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LAWMO - Urban Homesteading Project Photos

March 06, 2023

Urban homesteading is a unique opportunity for individuals with construction skills and/or experience in home repair to acquire and rehab homes in poor condition. Eligible properties are truly abandoned and cannot be purchased or otherwise acqui...

Free Tax Assistance Offered In The Ozarks!

February 16, 2023

Do you need help preparing your taxes? Several ATLS (Across the Life Span) coalition agencies will provide tax assistance to individuals from early February through the end of tax season. Contact the program provider for additional informa...

Legal Services Corporation Provides Technology Grant to LAWMO

January 24, 2023

  The Legal Services Corporation has awarded a Technology Initiative Grant to the Legal aid of Western Missouri in the amount of $91,124.00.  The funds will be used to develop an artificial intelligence-enabled appointment-sche...

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Provides Grant to Statewide Web

January 10, 2023

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced that it is awarding a Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) totaling $314,140 for legal aid programs to upgrade current statewide websites.   The actual grant was awarded to the Kansas Legal Se...

Free Legal Help For Veterans in Missouri

September 22, 2022

The KY3 website in Springfield, Missouri, posted the article below for free legal help for veterans. The original article is located at:  https://www.ky3.com/2022/09/21/your-side-free-legal-help-veterans/ Article  posted September 21,...

Greene County Emergency Rental Assistance Keeps Hundreds in Homes; More Seeking Help

March 17, 2022

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

February 17, 2022

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 ne...

2022 My Free Taxes

January 27, 2022

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, 1...

Medicaid Expansion Provides Health Insurance Assistance to Missourians

December 04, 2021

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...