Posted March 16, 20172:56 pm
"We salute the lawyers who have dedicated their careers to justice. For without access to quality representation there is no justice." - late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support for civil legal aid to low-income Americans.
LSC promotes equal access to justice by providing funding to 134 independent non-profit legal aid programs in every state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories. The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is the LSC grantee that serves Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain counties.
The funding from LSC:
- Fulfills crucial community needs at low cost,
- Assures fairness in the justice system, and
- Provides critical services to the working poor, veterans and military families, homeowners and renters, families with children, farmers, the disabled, and the elderly.