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access to
JustIce
CHLAP volunteers
Your support allows us to open doors for more individuals in need in our community.
cleveland Homeless legal assIstance
pRogRam (cHlap) one unIted
legal
Last year in in Cuyahoga County alone, there were 23,000 homeless people and family
homelessness increased by 30%. Our devoted CHLAP volunteers provided free legal
assistance to homeless individuals in shelters and social service agencies — settings where communIty,
they can be effectively served and where they can return for follow up service as needed.
pRovIdIng
new! pRoBate couRt BRIeF advIce clInIcs JustIce
These new clinics were designed to fill a justice gap by providing free brief advice and
counsel for self-represented individuals without the income to hire an attorney. Last year, FoR all.
20 attorney volunteers staffed the inaugural clinics.
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