When most needed, Legal Aid is forced to reduce services

Cleveland, Ohio - The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, which until now has weathered the economic downturn by tapping reserves, must cut $1.4 million from its budget in the coming year -- at a time when poor clients are in greatest need of legal assistance.

A combination of financial troubles, including a drastic reduction in federal funding this year, will force Legal Aid programs that already must turn away half of their applicants to deny many more.

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