The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.
One of the oldest legal aid societies in the United States, serving Cleveland and northeast Ohio with civil legal help in housing, family, consumer, and health matters.
What they do
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland provides free civil legal help to low-income residents in northeast ohio — in the everyday matters that determine whether a family stays housed, safe, and financially stable: eviction and housing, domestic violence and family safety, consumer and debt problems, and public benefits.
How the Foundation supports them
As one of Ohio's five funded legal aid organizations, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland receives Foundation grants drawn from IOLTA/IOTA interest and the civil filing-fee surcharge — part of the $7.2 million approved for 2026 — and the Foundation provides oversight to ensure the highest quality of civil legal aid work.
Ohioans seeking civil legal assistance should start with the statewide intake resource, then connect with their local legal aid.
Start at Ohio Legal Help ↗Learn more about this grantee on the Foundation's site ↗.
Justice works — when it's funded.
Every gift helps low-income Ohioans keep their homes, their families, and their footing. Invest in the systems that make justice real.
Looking for help with a legal problem? Ohio Legal Help ↗