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News StoryCutting legal aid is major concern in NEO
Jeremy NobileCrain’s Cleveland Business
April 2, 2017
Eliminating the Legal Services Corp., one of 19 agencies slated for federal defunding in President Donald Trump's 2018 budget proposal, would cut budgets for Northeast Ohio's legal aid groups by about 30% each.
Five years after landmark criminal expungement law passed, Ohio attorneys remain busy with record sealing requests
Tracey BlairAkron Legal News (OH)
October 6, 2017
Since then, Ohio attorneys have continued to see an influx of clients hoping to start over and rebuild their lives through expungement.
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Can’t afford to file for bankruptcy? A pilot program can help
Amanda GarrettAkron Beacon Journal
January 20, 2018
Community Legal Aid — which helps poor and working-class people — is rolling out a pilot program with a tech upstart that could open a legal path for hundreds more here to file bankruptcy after a job loss, medical expenses, divorce or some other life crisis.
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Defunding Legal Services Corp., per Trump’s wishes, would cut almost $4 million from local legal aid groups
Jeremy NobileCrain’s Cleveland Business
February 14, 2018
Legal aid groups once again face a potential budget slashing as part of a recent proposal by President Donald Trump at a time when their resources are already stretched thin.
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When You Can’t Afford to Go Bankrupt
Paul KielProPublica
March 2, 2018
There’s ample evidence many people don’t file for bankruptcy simply because they can’t pay an attorney. It’s a fixable problem.
Op-Ed
What happens when you can’t afford to go bankrupt
Paul KielWashington Post
March 2, 2018
It happens every tax season. With many more people suddenly able to pay a lawyer, the number of bankruptcy filings jumps way up in March, stays high in April, then declines.
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Low-income Akron residents can get free legal help Saturday through Legal Aid, law firm joint venture
Stephanie WarsmithAkron Beacon Journal
April 19, 2018
Last year, 86 percent of the civil legal problems low-income Americans faced had “inadequate or no legal help.”
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Partnership could ease bankruptcy process
Jeremy NobileCrain’s Cleveland Business
May 6, 2018
While the Akron nonprofit is the only group in the state partnering with Upsolve for a one-year pilot program to help low-income clients facing bankruptcy, it joins several other legal aid groups doing so across the country.
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Community Legal Aid pilot program provides virtual legal assistance in Wayne County
Jeremy NobileCrain’s Cleveland Business
May 16, 2018
Community Action has set up a virtual office at its Wooster location to connect low-income Wooster citizens seeking legal help with legal aid attorneys, allowing typical consultations and assistance with legal documents to be addressed.
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Legal Aid receives $1.2M in grants to help local DV victims
Akron Legal News (OH)November 13, 2018
Justice for Families grant to help Trumbull County domestic violence victims
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Legal Aid ‘securing stability’ for low-income clients, report shows
Rachel DissellPlain Dealer (Cleveland, OH)
June 16, 2019
The report, the first of its kind measuring the impact of civil legal services, bolsters anecdotal evidence that removing even a single legal obstacle can be transformational for a client, Steven McGarrity, executive director of Community Legal Aid, said.
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Study Shows Lasting Impact of Legal Aid Services in Northeast Ohio
Ella AbbottWKSU (Kent, OH)
June 17, 2019
A new study released today looks at the lasting effect of legal aid services in certain Northeast Ohio counties.
Op-Ed
Confronting Domestic Abuse: How Legal Aid Provided a Lifeline When I Needed It
Athena GoughNonprofit Quarterly (NPQ)
August 9, 2019
I think it’s important for people to know that I was extremely fortunate. Many women don’t get the chance I got. One of the biggest hurdles to ending a situation like mine is getting legal help to end it.
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Court considers new rules to blunt the impact of Akron’s high eviction rate
Doug LivingstonAkron Beacon Journal
December 25, 2019
Akron municipal judges are set to adopt new rules requiring more of landlords who evict tenants while giving tenants the chance to seal such cases, which can bar them from finding an apartment in the future, even if they won the eviction case or a judge tossed it out.
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Woman who faced eviction turned to Community Legal Aid for help get case dismissed
Bob JonesWEWS-TV (Cleveland)
February 3, 2020
An "Eviction Task force", made up of city, county and non-profit leaders has been formed and is looking for possible solutions to the eviction struggle.
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Home in Akron: Here come the evictions
Akron Beacon JournalJune 1, 2020
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Legal aid providers, already stretched thin, anticipate surge in evictions and requests for help
Crain’s Cleveland BusinessJuly 28, 2020
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