Ohio Bar Foundation honors ABLE, Legal Aid
DECEMBER 15, 2010
The following appeared December 15, 2010 in The Toledo Blade. Read below, or view on The Blade's website.
Ohio Bar Foundation honors ABLE, Legal Aid
Two local agencies won statewide honors from the Ohio State Bar Foundation when named recipients of the 2010 Outstanding Program or Organization Award.
The Advocates for Basic Legal Equality in partnership with Legal Aid of Western Ohio Inc., were recognized for their joint efforts to raise funds to renovate a downtown Toledo building to establish the Center for Equal Justice. The new center houses more than 180 personnel.
The organizations provide free legal assistance to low-income individuals and organizations in the northwest and west central counties of Ohio.
The annual award recognizes a nonprofit organization, agency, government entity, or association that promotes the dissemination of public information, improvement of public understanding, and enhancement of public education concerning the justice system.
