The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation, the largest funder of civil legal services in Ohio, has announced funding awards totaling $3.35 million. “This funding allows our grantees to continue and expand both community economic development and legal services work that is transformative for low-income Ohioans and their communities,” said Foundation Executive Director Angie Lloyd. Neighborhood [...]
Alexandria Ruden is a dedicated and compassionate advocate for domestic violence survivors who empowers survivors through legal representation and advocacy. With an impressive career spanning over four decades at The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, she has exclusively dedicated her career to championing the rights and safety of domestic violence survivors. Ruden began her journey [...]
The Foundation’s Pro Bono Challenge winner, Rebecca Joseph, had a circuitous path to law school. Always interested in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), Joseph worked in corporate DEI for several years before deciding that a career in law was the best way to advocate for social change. After finishing law school at The Ohio State [...]
Paula Boggs Muething begins her term as board president of the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation with years of leadership under her belt. As chief legal and administrative officer for FC Cincinnati and previously as city manager for the City of Cincinnati, Boggs Muething is accustomed to leading teams tackling complex problems. Thus, it’s fitting [...]
Ohio’s agricultural economy benefits from the thousands of workers who help plant, cultivate, process, and harvest the state’s food. Foundation grantee Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) has served agricultural workers in Ohio for 45 years, helping to ensure the workers receive fair payment for their labor and have access to decent and sanitary working [...]
Two Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Board members and a Foundation grantee will be honored by the Ohio State Bar Foundation (OSBF) at the All Rise Annual Awards Celebration on Oct. 13, 2023. Joe Mas, Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award Joe Mas, an Ohio Access to Justice Foundation board member for more than 25 [...]
The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Board of Directors will welcome new officers at its September meeting. Paula Boggs Muething, chief legal and administrative officer, FC Cincinnati, assumes the role of president. Mary Amos Augsburger, executive director, Ohio State Bar Association, is vice president. Hon. Howard H. Harcha III, Scioto County Court of Common Pleas, [...]
The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation is a proud member of Community Shares of Mid Ohio, an organization with a mission to build mutually beneficial relationships and secure resources to empower member nonprofits in Central Ohio, fostering a more just, caring, and healthy community for all. As a Community Shares member, the Foundation participates in [...]
An interview with Sophia Chang, Esq., Pro Bono Director at the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation This week, Community Legal Aid sat down with Sophia Chang, Pro Bono Director at the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation to talk about the beloved Ohio Justice Bus which has been increasing access to legal services across Ohio for nearly four [...]
Ohio Access to Justice Foundation grantee Ohio Legal Help uses technology to help Ohioans access civil legal information to resolve civil legal issues. The nonprofit’s latest project, a new Virtual Self-Help Center with the Montgomery County Domestic Relations Court, is the first in Ohio and an innovative example of how technology can aid self-represented litigants [...]
