Athena Gough

Legal Aid Advocate (Ohio)
A marketing professional, a mother of two, and a survivor of domestic violence. Her story and the stories of a number of other legal aid clients are profiled in Securing Stability: Legal Aid’s Lasting Impact, published this year by the Center for Community Solutions in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Confronting Domestic Abuse: How Legal Aid Provided a Lifeline When I Needed It

Athena Gough
Nonprofit 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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