Dayton Legal Aid

ABLE is proud to work with and for immigrants and immigrant communities in Ohio. By protecting, strengthening, and increasing their legal rights, we can all help ensure a just and welcoming Ohio. If you need legal help but can`t afford a private lawyer, you may feel confused and lonely. Fortunately, there are a variety of organizations in Dayton that offer free or low-cost legal assistance. 14 out of 100 people live in poverty in our coverage area. Every year, more than 70% of people living in poverty face a civil law issue that puts their families at risk and has to navigate complex legal systems without a lawyer to help them. We work with our clients and community partners to find legal solutions to the problems that keep communities in poverty. Need legal assistance for eviction houses. I have to move to another accommodation on April 1st. We quickly worked to continue providing legal assistance and providing people in crisis with information about legal claims – virtually. ABLE is currently accepting applicants to our 2022 Associate Summer Program, which provides law students with experience, feedback, and real legal assistance. Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc.

(LAWO) is a regional, nonprofit law firm that provides high-quality civil legal assistance to help eligible low-income individuals and groups in West Ohio achieve self-reliance, equality of justice, and economic opportunity. Your Community action agency can be consulted at the following address: oacaa.org/agency-directory/. For more information, consult the recommendations of the Rent Assistance Program or apply for legal aid on the Legal Aid Line. LAWO provides legal assistance in civil (non-criminal) cases that protect the rights of individuals and promote systemic change in the areas of civil rights and poverty law. Note: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) also provides civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and groups. Much of their work is aimed at “changing policies, laws, and regulations at the local and state levels.” The specific areas in which ABLE operates include education and children`s rights, environmental justice, predatory lending, healthcare advocacy, housing advocacy, and more. In collaboration with LAWO and the Volunteer Lawyer Project (below), ABLE also runs a legal aid line, which is an admission, counselling and referral program. Note: The mission of Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO) is to “provide high-quality civil legal assistance to assist eligible low-income individuals and groups in West Ohio to achieve self-reliance and equality of justice and economic opportunity.” Specific areas of law in which LAWO can help include debt and debt collection issues, consumers, domestic violence, the elderly, family, housing and public services. LAWO also sponsors a clinic for low-income taxpayers that supports low-income taxpayers involved in controversies with the IRS. We continue to provide all the legal services we provided prior to the pandemic. To slow the spread of COVID-19, our offices are closed to the public and we see clients by appointment.

Pro se legal clinics and Plan Ahead sessions are now available virtually and by phone. If you are a current customer, please use the contact information provided to you. If you need legal help, please click on the following link: I have completed the registration, someone contacted me ONCE. The message sounded like the person was away from their phone, maybe they couldn`t tell what they were saying on the speaker. I called the office (and even made a visit to the office), the phone system was not working and was repeating itself. no contact and I will throw hell with a property manager who uses my disability to terminate my lease for lies and nonsense. I tried to call before, but the check-in didn`t take a phone number. I would like to ask you about when you will be able to return to receive child support. LT is 30 years old, but I didn`t have a lawyer and my ex-husband broke me up after 14 years of marriage and two children. Read our Immigration Advocacy Project report to the community, which includes important updates, statistics, and customer testimonials about our impact on farm workers and immigrant communities across Ohio. My insurance company does not want to comply with my leave. Is there anything I can do? From the law firm suing for over $4,000 in medical bills, ABLE releases the 2022 Report of the Community Immigration Advocacy Project Note: The Lawyer Referral Service can help you get in touch with a participating lawyer who specializes in the area of law you need help with (referrals can be made to civil and criminal lawyers).

For $35, you get a half-hour consultation with a lawyer. The time spent thereafter is calculated at the lawyer`s standard rate. The recommendations are based on the area of law in which you need help, as well as your geographical and linguistic preferences. Protecting the rights of people who live, work and raise their families in poverty The law is a powerful tool to ensure access to opportunities that many of us take for granted. LAWO was founded to correct the injustice that disproportionately affects communities of color and people living in poverty. For more than 20 years, LAWO has made justice a reality for people who have not been able to turn anywhere else. How to request services: onlineintake.ablelaw.org/ At a time of great economic and health uncertainty, LAWO protects families trying to stay safe and housed. By protecting tenants` rights, we can all help create a stronger community. Important news about our services during covid-19 I filed a CPO against me on the basis of lies and I want to fight it, so now I will have another hearing date in front of me and I need a lawyer.

I am disabled and cannot afford an ABLE lawyer Lawyers Kathleen Kersh and Matthew Currie Kathleen Kersh and Matthew Currie`s analysis of how the community lawyer model can be used to promote the power of the community to change unfair systems was recently published in the UIC Law Review. ABLE lawyers publish analysis on the community lawyer model I need to talk to someone about my unemployment, do you have a suggestion Please and thank you Second Chance Community Legal Clinic 3458 Reading RdCincinnati, OH 45229Criminal When COVID-19 made many unemployed, faced an increased risk of abuse, homeschooling and the risk of losing their home, LAWO advocates have strengthened with ongoing advocacy, virtual clinics and information events. Reasons to worry about how often black drivers are stopped at Dayton`s Oakwood. There are funds available to help tenants pay any rent they owe to their landlords to ensure their landlords are healthy. This pay-as-you-go idea is crucial to ensuring housing stability, limiting the spread of COVID for tenants who may have difficulty finding new available housing, and ensuring that landlords receive the rent they are owed. Community service organizations in each county have access to federal funding that tenants can use to reimburse rent and other housing costs to ensure they can stay in their homes. Due to COVID-19 concerns, this office does not accept walk-in visits. Please apply online or call to request services. Prevent homelessness and protect tenants from poor living conditions. Protecting veterans and the independence and self-determination of seniors.

Ensure access to health care and education. Support a level playing field in financial transactions. Raise the voices of people who are often left inaudible and left behind. Children`s services took my baby, I am the biological father. The mother is addicted. Select an impact area above to learn more. Support justice here. Whether you have a problem with housing, family law, utilities or any other issue, I hope one of these Gem City agencies can help.

Keep in mind that many organizations only offer help in civil matters. If you have been charged with a crime, contact the Office of public defence counsel or the Lawyers Referral Service. Note: This group provides lawyers or assistance so that you can represent yourself in civil matters such as divorce, custody, consumer issues and bankruptcy. The service is for low-income residents of Montgomery County, and you should call the Legal Aid Line (888-534-1432) for initial screening. They do not deal with criminal cases. Thank you for making the Centre for Equal Justice possible! Find out how our customers navigated the Medicaid system. Ohio Justice and Policy Center (513) 421-1108215 E. 9th StreetCincinnati, OH 45202Conference: If you have been charged with a crime that may result in a prison sentence and meets the income eligibility criteria, contact the Office of the Public Defense Attorney to see if they can help. They deal with crimes, misdemeanors, preliminary hearings, extradition and juvenile delinquency, in addition to some cases of child services, some cases of disregard for child support and cuts in child support. 1 million huD of $1 million for the protection of evictions in rural communities.