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Ohio
Legal
Assistance Foundation Releases 2011 Annual Report
By Bret
Crow
August 3,
2012
Ohio legal
aid and pro bono attorneys have helped save 2,370 homes from
foreclosure since
2008, according to the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation 2011 annual
report,
which was released this week.
Ohio legal
aid and pro bono attorneys have helped save 2,370 homes from
foreclosure since
2008, according to the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation 2011 annual
report,
which was released this week.
Created in
1994, the foundation funds civil legal aid for low-income Ohioans by
supporting
Ohio’s legal aid societies.
To address
the state’s foreclosure crisis, the foundation has provided legal aid
societies
with discretionary grant money for more than three years as part of the
Statewide Ohio Foreclosure Project. Cases are also handled by housing
counselors and pro bono lawyers encouraged by the Ohio Supreme Court
through
the Save the Dream Ohio statewide collaboration.
“Critical
to the success of SOFP is the public-private partnership between Ohio’s
legal
aid societies and the private bar,” the report states.
Since 2008,
legal aid staff and pro bono attorneys have completed more than 16,000
cases on
behalf of low-income homeowners facing foreclosure.
In addition
to the foreclosure assistance efforts, the annual report also includes
information on initiatives to provide access to justice for the poor in
the
areas of education and health care.
To find a
civil legal aid provider, call 1.866.LAW.OHIO (1.866.529.6446) or visit
http://www.ohiolegalservices.org/.
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