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  • Legal Aid helps clients struggling with legal issues regarding money

    By Tonya Sams    (Plain Press August 2024) Money issues can cause an enormous amount of stress and fear. Concerns about money can determine where you live, if you will be able to have basic needs met, the quality of life you will have and more. Money stressors not only include size of your paycheck…

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  • Legal Aid provides help for clients struggling with mental health

    by Tonya Sams      (Plain Press June 2024) Many people suffer in silence when struggling with mental health issues. These issues can affect every area of one’s life – even how they address legal issues which impact basic needs like shelter, safety and economic security. Client Support Specialists at The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland…

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  • Advocates rally to oppose criminalization of homelessness

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, April 22, 2024; Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless response to Supreme Court Case on homelessness, Franklin Circle Church, 1688 Fulton Road: Josiah Quarles, Director of Organizing and Advocacy for the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, explains why advocates for the homeless are concerned about the Grants Pass vs.…

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  • What you should know about credit scores and bankruptcy

    by Tonya Sams                   (Plain Press April 2024) Most consumers know that credit scores and bankruptcies can impact their financial well-being but don’t understand how. Credit scores can determine whether someone can get a loan and if their interest rates will be low or exponentially high. There are things that consumers should be aware of…

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  • Entrepreneurship may be obtainable with help from Legal Aid

    by Tonya Sams      (Plain Press March 2024) Many people dream of owning a business but are unable to get it off the ground because of several barriers. The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland may be able to help with its Legal Center for Entrepreneurs with Low-Income.      The Center was started in 2019 in…

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  • Get a fresh start in 2024 with Legal Aid

    by Tonya Sams      Happy New Year! With a new year is an opportunity for a fresh start and The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland can help!      Legal Aid has been offering free civil legal services to those with low incomes (up to 200% federal poverty guideline) since 1905 – the fifth oldest legal…

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  • Housing protections for survivors of domestic violence

    by Allison K. Younger      (Plain Press, November 2023) If you are a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and you live in public housing, have a housing voucher or if your housing is otherwise supported by the federal government, then the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) protects your rights as…

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  • Changes to Ohio law may increase chances of eligibility for record sealing or expungement of criminal records

    by Tonya Sams      In April, changes went into effect in Ohio to the record sealing and expungement law.  This allows even more people to be eligible than before.      The first change was clarifying the true definitions of “record sealing” and “expungement”. An expungement erases a criminal record. The record will be almost non-existent…

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  • Legal Aid Can Help with Rental Housing Questions

    by Tonya Sams      There are a number of questions that may come up when you are tenant of a rental property. Renters may feel that they have very few rights because they do that own the property that they dwell in. If tenants are unaware of their rights, they can be taken advantage of…

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  • Start 2023 right with help from Legal Aid

    by Tonya Sams      It’s time to enjoy the holiday season! 2022 is almost over, but it’s never too early to start getting your affairs in order for the new year and The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland can help!      Legal Aid has been offering free civil legal services to those with low incomes…

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