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Legal Aid Services of Oregon Announces Molly Washington as the New Director of the Native American Program! Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) recently welcomed Molly Washington (N’dee/Apache) to serve as the next Director of the Native American Program, historically known as NAPOLS. Since its inception in 1979, NAPOLS has provided high-quality legal advice and […]

Check out the Photos from our 35th Annual Campaign Kickoff! On September 18th we had a wonderful kickoff for our 35th annual campaign! We set a goal of raising 30K at this event and we exceeded it! Thank you to all who came and donated to help us reach that goal. Thank you to all

Check out the Photos from our Annual Awards Celebration! We had a wonderful event in Portland in celebration of our amazing community—the room was full of infectious energy! Thank you to our award winners: Former Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum recipient of the Public Access to Justice award, Maddie Holes winner of the Associate Award, Keller

Congratulations to our Regional Cup Winners for the 34th Annual Campaign Year!   Central Oregon is the 2024 winner of CEJ’s Justice Cup Congratulations to Central Oregon for winning the Justice Cup again this year! The Justice Cup is awarded to the region with the highest percentage of lawyers contributing in a campaign year. This

Public Access to Justice Award – Judge Ellen Rosenblum! We are thrilled to announce that former Attorney General, Judge Ellen Rosenblum, will receive the Public Access to Justice Award at our 34th Annual Awards Celebration! This award recognizes individuals who, through public service and leadership, have made a longstanding commitment both personally and professionally to

Make a Donation in 2024 and Help Us Reach Our Goal! Imagine facing a $22,000 tax bill you don’t owe— and having no way to get it corrected. That was Samuel’s reality. Samuel was taking care of his mother, who had ALS. His income from caregiving was non-taxable, but the IRS mistakenly reclassified it, saddling

Give a Gift to Legal Aid this Holiday Season! Do you find yourself wondering what to get someone who already has everything? Give an impactful gift this holiday season and make a donation in their honor to the Campaign for Equal Justice. Donations will help legal aid clients like Marissa, who feared she and her

Check out the Photos from Our Marion-Polk Regional Luncheon! We had a wonderful event in Salem for the Marion-Polk community—the room was full of infectious energy! Thank you to our keynote speaker Justice Stephen Bushong, as well as all our other speakers and volunteers who helped make this event possible. Check out the great photos

Join the Cause and Help Increase our Donor Numbers! This campaign year, we want 2,500 donors to join us in supporting legal aid. Help show funders and policymakers that the legal community cares about access to justice. Did you know that the number of donors is as important as the money we raise? First it

Take Advantage of our Giving Tuesday Week Donation Match! Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday and we are kicking off the season of giving with $20,000 of special matches all week that will double the impact of your gift! 80% of CEJ donations come in between now and year-end. Please helps us raise $20,000 in matching funds