Legal Services Alabama

We proudly help #veterans across #Alabama navigate critical legal challenges—from securing housing and benefits to resolving family law issues and overcoming barriers to employment. For many, these victories are life-changing, providing stability and dignity after their service. Your support ensures that no veteran has to face these battles alone: https://lnkd.in/gNU4n749 . . . #VeteransDay #veteransupport #LegalAid #LegalAidMatters #advocacy #AdvocacyInAction #advocacymatters

?? This giving season, let’s share more than just pictures. While capturing the perfect snap of your Thanksgiving feast, remember to share the gratitude, the love, and the moments that truly matter. When you give to LSA, you offer a helping hand to your neighbors who need it most. Share your generosity this year by giving a gift that can help keep our families housed, our elders healthy, our survivors protected & so much more ?? ??? https://lnkd.in/gNU4n749

Our Fred Shuttlesworth mural really popped at the Birmingham #VeteransDay parade! And so appropriate for our office to be on the parade route - our #Veterans attorneys are providing essential legal aid services to #alabama Veterans every day.

Every day, LSA?#veterans?Attorneys work to create a more just world for our?#alabama?Veterans. A client struggled to resolve a housing dispute on her own, and felt unheard by private attorneys. Facing an?#eviction, she needed more time to move and sought a fair resolution without an excessive financial burden or a damaging eviction judgment. When the situation escalated, we represented her in court. The result was a unique ruling that met all her needs: reduced damages by $11,806.30, time to make payments and relocate, and the eviction notice deemed invalid due to errors in the landlord’s calculations. After the trial, she expressed her gratitude, saying, "We did it! Thank you a thousand times over for listening to me, believing me, and trusting me as a client." This?#veteransday?you can make a difference for Alabama Veterans with a gift towards the delivery of free,?#legalaid?services: https://lnkd.in/gNU4n749 . . #legalservices?#legalhelp?#legalsupport?#veteransday2024?#veteransupport?#JusticeForAll?#advocacyinaction

November is National Veterans and Military Families Month! Assisting our nation's veterans is an important aspect of LSC's mission and the work of our grantees. Last year, LSC grantees provided legal services to 34,142 veteran households. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eXHZDBqZ #Veterans #VeteransMonth #MilitaryFamilies

Our Justice Gap Study reveals how many low-income Americans are facing legal problems without the necessary information, advice or representation. Read more about our key findings here: https://buff.ly/4h3JgUo #LegalAid #DomesticViolenceAwareness #DVAM

The newest issue of Legal Services Alabama’s journal,?The Advocate,?is now available to read! As we continue celebrating our 20th Anniversary, this issue highlights LSA’s commitment to rural advocacy and closing the access to justice gap for all Alabamians. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Celebrate Pro Bono Month in Alabama. In this issue we share success stories from of our domestic violence legal advocacy as well as LSA pro bono initiatives around the state. Click here to check it out: https://lnkd.in/ePu_drhJ

Congratulations to the 2024 Fellows who graduate from our Racial Justice Institute today! ? This year's group of RJI Fellows comprises of advocates from organizations advancing justice, including Fundación Fondo de Acceso a la Justicia, New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity, ACLU of New Hampshire, Legal Action Center, Legal Council for Health Justice, Legal Services Alabama, Legal Services NYC, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, and of course, the Shriver Center on Poverty Law. During seven months of intensive training, Fellows learned a core set of racial equity concepts and tools for their work with low-income communities and communities of color. As graduates, they now join a growing national network of more than 430 alumni from 127 organizations advancing racial equity across the country. Learn more about how your organization can benefit from the Racial Justice Institute: https://lnkd.in/eP8s44k

Thank you WSFA 12 News for speaking with our #Montgomery DV attorneys and spot lighting our new online #DV resource hub for #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth https://lnkd.in/eCb-GyMU

Greetings from D.C. ??? Monday morning the U.S. Supreme Court heard our case about unemployment backlogs and justice for working people in #Alabama. Stay tuned for more news!