The American Association of Law Libraries recently announced winners of their 2020 Awards Program, and University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Law, Leon E. Bloch Law Library, and Legal Aid of Western Missouri received the Excellence in Community Engagement Award for our Self-Help Law Clinic. The Self-Help Law Clinic opened last April, as a…
Walt loves people and loves to make them laugh. Walt also lives in a nursing home and suffers from dementia. The Family Support Division (FSD) denied his application for Medicaid because it concluded that Walt failed to provide documentation regarding the sale of his former home. He sold his home just prior to moving into…
Our 2019 Annual Report contains real stories about actual clients — and their spirit and determination is inspiring. But we didn’t do it alone. Your support is the fuel that drives our program and makes it possible for us to serve as many low-income and at-risk Missourians as we do. Thank you. A number of…
I wanted to reach out to our Legal Aid community and share how we are responding during the COVID-19 outbreak. As you know, these are confusing, anxiety-filled, and uncertain times for all of us. But this doesn’t mean the important legal services we provide have stopped. We remain dedicated to helping individuals and families during…
At Legal Aid, the safety and well-being of our staff, volunteers, clients, and visitors remains our top priority. We have been monitoring the evolving situation surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19), and want to provide this update on our response to the emergency. As you know, experts suggest all of us—no matter our age or health—practice “social distancing”…
Amy is a veteran and has a young son with physical disabilities. Her son, Sam, was born missing his right hand at the wrist. Amy’s husband, Ryan, had recently threatened to kill Amy in front of Sam and her niece. Amy left Ryan after several violent attacks, including one where he put her head through…
According to something called the World Giving Index, Americans are the most generous people in the world. No surprise to most, since everywhere you turn these days you hear of examples of philanthropy – whether its Bill Gates, Warren Buffet or just the rest of us who find our own charities and support them year…
“I have someone in my corner.” At a recent Board of Trustees meeting, an attorney for Legal Aid shared her experience with a client. As she was telling her client’s story, the attorney explained how her client felt like she finally had someone in her corner as the client navigated through the legal system. Based…
Thanking donors is so much fun! November 21, 2019 @ Boulevard Brewing Company
We feel safer when we think domestic violence happens somewhere else to someone else. In reality domestic violence affects millions, both women and men, of every race, religion, culture and status. IT’S NOT JUST PUNCHES & BLACK EYES Domestic violence is best understood as a pattern of abusive behaviors – including physical, sexual, and psychological…
