How We Are Funded

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland provides only free legal services to eligible clients and, consequently, does not accept fees from any client. To provide free services, we receive funding from:

The Legal Services Corporation, a private, non-profit corporation established by Congress in 1974 to assure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans.

• The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation
• The United Ways of Cuyahoga and Ashtabula counties.
• Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
• Cuyahoga County
• Ashtabula County Department of Human Services
• Generous contributions from law firms, corporations, and private individuals

In addition to our funding sources, we are also fortunate that over 1000 attorneys have volunteered to provide our clients with pro bono (free) legal services. We ask these attorneys to provide pro bono services to our clients when special needs arise.

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