September 2024 Pursuing Justice Newsletter
From the Executive Director—How Our Clinics Help Ohioans Unlock New Employment Options | Opportunities to Help Out | CLE Opportunity | Development Digest—Grant Funding for Reentry Services Giving Hope, Opportunity for Central Ohioans | Journey Toward Justice—Join Us! | Job Opportunities at LASCO | Legal Aid in the News
From the Executive Director—How Our Clinics Help Ohioans Unlock New Employment Options
By Kate McGarvey
Connecting with Pro Bono
Opportunities to Help Out
“Fresh Start Fridays” Clinics – Marion, Coshocton, and Scioto Counties
Legal Aid staff are holding legal clinics throughout Southeast Ohio to help clients with record sealing and expungement applications. Register here if you’d like to volunteer to help out at one of the clinics listed below.Fresh Start Friday – Marion County
When: Friday, September 27
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: Marion County Building—Prospect Room 222 West Center St.
Marion, Ohio 43302
Fresh Start Friday – Coshocton County
When:
Friday, October 25
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where:
Coshocton Community Room
637 Chestnut St.
Coshocton, Ohio 43812
Fresh Start Friday – Scioto County
When: Friday, November 22 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Where: Scioto County Welcome Center 342 Second St.
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Ohio Means Jobs Expungement Clinic – Saturday, October 12
LASCO and partners are holding an Expungement Event that is scheduled from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, at Ohio Means Jobs, 1111 E. Broad Street in Columbus. Please register here if you are interested in volunteering.Opportunities to Support Veterans Coming Up This Fall
Legal Aid has two upcoming opportunities to help out at clinics for veterans. The most common issues we see at these clinics include domestic, landlord-tenant, consumer debt, SSI and other disability benefits, record-sealing, probate, and veterans benefits issues. To sign up for either event, please use this form .Our annual clinic at the Central Ohio Stand Down , which offers wraparound services and donations to Veterans.
When:
Tuesday, October 22
Where: Columbus Convention Center 400 N High St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Shifts:
9-11:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
We will also be partnering with the Federal Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the Supreme Court of Ohio, and the Ohio Justice Bus to offer a brief advice clinic at the
Veterans Financial Wellness
event.
When:
Thursday, November 21
Where:
VFW Post 9857
2330 Stelzer Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43219
Shift:
5:00-7:00 p.m.
CLE Opportunity
Planning for the Future: What LASCO Pro Bono Attorneys Should Know
Virtual
Thursday, November 7, 2024, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
LASCO offers two pro bono projects focused on estate planning for seniors and veterans. The Seniors Referral Project (SRP) connects clients with volunteer lawyers and paralegals who draft wills, advance directives, and transfer on death affidavits throughout our service area. Volunteers can participate remotely or in-person. At LASCO Wills Clinics, volunteer lawyers and paralegals draft and execute necessary documents at local senior centers and other community sites throughout our service area. SRP cases are available throughout the year, and volunteers can accept as many referrals as they wish. In 2025, LASCO will be offering wills clinics in five rural counties and five Columbus neighborhoods. The training will cover the basics of document drafting, frequently asked questions, and tips for volunteers. Register for the CLE here .
Development Digest—Grant Funding for Reentry Services Giving Hope, Opportunity for Central Ohioans
Journey Toward Justice—Join Us!
Job Opportunities at LASCO
Legal Aid in the News
Columbus city officials confirm personally identifiable information leaked to dark web after cyber attack Spectrum News 1 (Aug. 17, 2024)
Infant mortality in Ohio: How a local group is trying to reduce high rates NBC 4 Columbus (Aug. 19, 2024)
Second Athens County landlord faces federal sexual harassment suit Athens County Independent (Aug. 22, 2024)
Ohio’s eviction rates surged last year — and they’re not slowing down WOSU Public Media (Aug. 26, 2024)
What do I do if I get a three-day notice to leave and my landlord is threatening to lock me out? Athens County Independent (Aug. 28, 2024)
‘A phenomenal experience’: The Summer Law and Trial Institute Ohio University News (Aug. 29, 2024)
YSU to Mark Constitution Day with Moot Court Event The Business Journal (Sept. 10, 2024)
