Umlando omfushane weNhlangano Yosizo Lwezomthetho yaseCleveland
Iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu, i-Legal Aid Society yaseCleveland ibihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zomthetho zamahhala kubantu abangakwazi ukuqasha ummeli.
Ihlanganiswe ngoMeyi 10, 1905, iyinhlangano yesihlanu emidala yosizo lwezomthetho emhlabeni.
I-Legal Aid yasungulwa lapha ukuze inikeze usizo lwezomthetho kubantu abahola kancane, ikakhulukazi abokufika. Abameli ababili abazimele, u-Isador Grossman no-Arthur D. Baldwin, bahlele iLegal Aid. UMnu. Grossman uyena yedwa ummeli wakhe kusukela ngo-1905 kuya ku-1912. Kusukela ngo-1912 kuya ku-1939, iNhlangano"”isekelwa ngeminikelo yangasese"”yaba nenkontileka nezinkampani zabameli zangaphandle ukuze zinikeze izinkonzo zomthetho. IJaji le-Probate u-Alexander Hadden wasebenza njengomongameli webhodi yeNhlangano kwaze kwaba ngu-1920 futhi wayengumongameli ohloniphekile kwaze kwaba ngu-1926.
Ngo-1913, i-Legal Aid yaba i-ejensi yokuqasha ye-Community Fund (manje eyi-United Way). Ekuqaleni kwawo-1960, iNhlangano yayeka ukubagcina abameli bangaphandle futhi yasungula eyayo izisebenzi. Yaba isixhaso seHhovisi Lethuba Lomnotho, “elandulele Inhlangano Yezinkonzo Zezomthetho,” ngo-1966. Isaqhubeka nokuthola izimali ezivela ku-United Way kanye ne-Legal Services Corporation.
Onyakeni wayo wokuqala ogcwele usebenza, iLegal Aid imele amakhasimende angama-456. Ngo-1966, ngaphansi kobuholi balowo owayengumqondisi futhi kamuva iJaji LeNkantolo Yezikhalazo Ezivamile uBurt Griffin, iNhlangano yamisa amahhovisi amahlanu ezindaweni zaseCleveland ezihola kancane. Ngo-1970, izakhamuzi ezihola kancane ezingaba ngu-30,000 zazisizwa abameli bosizo lwezoMthetho abangama-66 emacaleni omphakathi, obugebengu kanye nawezingane. Namuhla, i-Legal Aid Society yaseCleveland isebenzela izifunda zase-Ashtabula, e-Cuyahoga, e-Geauga, e-Lake nase-Lorain. Siwukuphela kwenhlangano yosizo lwezomthetho eNortheast Ohio. Njengoba inabasebenzi babameli abangama-63 kanye nabasebenzi bokuphatha/abasekelayo abangama-38, i-Legal Aid iphinde iziqhayise ngohlu lwamavolontiya abameli abangaphezu kuka-3,000 - abacishe babe ngu-600 kubo ababhekene necala noma umtholampilo ngonyaka othile.
I-Legal Aid eyayigxilwe kuyo eminyakeni yayo yokuqala yayisebenzela ukuphasiswa komthetho okuhloswe ngawo izenzo ezingenanembeza zamabhizinisi adla abantu abahola kancane. Umbiko wokuqala wonyaka weNhlangano ubhekisela esilinganisweni sokulawula ababolekisi bemali ababekhokhisa abantu abampofu inzalo engu-60% kuya ku-200%.
Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba iNhlangano imiswe ngokomthetho, abasunguli bayo bazama ukulungisa ukuxhashazwa okunedumela elibi kwabantu abampofu ngamajaji okuthula aselokishini abizwa ngokuthi “Izinkantolo Zabantu Abampofu.” Amajaji ayengena ngokukhululeka eCleveland, eyayingenayo inkantolo eyayo. IJaji u-Manuel Levine, i-Legal Aid trustee iminyaka engu-32, wayengumbhali oyinhloko walo mthethosivivinywa okwathi ngo-1910 wakha inkantolo yokuqala kamasipala e-Ohio. Ukudalwa kwaleyo nkantolo kugcine kuholele ekushabalaleni kobulungiswa obuxhaphazayo bezinkantolo zokuthula esifundazweni. Futhi ngo-1910, iNhlangano yagunyaza umthethosivivinywa owaholela ekwakhiweni kwenkantolo yamacala amancane yokuqala emhlabeni. Inkantolo yamacala amancane ilingiswe kabanzi ezweni lonke
Kuyo yonke le minyaka, Usizo Lwezomthetho luye lwasiza ekuletheni izinguquko zesistimu. Ifake izenzo eziningi zekilasi, ezibangele izinguquko ezithinta izimpilo zabaningi.
Amasudi ekilasi aphumelele aye abhekana nezinkinga ezihlukahlukene kusukela ekubandlululweni kohlanga ekukhethweni kwesiza sezindlu zomphakathi kanye nokuqasha nokuphromotha amaphoyisa aseCleveland nabacimi bomlilo kuya ekunqanyulweni kwezinzuzo zokukhubazeka ze-SSI kanye Nezokuphepha Komphakathi zabamukeli ngaphandle kobufakazi bokuthuthukiswa kwezokwelapha. Okunye ukuqulwa kwamacala kwaletha ukuthuthukiswa kwamajele endawo nezibhedlela zabagula ngengqondo futhi kwasungula ilungelo lokuthola ukwelulekwa ekuqulweni kwecala lokuzibophezela kanye namacala angalungile.
Ngo-1977, iLegal Aid yaphumelela esinqumweni esiyingqopha-mlando seNkantolo Ephakeme Yase-United States mayelana namalungelo omkhaya owandisiwe wokuhlala ndawonye ecaleni likaMoore v. City of East Cleveland.
Imisebenzi yokuthuthukisa umnotho ye-Legal Aid yasiza ekusungulweni kwe-Hough Area Development Corporation ngeminyaka yawo-1960. Amacala Osizo Lwezomthetho awine ukuthuthukiswa kwezikhungo zokuboshwa kwezingane nabadala, andisa amathuba emfundo yezandla kuma-Vietnam War Veterans anqatshelwe izinzuzo ezithile ze-GI Bill futhi bathola izinzuzo zezisulu zokungcoliswa komoya ezimbonini.
Njengamanje, abameli Be-Legal Aid basebenzela ukuletha ubulungisa kumakhasimende ensizakalo ahola kancane, ukuvikela emikhubeni yokuboleka enyantisayo, kanye nokukhulula izisulu zezikole eziphathelene nomgunyathi. Funda kabanzi ngokubuyekeza okuvelele okuvela kokwamanje kwe-Legal Aid Uhlelo oluhlelekile.