Community economic impact.
Civil legal aid isn't only a moral good — it's an economic engine. These studies quantify what legal aid returns to Ohio's communities.
The return on justice
When legal aid stops an unlawful eviction, secures a wrongly denied benefit, or recovers wages, the money stays in the local economy — and public costs for shelters, emergency care, and social services fall. The Foundation's community economic-impact studies measure that return.
The Foundation also leverages more than two private and alternative dollars for every federal dollar — multiplying the impact of every public investment.
Read the full studies on the Foundation's Publications page ↗ (see also the economic impact report ↗).
Justice works — when it's funded.
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