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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...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Legal Aid of Western Missouri has selected Alicia M. Johnson as its new Executive Director. Johnson assumed the role Aug. 18, 2021 Johnson first joined Legal Aid – a non-profit that provides free civil legal assistance to people...

A new Missouri law will make it easier for some people to get their criminal records cleared. To read more about this and the bill language go to the following link. If you click on this link you will be leaving this website.  

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WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced today that three legal aid organizations will receive grants totaling $1 million to help low-income communities respond to the impact of COVID-19. LSC’s Midwest...

WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is requesting that supplemental funding in the range of $350-500 million be included in the infrastructure package addressing the American Jobs Plan introduced by President Biden on March 31. &nb...

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) received $465 million in the omnibus FY 2021 appropriations legislation signed into law at the end of December, a $25 million boost from last year. This is the largest appropriation in actual dollar...

WASHINGTON – The House finalized text of FY2021 appropriations legislation today that includes $465 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). This would be $25 million more than LSC’s FY 2020 appropriation of $440 million, a 5....

  On December 1, you have the power to make a difference! It's Giving Tuesday -- a day for you to give to a cause you believe in.   Here at Legal Aid, we know one size doesn't fit all... ...