Partner in Justice: Toolkit

Zikomo chifukwa chokhala Wothandizana naye pa Chilungamo! Bukuli lili ndi zothandizira kukuthandizani kulimbikitsa Legal Aid ndi anzanu. Ngati muli ndi mafunso enieni, sinthani mpaka pansi pa tsambalo kuti mudziwe zambiri za ogwira nawo ntchito.

May 29: Founders' Day

Legal Aid turns 119 in May!  We use our birthday as an opportunity to host a Founders’ Day celebration to thank our supporters.

This year, Founders’ Day is on Wednesday, May 29.  The theme this year is our housing justice work – and we’ll hear from a former client, celebrate some partnerships, and enjoy a panel discussion with funders.  (Last year, we focused on medical-legal partnerships – read a summary here: https://lasclev.org/07132023-4/)

Learn more and sign-up for this free event: lasclev.org/2024FoundersDay

Annual 50/50 Raffle

Legal Aid ndiwokonzeka kulengeza a 50/50 mpikisano to celebrate our 119th anniversary. Enter for your chance to win up to $7,080!

• • Buy tickets online at: lasclev.org/119raffle
  • Matikiti 119 okha ndi omwe agulitsidwa pa izi zokha mpikisano, kukupatsirani mwayi umodzi mwa 1 kuti mupambane.
  • Tikiti iliyonse ya raffle imalipira $ 119.
  • Wopambana - wosankhidwa mwachisawawa - adzalandira 50% ya ndalama zonse zomwe zatulutsidwa ndi raffle ($ 7,080 ngati matikiti onse 119 agulitsidwa).
  • The drawing will occur the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024.
  • Wopambana adzalumikizidwa pasanathe maola 24 kuchokera pachithunzichi ndipo ayenera kulemba W9 ndikuibwezera ku Legal Aid pasanathe sabata imodzi atalumikizidwa.
  • Ogwira ntchito pano ndi mamembala a Bungwe la Legal Aid ali oyenera kulowa ndikupereka, koma osayenerera kupambana.
  • Ndalama zonse zimapindulitsa The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.

August 21: Jam for Justice 

Support Legal Aid’s great work while enjoying musical acts headlined by local attorneys, judges, law faculty and students.

Lachitatu, Ogasiti 21, 2024
5:00 pm - zitseko zimatsegulidwa, nyimbo za DJ zimayamba
ndandanda yokhazikika yamagulu pamagawo awiri osayimitsa!

Gawo la Tavern:
5:20 - Tortfeasors (* zatsopano za 2024! *)
6:00 m'ma - State msewu
6:40 m'ma - KG Moyo
7:20 m'ma - Hayden Gilbert ndi The Ruckus
8:00 m'ma - Zakunja Kwadongosolo

Gawo la Ballroom:
5:40 m'ma - CWRU ikuwononga Bar
6:20 m'ma - The No Name Band 
7:00 m'ma - Luke Lindberg ndi The Hung Jury
7:40 m'ma - Zisanu ndi chimodzi Nthawi Zisanu ndi ziwiri
8:20 m'ma - Chikhulupiriro & Whisky

Emcees: Stephanie Haney (WKYC) & Delanté Spencer Thomas (Pulezidenti, Norman S. Minor Bar Association)
DJ: DJ Brad Wolfe (Brad Wolfe Law, LLC)

Dziwani zambiri ndikupeza matikiti pa www.lasclev.org/2024Jam

Sponsor Legal Aid

Kuthandizira ndi njira yabwino kwambiri yothandizira makasitomala a Legal Aid kudzera mu ntchito zaulere komanso kutchuka, matikiti amisonkhano, ndi zina zambiri. Khalani wothandizira lero podzaza fomu iyi.  Questions? Reach out to Melanie Shakarian at 216-861-5217. All sponsors receive:

• • Kutsatsa Kwawonjezedwa: Promotion before, during, and beyond the events, including exposure across all Legal Aid social media platforms - for instance on Facebook (otsatira 6,500), Twitter/X (4,500), Instagram (2,000), LinkedIn (3,100), ndi Ulusi (300).
    CHATSOPANO cha 2024! - Kuwonekera kowonjezera pazotsatsa zolipira za Legal Aid, tsamba lawebusayiti, ndi Chilungamo Chandakatulo Kalatayi.
  • Digital & Print Program Ads: Pulogalamuyi idagawidwa ndi anthu 20,000+ pamisonkhano yathu yapachaka (Dinani apa kuwona chitsanzo 2023 buku)
  • Kuloledwa ku chochitika chilichonse: Kuthandizira kumaphatikizapo matikiti 10 ku chochitika chilichonse.
  • Udindo wa Corporate Social: Legal Aid is the difference between homelessness & home; danger & safety; poverty & security.

Your organization’s sponsorship affiliates you with Legal Aid’s work to extend justice.  Dinani apa kuwona othandizira chaka chatha - mudzafuna kulowa nawo mndandanda wa 2024!

Participation Report Updates!

Legal Aid staff are happy to provide an updated participation report throughout the year. This report details your organization's roster, fundraising and volunteer updates, as well as total participation percentages. Reach out to Melanie Shakarian for an updated report.

Mu Nkhani

WKYC helps Legal Aid celebrate volunteers

Dinani apa to see the full WKYC story!

Impact Stories

Access to Education through Legal Aid: Athena (mayina asinthidwa kuti ateteze zinsinsi) was concerned about her son Anthony. Anthony is a special needs student and Athena felt as if her son’s school was not giving him the support that he needed to be successful. The school made communication with Athena difficult after she expressed her concerns about how a teacher was treating Anthony. Even though the school was aware that Anthony had disabilities, they suspended him based on his disability related behavior.

Athena was not about to allow her son’s education to be disrupted in any way. She was so frustrated that she discussed it with her healthcare provider at University Hospitals. Because of University Hospitals’ relationship with Legal Aid through the Medical-Legal Partnership, she was referred to Legal Aid for assistance. Her Legal Aid attorney suggested that they request a meeting with the school to discuss modifying Anthony’s individualized education plan (IEP). Due to the poor relationship between Athena and school officials, her attorney requested the IEP meeting and represented her at the meeting.

As a result of several IEP meetings, Athena, her attorney, and school officials discussed several strategies to implement within Anthony’s IEP to help him meet his educational and behavior goals. Not to mention, the meetings helped to improve Athena’s relationship with school officials. Thanks to Athena for being a caring and attentive parent and her Legal Aid attorney, Anthony is getting his special needs met to help him to excel in school.  ulendo kugwirizana to share this story on social media and add why you personally support Legal Aid.

Housing Stability through Legal Aid: Andrea (dzina lasinthidwa kuti muteteze zachinsinsi) fell behind in her rent. She did everything that she could possibly do to catch up but without success. Eventually she received a three-day eviction notice. Andrea didn’t want to move and feared that she and her family would become homeless. That’s when she called Legal Aid for help.

Andrea’s Legal Aid attorney advised her to apply for rental assistance. Her application was approved, and her landlord agreed to accept the funds to pay the back rent. The landlord then dismissed the case and allowed her to remain in the home.  To ensure that the eviction wouldn’t make it difficult for Andrea to find housing in the future, her attorney instructed her on how to get the eviction record sealed.  Thanks to her partnership with a Legal Aid attorney, Andrea no longer had to worry about her family being displaced. ulendo kugwirizana to share this story on social media and add why you personally support Legal Aid.

PANGANI MPHATSO LERO:

Thandizani Legal Aid ndi mphatso, ndipo limbikitsani anzanu kuti achite chimodzimodzi - Thandizani tsopano.

Chonde tsatirani Legal Aid pa social media ndi kugawana ma post athu - Tikugwira ntchito Facebook, Twitter, LinkedInndipo Instagram!

Mafunso? Lumikizanani ndi Melanie Shakarian: 216-861-5217 kapena melanie.shakarian@lasclev.org.

Pitani kuno pafupipafupi ku:

• Tengani mauthenga anthawi yake omwe mungagwiritse ntchito pazolumikizana zamkati pakampani/bungwe lanu. Mwachidule kukopera ndi kumata!
• Dziwani zambiri zaposachedwa komanso nkhani.
• Lumikizanani nafe.

Ndinu ovomerezeka ovomerezeka pa ntchito yathu; tikuyamikira kulengeza kwanu kwa Legal Aid!