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Beyond grants

Programs that expand justice.

The Foundation develops and funds innovative programming to narrow the civil justice gap and support the next generation of public-service attorneys — from a mobile clinic to a statewide self-help platform to targeted projects for veterans, seniors, and families.

Statewide resource

Ohio Legal Help

Plain-language legal information, forms, and self-help tools for every Ohioan — the front door to civil justice.

ohiolegalhelp.org
Mobile clinic

Ohio Justice Bus

A mobile legal-aid office and technology hotspot bringing volunteer lawyers to underserved communities.

About the bus
Volunteer platform

Pro Bono Ohio

An online platform connecting volunteer lawyers with pro bono opportunities statewide — pro bono made easy.

probonoohio.org
Next generation

Fellows & Summer Clerks

Justice for All Fellowships and Summer Clerks support law students and new attorneys entering public-interest law.

Fellowships
Retention

Loan Repayment Assistance

Helping legal aid attorneys manage law-school debt so they can build careers in public service.

About LRAP
Older Ohioans

Pro Seniors

Legal help and long-term-care advocacy for Ohio's seniors.

Pro Seniors
Veterans

Veterans Path to Stability

Legal services for homeless and at-risk veterans, helping them secure housing and the benefits they earned.

Veterans project
Second chances

Record-Sealing Clinics

Clinics that help eligible Ohioans seal records and remove barriers to jobs and housing.

Record-sealing clinics
Connectivity

Rural Broadband Access

Closing the digital divide so rural Ohioans can reach remote legal help.

Rural broadband
Children

Child-Welfare Legal Representation

A new project improving outcomes for Ohio families in the child-welfare system through legal representation.

Read the story
Partnership

OhioKAN Partnership

A kinship and adoption navigator partnership supporting Ohio families and caregivers.

OhioKAN
Access

Full Representation

Expanding full legal representation — not just advice — in high-stakes civil cases.

Full representation
Veterans

Legal Services for Homeless Veterans

Dedicated civil legal help for veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Veterans legal services
Response

COVID Response

The Foundation's pandemic-era response supporting legal aid through a surge in housing and benefits need.

COVID response
Network

Specialty Providers

Specialty legal-aid providers serving specific communities and needs across Ohio.

Specialty providers
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Innovation, funded.

The Foundation's programs meet Ohioans where they are — on a bus, online, in a clinic. Help us reach further.

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