Free Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Assistance From Upsolve
Upsolve is a national nonprofit corporation that helps low-income Americans file Chapter 7 bankruptcy for free. If you have decided you need to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you might qualify for free legal assistance from Up...
LAWMO Receives $160K Mental Health Grant
Legal Aid is the proud recipient of a generous $160,116 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) to fund our Mental Healthcare Access Project. Legal Aid and HCF are partnering to help clients experiencing mental illnes...
Law Firms provide pro bono assistance to Kansas City communities
In 2011, there were five vacant lots at the corner of Wabash Avenue and East 29th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, that residents considered an eyesore. The intersection in the city’s Key Coalition neighborhood had faded in the last few decades as re...
Law Day 2018 - Statement of John G. Levi, Chair, LSC
Law Day 2018 | Statement of John G. Levi, Chair, Board of Directors, Legal Services Corporation April 30, 2018 Every year on May 1, we observe Law Day, which President Dwight D. Eisenhower established in 1958 as "a day of national dedication to...
LAWMO Helps Fight Urban Blight In Kansas City
LAWMO's Economic Development Unit places heavy emphasis on remedying the shortage of available, habitable and affordable low-income housing. Staff work in close collaboration with various Kansas City, MO municipal departments, volunteer a...
LSC Receives $25 Million Spending Boost from Congress
WASHINGTON – The $1.3 trillion spending package passed by Congress this week and signed by the President today includes an increase of $25 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). LSC is the nation’s single largest funder of civil legal aid ...
LSC Leaders Confident of Bipartisan Support in Wake of Trump's Defunding Proposal
February 12, 2018 WASHINGTON – President Trump’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2019 released today calls for defunding the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), but LSC leaders remain confident of continued bipartisan Congressional support. ...
The Justice Gap Report 2017
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) - 2017 Justice Gap Report - Measuring the Civil Legal Needs of Low-income Americans The Justice Gap: Measuring the Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Low-income Americans report explores the “justice gap,” the differe...
LAWMO Celebrates Pro Bono Week!
In recognition of the American Bar Association's National Celebration of Pro Bono Week, we want to take this opportunity to thank our active Volunteer Attorney Project (VAP) members for their service to our communities. Legal Aid of Western Missou...
LAWMO Receives Pro Bono Innovation Fund Grant
WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced today that Legal Aid of Western Missouri will receive a $190,420 Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant. LSC’s Pro Bono Innovation Fund is intended to encourage and expand robust pro bono effort...