July 15- Sept 22
A 2015 report by the Ohio Supreme Court’s Task Force on Access to Justice found that of every four Ohioans financially eligible for services like Legal Aid, three are turned away due to insufficient resources. With funding from foundation resources, LegalWorks was created in March 2014 as a joint effort with the Famicos Foundation in Glenville to help people in that community reach financial independence by removing barriers to employment. In the last two years, LegalWorks has helped over 1,000 individuals with free or low cost legal services.
To help remove barriers to employment, LegalWorks focuses on these six areas:
- sealing of the records (expungements)
- vacating pending traffic, misdemeanor, probation or low-level felony warrants, and then assist with the underlying offense;
- license suspensions;
- outstanding warrants based on past misdemeanors, traffic offenses, probation violations
- drafting simple wills and living wills and handling housing and other probate matters; and
- defending civil, foreclosure, or credit-related claims
LegalWorks has announced the following free legal clinics for those who may need their services:
July 15 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Legal Clinic: Northern Ohio Recovery Association
Northern Ohio Recovery Association 1400 East 55th St, Cleveland, OH
July 21 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Legal Clinic: Ohio Guidestone
Ohio Guidestone 3235 Prospect Ave, Cleveland, OH
August 4 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Legal Clinic: Cleveland Muni Court @ Collinwood Rec Center
Collinwood Rec Center 16300 Lakeshore Blvd, Cleveland, OH
August 7 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Legal Clinic: “A Time To Heal” @ Cleveland Convention Center
Convention Center 300 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, OH
August 25 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Legal Clinic: Holy Trinity Baptist Church
Holy Trinity Baptist Church 3808 E 131st St, Cleveland, OH
September 8 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Legal Clinic: La Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia 7719 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH
September 22 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Legal Clinic: 2nd Calvary Baptist Church
2nd Calvary Baptist Church 12017 Emery Ave., Cleveland, OH