Greene County Emergency Rental Assistance Keeps Hundreds in Homes; More Seeking Help
By Kaitlyn Schumacher Published: Mar. 17, 2022 Reprinted from KY3.com Local News Page SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Greene County is distributing millions of dollars to help keep people in their homes. With the cost of util...
Legal Aid of Western Missouri Economic and Housing Initiatives
Legal Aid’s Economic Development Unit represents nonprofit community organizations in neighborhood improvement activities, including creating and preserving low-income housing in Kansas City. Attorneys provide legal assistance to...
2022 My Free Taxes
The MyFreeTaxes Partnership provides free state and federal tax preparation and filing assistance for qualified individuals (combined 2021 income under $58,000). For assistance, call 1-855-698-9435 Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, ...
Medicaid Expansion Provides Health Insurance Assistance to Missourians
What is Medicaid expansion? The Affordable Care Act provides public insurance (Medicaid) to cover adults ages 19 through 64 with incomes at or below the limit for their household size. Missouri selected this option through a ballot initiative ena...
Understanding Missouri Expungement Law
This article was updated to reflect changes in the law, which took effect Aug. 28, 2021. Individuals who committed certain crimes may have those offenses sealed under Missouri’s expungement law, lifting a huge st...
Missouri Legal Aid By the Numbers
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) provides funding to each state’s legal aid program(s) to provide legal aid to eligible clients. In return, every legal aid program must provide a report to LSC concerning their service delivery numbers and op...
Fact Finder: Renter's rights after the sale of a property
By Paul Adler Published: Nov. 17, 2021 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Investors are buying into the rental home market to get a slice of rising rents. So, one of our viewers wants to know can a landlord sell a house and force you out with n...
Missouri Supreme Court has approved Adult and Child Protection Forms for Distribution
Supreme Court of Missouri en banc October 5, 2021 Effective October 5, 2021 In re: Adult and Child Protection Forms ORDER 1. The forms attached to this order, having been prepared by the State Judicial Records Co...
Justice in the Schools Project - Kansas City, Missouri
Stacy is a single parent of three. She reached out to our Justice in the Schools project for help with a custody arrangement regarding two of her children. Her oldest child had significant mental and physical health issues that re...
LSEM - 2021 Gerald R. Orbals Award
The 2021 Gerald R. Ortbals Award for outstanding law practice is awarded to Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP and Wells Fargo for their joint initiative to help provide legal assistance to renters facing eviction. The Legal Services of Eastern Mis...