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WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced today that Legal Aid of Western Missouri will receive a $190,420 Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant. LSC’s Pro Bono Innovation Fund is intended to encourage and expand robust pro bono effort...

Texas legal aid programs are in need of our help!  We can help by sending donations to the Texas Access to Justice Foundation - Hurricane Harvey Legal Aid Fund.  Please read on.  Legal aid programs in Texas will help to...

  What is MORx? Missouri’s State Pharmacy Assistance Program. MORx provides prescription drug assistance to Missourian’s in need by coordinating benefits with Medicare’s (Part D) Prescription Drug Program. What are the changes? Starting ...

Greitens signs bill that raises standards for fired employees to win discrimination cases Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signed legislation that critics say will make discrimination lawsuits filed by terminated employees almost impossible to win in cou...

  Missouri Legal Answers is a statewide virtual legal advice clinic. This program is provided through the assistance of the American Bar Association and is free.  Qualifying users post their civil legal question. or questio...

Congressional leaders in the House and Senate have reached an agreement on an omnibus appropriations bill that would fund the government through the end of this fiscal year. The measure maintains level funding for the Legal Services Corporation by pr...

Do You Need an Attorney?  The Missouri Bar has implemented the Use LawyerSearch to find a lawyer currently accepting new clients. Not all Missouri lawyers are listed in LawyerSearch - only those who have indicated that they would like t...

This document was prepared by the Legal Help in Disasters Committee of the Governor’s Faith-Based and Community Service Partnership for Disaster Recovery. This manual was prepared to assist Missourians who are or may be affected by disasters.  T...

What Life Is Like At The Poverty Line It’s one impossible choice after another—between food, medicine, paying the heating bill or even affording a lawyer. If a person or family does not have an adequate income there are many tough choices&nbs...