebration.] In October the American Bar Association leads a nationwide celebration of pro bono work, the legal work attorneys perform at no charge for people who cannot [...]
Lawyers across the country will join forces to provide legal services at no cost to those who cannot afford an attorney, and participate in other events marking the fifth annual National Pro Bono Celebration. The Celebration is sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. To read more about [...]
Long time Youngstown area legal aid lawyers James Callen and Cherie Howard will be honored at a community recognition dinner on Friday. Callen and Howard have retired, Callen after more than 30 years as a legal aid lawyer. To read more, click here.
Columbus, Ohio (October 8, 2013) Ohio Legal Aid helps kids be successful in school and veterans to obtain benefits they have earned, Ohio legislators learned today. Delegations from each of the state's Legal Aids today visited representatives and senators at their Statehouse offices in Columbus to educate the legislators on how Legal Aids impact their [...]
Helenka Marculewicz has been the executive director of the Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project for all 25 years of its existence. To see a short video on the Volunteer Lawyers Project and the increasing need for civil legal services it faces, click here.
The number of Ohioans living in extreme poverty increased across the state by a rate which is among the highest in the country, according to the 2012 American Community Survey, released yesterday. To read more, click here.
Support civil legal aid during the 24 hour Big Give on September 17th beginning at 11 a.m. by donating to Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation. Donations made to the Foundation will go directly to legal aids that help Ohioans who cannot afford an attorney for help with critical legal problems like unsafe housing, domestic violence, or [...]
