Legal Aid is the proud recipient of a generous $160,116 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) to fund our Mental Healthcare Access Project. Legal Aid and HCF are partnering to help clients experiencing mental illness secure public benefits by supporting a full-time attorney who provides representation, brief legal advice, and…
DATE AND TIME Sat, October 20, 2018 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM CDT LOCATION Martini Corner; 31st & Gillham Join the Young Professionals Board (YPB) of Legal Aid of Western Missouri for our 6th annual PUB CRAWL FOR JUSTICE! Returning to four excellent bars in Martini Corner wearing spectacularly themed t-shirts, this year’s crawl features…
Join us for the 22nd Annual Bar Plan Foundation Charity Golf Tournament for The Benefit of The Volunteer Attorney Project.
When you give people access to justice, it changes every aspect of their lives. It gives them opportunities that stretch far beyond the benefits of free legal aid.
Abandoned and blighted housing can diminish property values of the surrounding neighborhood, and frequently give rise to criminal activity, leading to violence and further destruction of the neighborhood. These funds support rehabbers in reclaiming Kansas City’s urban neighborhoods. With more than 5,000 vacant homes and lots in Kansas City, there is an urgent demand for…
Every year, Legal Aid of Western Missouri provides free legal assistance and representation on civil (noncriminal) matters to thousands of your neediest neighbors in our 40-county service area. When they have nowhere else to turn, low-income families and individuals, elders, and people with disabilities look to Legal Aid for help to secure the most basic necessities…