Alliance of Ohio Legal Aids

08/11/2026

Legal aid attorneys help tenants use the courts to compel landlords to remedy unsafe housing conditions.

07/23/2026

Ohio Poverty Law Center, a member of the Alliance of Ohio Legal Aids, has a new leader to guide its mission of reducing poverty and increasing justice by protecting and expanding the legal rights of Ohioans living, working and raising their families in poverty.

Joshua Goodwin, who spent 14 years as a Legal Aid attorney in Chillicothe, has been named director of the Ohio Poverty Law Center. See link below ⬇️

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06/12/2026

The Education Law Taskforce brought together Legal Aid attorneys from around the state earlier this week to talk about civil legal issues, including school discipline, bullying, transportation, mental health supports in schools, vouchers, and students in foster care.

We also celebrated (with cupcakes!) the career and leadership of Kristin Hildebrant, who leads the Special Education Team at Disability Rights Ohio (DRO) and is soon to retire. Legal Aid and DRO attorneys alike shared the influence Kristin had on their understanding of education law.

As always, it's great to have advocates from Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, Community Legal Aid Services, ABLE, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio - LASCO, Ohio Poverty Law Center, and DRO all in the same place!

06/11/2026

The Family Law Taskforce brought together Legal Aid attorneys across the Ohio today, discussing topics including best interest of the child, shared parenting, kinship care, access to GALs, housing protections for survivors of domestic violence, and timely rulings on temporary orders.

It was great to see advocates from Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, LAWO, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Community Legal Aid Services, Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio - LASCO, and Ohio Poverty Law Center all around the same table.

06/10/2026

Legal Aid leaders from across the state are in DC this week, reporting to our Congressional delegation about how we use the tax dollars they allocate to us to help Ohio communities thrive.

Legal Aid grantees of the federally funded Legal Services Corporation impacted 88,235 low-income Ohioans in 2025, helping stabilize housing, healthcare, education, income, and financial security.

Community Legal Aid Services The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio - LASCO LAWO Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati

04/22/2026

A team of legal aid attorneys from around the state have created a new resource to educate Ohioans about their rights if they are facing Medicaid Estate Recovery after the loss of a loved one.

What's Medicaid Estate Recovery and how do you know if you qualify for an exception? Learn more.

https://www.ohiolegalaids.org/know-your-rights-medicaid-estate-recovery

02/10/2026

As cybertheft attacks on SNAP benefits increased in recent years, Legal Aid attorneys across Ohio helped victims apply to the USDA for reimbursement of stolen benefits totaling over $30 million.

Now those USDA reimbursement funds are no longer available. When cybercriminals steal benefits from SNAP recipients, there is no way to get that money back.

Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati Community Legal Aid Services Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio - LASCO The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Pro Seniors, Inc. LAWO ABLE Ohio Poverty Law Center

02/03/2026

Thank you to The Ohio Newsroom's Kendall Crawford for this thorough article on SNAP skimming and to Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati's Regina Campbell for explaining the dilemma of tens of thousands of Ohioans whose SNAP benefits have been stolen and cannot be replaced.

For Ohioans who rely on SNAP benefits, there's no built-in card chip protection from "SNAP skimming," where thieves attach skimming devices to card readers and steal SNAP benefits. Regina Campbell, managing attorney of Legal Aid's Income, Work & Health practice group, was interviewed by The Ohio Newsroom on the prevalent issue.

“Today in Ohio, if a criminal steals your SNAP benefits from your EBT card, you have no remedy to get reimbursed for the stolen benefits," shared Campbell. "That means people go hungry or rely on an already overburdened food bank system. We need to do better.”

To read more of The Ohio Newsroom article by Kendall Crawford, click the link below.

https://www.statenews.org/section/the-ohio-newsroom/2026-01-28/snap-benefits-are-vulnerable-to-theft-in-ohio-theres-no-recourse-for-victims

01/22/2026

Para celebrar el Día de Concientización sobre el Crédito Tributario por Ingresos del Trabajo (EITC) 2025, las Sociedades de Asistencia Legal de Ohio se unirán para un Facebook Live muy especial. ¡Únase a nosotros el viernes 23 de enero para aprender lo que los contribuyentes necesitan saber sobre el crédito tributario por ingresos del trabajo (EITC): qué es, quién califica, cómo encontrar asistencia tributaria y más! Mírelo a las 1:30 p. m. para la versión en inglés. La versión en español ocurrirá a las 3:30 p. m.

01/22/2026

Last year, Ohioans who were eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit got an average of $2,934 added to their tax refund. Join us on FB Live to learn how to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which supports working low- to moderate-income individuals and families. Friday, January 23 at 1:30 PM in English and 3:30 PM in Spanish on our page.