Where Your Money Goes
Direct client representation
At the core of our mission is individual client service. Your donation helps pay for attorney and paralegal time to work one-on-one with clients, as well as covering court and filing fees for those unable to pay.
Educational outreach
We believe that through public education, we can better prepare and protect low-income families and individuals from meeting legal problems in the first place. Your gift helps us provide free public clinics and workshops, as well as trainings for others in our community who work with similar populations, to help potential clients recognize and avoid legal trouble.
Systemic advocacy
Our legal team fights every day against systemic issues that contribute to the cycle of poverty in our communities. We confront these issues head-on, both regionally at at the state level, advocating for the best interests of low-income populations in policy decisions. Your donation helps continue this work, fighting for the poor at the earliest possible point in the justice system.
Community Legal Aid may not expend any funds for any activity prohibited by the Legal Service Corporation Act, 42 U.S.C. 2996 et. seq. or by Public Law 104-134, which requires that notice of these restrictions be given to all funders of programs funded by the Legal Services Corporation.