Anthu okhala ku Elyria Kody ndi Tina sankayembekezera kukhala makolo oleredwa kwa achinyamata omwe ali ndi zaka zaunyamata.
“Tinachoka paukwati wachichepere m’zaka zathu zoyambirira za m’ma 20 osakhala ndi munthu wokhala nawo m’chipinda chimodzi, ndipo mwadzidzidzi tinakhala ndi thayo,” anatero Tina pamene anakumbukira mmene zinalili kutengera adzukulu a mwamuna wake.
Ngakhale kuti mitima yawo inakula ndi banja lawo, banjali linapeza moyo kukhala wotanganidwa ndi zachuma. Ndi chilolezo cha kholo la anyamatawo, Kody anawauza kuti apereke msonkho kwa zaka ziwiri popanda vuto.
Koma pamene IRS inaganiza zofufuza, banjalo linavutika kuti lipereke umboni wakuti anyamatawo anali m’manja mwawo. Poyang'anizana ndi $ 10,000 pamisonkho yakumbuyo, Kody adafikira ku Legal Aid, pomwe wodzipereka wa ACT 2 a John Kirn adathandizira banjali kuzindikira ndikupeza zikalata zomwe amafunikira.
"Zinali zovuta, koma loya wathu anali wodabwitsa. Adatithandiza kwambiri, akutiimbira foni sabata iliyonse kuti atidziwitse," adatero Tina. "Ndipo tsopano tikudziwa zolemba zomwe tikufuna mtsogolomu."
Monga tate womulera, Kirn amalemekeza kwambiri makasitomala ake a pro bono. “Ndi anthu osiririka,” anatero Kirn. "Vuto linali loti mpaka khothi lipereka ufulu wosunga mwana, adayenera kutsimikizira kuti ali nawo m'manja mwawo, ndipo tidawatsogolera."
M'miyezi ingapo yotsatira, Kirn adathandizira banjali kupeza ndikupereka zolemba zomwe amafunikira ku IRS. Anapezanso malo ena abwino m'moyo wawo. "Anabwera nambala yachitatu, mphwake womaliza," adatero Kirn.
Ndi kuimira kwa Legal Aid ndi chitsogozo, banjalo linalandira nkhani yoti silinabwerenso ndi ngongole yaikuluyo. Ndipo ngakhale adzukulu ake a Kody adalumikizidwanso ndi kholo lawo lowabereka, banjali lili pamlingo womaliza wokhala makolo osatha komanso nyumba yotetezeka kwa mphwake womaliza wa Kody.
Tikuthokoza kwambiri The Cleveland Foundation's Encore Prize ndi Legal Services Corporation Pro Bono Innovation Fund yothandizira pulogalamu yodzipereka ya Legal Aid's ACT 2 kwa maloya opuma komanso ochedwa.