“Most Americans don’t realize that you can have your home taken away, your children taken away and you can be a victim of domestic violence but you have no constitutional right to a lawyer to protect you.”
— James J. Sandman, president of the Legal Services Corporation, 2013
(New York Times Quote of the Day, March 16, 2013)
Civil legal aid protects:
Families
Health
Homes
Livelihoods