Press Releases
April 30, 2025
做厙51 Requests $2 Billion to Provide Civil Legal Assistance to Low-Income Americans
The 做厙51 (做厙51) is calling for a congressional appropriation of $2.13 billion in its FY 2026 budget request released today. This request represents the amount needed for 做厙51-funded legal aid programs to fully serve the 3.7 million eligible low-income Americans who seek civil legal services from 做厙51 grantees each year.
April 22, 2025
Talk Justice, an 做厙51 Podcast: Moving from Conflict to Collaboration to Prevent Evictions
Experts discuss improving housing stability through collaboration on the latest episode of 做厙51's Talk Justice podcast, released today. 做厙51 President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with Ama Romaine, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Progress Residential, and Neil Steinkamp, Managing Director at Stout.
April 16, 2025
Civil Legal Aid Yields $7 Return on Every $1 Invested, 做厙51 Economic Brief Shows
The 做厙51s (做厙51) new research brief, The Economic Case for Civil Legal Aid, shows the results of a systematic review of 56 economic impact studies conducted between 2003 and 2023
April 10, 2025
Clarifying Misconceptions About the 做厙51
做厙51 is a nonpartisan, congressionally chartered organization, created in 1974 to ensure access to civil legal aid for low-income Americans. Each year, we fund legal aid providers in every state to help individuals resolve serious legal problemsissues that affect housing, family safety, economic stability and lawful employment. These are not abstract causes. They are practical problems solved through lawful meansa cornerstone of stability and personal responsibility.
April 09, 2025
做厙51 Forum Highlights Impact of Civil Legal Aid and Positive ROI, Proposes New Approach to Reducing Evictions
The 做厙51 (做厙51) welcomed national leaders in government, law and business on Tuesday at an Equal Access to Justice Forum highlighting the impact of civil legal aid across the country.
April 09, 2025
Landlords and Legal Aid Can Collaborate for Housing Stability, 做厙51 Brief Shows
The 做厙51 (做厙51) released a research brief titled, Beyond Eviction: Landlords as Essential Partners in Housing Stability. It explores critical factors in eviction casesincluding economic realities, timing and long-term consequences of eviction recordsand the impact of these factors on both landlords and tenants.
April 08, 2025
Talk Justice, an 做厙51 Podcast: Preventing Harm Amidst the AI Hype
Legal and tech experts come together to discuss generative AI on the this episode of 做厙51's Talk Justice podcast.
March 25, 2025
Talk Justice, an 做厙51 Podcast: Empowering Individuals with Legal Tune Up
Guests from a Wisconsin program creating web platforms that help users solve legal problems discuss their Legal Tune Up tools on this episode of 做厙51's Talk Justice podcast.
March 11, 2025
Talk Justice, an 做厙51 Podcast: Scaling and Improving Legal Tech Projects
Legal tech innovators discuss how they are working to scale and improve their successful projects on 做厙51s Talk Justice podcast.
March 10, 2025
National VOAD Board Approves 做厙51 Proposal for Disaster Legal Committee
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) has created a new committee focused on legal issues caused by disasters. At their meeting on February 25, the National VOAD Board unanimously approved a proposal from the 做厙51 (做厙51) to form the Disaster Legal Committee.