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Law Firms provide pro bono assistance to Kansas City communities
In 2011, there were five vacant lots at the corner of Wabash Avenue and East 29th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, that residents considered an eyesore. The intersection in the city’s Key Coalition neighborhood had faded in the last few decades as residents with money left. But thanks to Dre Taylor, a local social entrepreneur, those lots were transformed into a thriving urban farm by 2016.  
LAWMO Receives $160K Mental Health Grant
Legal Aid is the proud recipient of a generous $160,116 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) to fund our Mental Healthcare Access Project.  Legal Aid and HCF are partnering to help clients experiencing mental illness secure public benefits by supporting a full-time attorney who provides representation, brief legal advice, and counsel.  The grant is part of the $4.45 million awarded to 28 nonprofit organizations through HCF’s 2018 Menta
6th Annual Pub Crawl for Justice – KC, MO
LOCATION Martini Corner; 31st & Gillham Join the Young Professionals Board (YPB) of Legal Aid of Western Missouri for our 6th annual PUB CRAWL FOR JUSTICE! Returning to four excellent bars in Martini Corner wearing spectacularly themed t-shirts, this year’s crawl features Ghostbusters as our justice motif. We’ll raise a glass (and moolah) to support Legal Aid attorneys who “ain’t afraid” of no court case when it comes to representing low-income people in need.
Why Give to Legal Aid?
Every day, Missourians are denied the basic rights to which they are entitled under the law simply because they can’t afford an attorney.
Free Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Assistance From Upsolve
Upsolve is a national nonprofit corporation that helps low-income Americans file Chapter 7 bankruptcy for free.  If you have decided you need to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you might qualify for free legal assistance from Upsolve.  Click on the following link to go to Upsolve If you click on this link you will be leaving this website.
Staff Intranet
Login If you are a staff member of one of the four legal aid programs in Missouri, you may login to the Missouri Statewide Intranet. If you are not registered already, email swlackey@gmail.com with your name, program and email address. If you are already registered and have forgotten your password, click on the "login"  link above to reset your password.
Washington University - Stl., MO - Low-Income Tax Assistance
Washington University School of Law In St. Louis, Missouri, participates in the Internet Revenue Service - Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC).  The clinic provides representation for qualifying clients with active controversies with the IRS.  Basically, the Washington University Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic can assist with anything other than the preparation and filing of a tax return.  We are also charged with providing education on the rights and responsibilities of taxpayers. 
Wash U taxpayer postcard 11-28.pdf
Veterans Day 2018 - Message - John Levi, Chairman, LSC Board
On Veterans Day, we honor those who honored our country with their service and sacrifice. They have earned our enduring respect and gratitude, and, when they need it, they should get help obtaining the benefits and assistance they are entitled to and so richly deserve. A department of Veterans Affairs survey of homeless vets earlier this year found that four of these 40,000 veterans’ top ten unmet needs were legal-- assistance with child support issues, driver’s license restoration, outstanding warrants and fines, and evictions and foreclosures.
LSC Honors Missouri Attorneys for Pro Bono Service
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Honors Missouri Attorneys for Pro Bono Service   ST. LOUIS – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors will present Pro Bono Service Awards on Thursday, January 17, to two Missouri attorneys and two law firms in recognition of their extraordinary commitment to equal justice.
The 29th Annual Justice For All Ball - St. Louis, MO
Join us for the the 29th Annual Justice For All Ball at the Chase Park Plaza This year we have an exciting new format including: – Gourmet Food Stations with open seating – Open Bar all evening – Complimentary Valet Parking – Silent Auction and Raffles – Attire is Cocktail Chic, Blacktie Optional
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Law Firms provide pro bono assistance to Kansas City communities
In 2011, there were five vacant lots at the corner of Wabash Avenue and East 29th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, that residents considered an eyesore. The intersection in the city’s Key Coalition neighborhood had faded in the last few decades as residents with money left. But thanks to Dre Taylor, a local social entrepreneur, those lots were transformed into a thriving urban farm by 2016.  
LAWMO Receives $160K Mental Health Grant
Legal Aid is the proud recipient of a generous $160,116 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) to fund our Mental Healthcare Access Project.  Legal Aid and HCF are partnering to help clients experiencing mental illness secure public benefits by supporting a full-time attorney who provides representation, brief legal advice, and counsel.  The grant is part of the $4.45 million awarded to 28 nonprofit organizations through HCF’s 2018 Menta
6th Annual Pub Crawl for Justice – KC, MO
LOCATION Martini Corner; 31st & Gillham Join the Young Professionals Board (YPB) of Legal Aid of Western Missouri for our 6th annual PUB CRAWL FOR JUSTICE! Returning to four excellent bars in Martini Corner wearing spectacularly themed t-shirts, this year’s crawl features Ghostbusters as our justice motif. We’ll raise a glass (and moolah) to support Legal Aid attorneys who “ain’t afraid” of no court case when it comes to representing low-income people in need.
Why Give to Legal Aid?
Every day, Missourians are denied the basic rights to which they are entitled under the law simply because they can’t afford an attorney.
Free Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Assistance From Upsolve
Upsolve is a national nonprofit corporation that helps low-income Americans file Chapter 7 bankruptcy for free.  If you have decided you need to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you might qualify for free legal assistance from Upsolve.  Click on the following link to go to Upsolve If you click on this link you will be leaving this website.
Staff Intranet
Login If you are a staff member of one of the four legal aid programs in Missouri, you may login to the Missouri Statewide Intranet. If you are not registered already, email swlackey@gmail.com with your name, program and email address. If you are already registered and have forgotten your password, click on the "login"  link above to reset your password.
Washington University - Stl., MO - Low-Income Tax Assistance
Washington University School of Law In St. Louis, Missouri, participates in the Internet Revenue Service - Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC).  The clinic provides representation for qualifying clients with active controversies with the IRS.  Basically, the Washington University Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic can assist with anything other than the preparation and filing of a tax return.  We are also charged with providing education on the rights and responsibilities of taxpayers. 
Wash U taxpayer postcard 11-28.pdf
Veterans Day 2018 - Message - John Levi, Chairman, LSC Board
On Veterans Day, we honor those who honored our country with their service and sacrifice. They have earned our enduring respect and gratitude, and, when they need it, they should get help obtaining the benefits and assistance they are entitled to and so richly deserve. A department of Veterans Affairs survey of homeless vets earlier this year found that four of these 40,000 veterans’ top ten unmet needs were legal-- assistance with child support issues, driver’s license restoration, outstanding warrants and fines, and evictions and foreclosures.
LSC Honors Missouri Attorneys for Pro Bono Service
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Honors Missouri Attorneys for Pro Bono Service   ST. LOUIS – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors will present Pro Bono Service Awards on Thursday, January 17, to two Missouri attorneys and two law firms in recognition of their extraordinary commitment to equal justice.
The 29th Annual Justice For All Ball - St. Louis, MO
Join us for the the 29th Annual Justice For All Ball at the Chase Park Plaza This year we have an exciting new format including: – Gourmet Food Stations with open seating – Open Bar all evening – Complimentary Valet Parking – Silent Auction and Raffles – Attire is Cocktail Chic, Blacktie Optional