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Missouri law will change requirements for some record expungements

August 25, 2021

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.  

2021 Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Start July 15th

June 18, 2021

This information is provided below in Spanish. Click on a PDF file listed below. 

LSC Grants Disaster Response Funds to Legal Aid of Western Missouri

June 14, 2021

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...

LSC Requests Supplemental Funding for the American Jobs Plan

April 12, 2021

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 Receives $25 Million Spending Boost

January 27, 2021

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...

Legal Services Corporation Expected to Receive $25 Million Funding Boost

December 22, 2020

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....

The Legal Services Corporation Releases "The Data Underlying Legal Aid Programs"

November 18, 2020

WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) today released “By the Numbers: The Data Underlying Legal Aid Programs.” The report provides an annual overview of the work undertaken by LSC-funded legal aid organizations around the country in ...

LSC Awards Grant to Update the Missouri Legal Aid Program’s Website

October 28, 2020

October 19, 2020 WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced today that it is awarding Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) to 24 legal services organizations totaling $3,941,298. The TIG program funds technology projects that provid...

LSEM's Link to Materials Concerning the CDC Anti-Eviction Moratorium Order

October 06, 2020

The Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM) maintains informational materials on their website regarding the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's anti-eviction moratorium order.  For more information go to:  CDC E...