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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 ↗
Join us

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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