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Ohio State Bar Foundation awards more than $445K

$100,000 was awarded to Ohio Legal Help to develop new legal content for its website, including topics on disability, civil rights, employment discrimination, equal credit opportunity, fair housing, immigration and youth and foster law. 
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Spotlight: Ohio Justice Bus

Ohio Legal Help sat down with Jack Maib, Ohio Justice Bus Justice for All Fellow, and Sophia Chang, Pro Bono Director for the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation, to learn more about the Ohio Justice Bus.

Student Loan Forgiveness

Susan Choe is featured on All Sides with Ann Fisher and covers the impact of the current moratorium and how forgiveness might work.
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Pandemic Shows Need For End-Of-Life Planning

Tune into The Sound of Ideas and hear Executive Director Susan Choe discuss legal options for end-of-life planning.
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Eviction, Foreclosure Disputes Being Handled Online

Ohio Legal Help is collaborating with the Supreme Court on an Ohio Online Dispute Resolution pilot project.
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Ohio Legal Help 2020 Impact Report

Read through the 2020 Impact Report and learn how Ohio Legal Help acts as a bridge to access to justice, to legal health and innovative technology. 
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The Pandemic Has Been Hard on Women; Our Work Can Help

This is the second letter in a series from the Executive Director of Ohio Legal Help, Susan Choe. Susan will share with our supporters and the community updates about OhioLegalHelp.org, stories from users and what inspires the Ohio Legal Help team.

Using Online Tools to Connect Pro Se Litigants

Developing self-help information for pro se litigants can increase efficiency in courts, improve the public opinion of the civil justice system, and increase access to justice. 
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Ohio Legal Help Launches Secure User Hub

Ohio Legal Help, a statewide, mobile-first website with free legal information and resources, launched “My OLH,” a secure hub where users can create an account to find, save and complete court forms like Divorce without Children and the CDC Eviction Moratorium Declaration.
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OLH + Montgomery Co. DR Court to Create Virtual Self-Help Center

Ohio Legal Help, working in partnership with the Montgomery County Domestic Relations Court, will build a virtual self-help center for people who must deal with family law matters without the aid of an attorney. 
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