Legal Aid News What's Happening in the World of Legal Aid
The Eviction Defense Project is a statewide initiative supported by the Legal Aid Services of Oregon, the Oregon Law Center, and the Center for Non-Profit Legal Services. As the emergency rental assistance fund closes its doors to new applicants on March 21, what does that mean for this initiative and how are people able to get support when facing displacement? Eviction defense needs have been in the news recently. Read more about it in the following stories and editorials:
- March 22, 2022 / The Portland Observer
Barriers to Justice, the 2018 Legal Needs Study commissioned by the Oregon Law Foundation, Oregon State Bar, Oregon Judicial Department, Campaign for Equal Justice, Legal Aid Services of Oregon, and the Oregon Law Center to assess the current ability of low-income individuals to access the civil justice system, has been in the news recently. Read more about it in the following stories and editorials:
- March 15, 2019 / Bend Bulletin
- March 13, 2019 / Salem Reporter
- March 5, 2019 / Oregon Public Broadcasting
- February 28, 2019 / Oregonian
- June 2019 / Oregon State Bar Bulletin