Executive Director Transition and Search
After eight years of dedicated work to further AppalReD Legal Aid’s mission of expanding equal access to justice and providing high quality legal assistance to low-income families, Rob Johns has announced that he will be departing from his role as Ex...
Hazard Pro Se Family Law Clinic on April 11
This is a FREE pro se (do it yourself) clinic that will be held in Hazard, KY from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. The Pro Se Family Law Clinic is available for persons from any county in our service area, will be limited to 20 participants and is available for bot...
Registration open: March 28 Expungement Clinic Somerset
Sign up today! Spots are limited. Once you sign up Goodwill will reach out to confirm your spot and time. Prior to the in-person clinic, Goodwill will request your unofficial background records from the Administrative Office of the Court for...
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Richmond Expungement Clinic March 14
Expungement is how a record of criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed from a state or federal record. An expungement order directs the court to treat the criminal conviction as if it had never occurred, essentially removing it from a defe...
Legal Aid Explains: Changes to Kentucky’s Unemployment System
Attorneys from Kentucky’s four civil legal aids released a video today to help people who are out of work understand changes to the unemployment insurance system that went into effect January 1. Katina Miner, Advocacy Director at Ke...
Expungement Clinic, Job Fair, Haircuts and More!
The Eastern Kentucky Reentry Council is hosting a Community Resource Event on March 2nd from 10:00 am-2:00 pm. Free haircuts, a job fair, Medicaid connectors, and more! AppalReD Legal Aid attorneys will be there hosting an expungement clinic. Walk-in...
What does new SSA settlement for Conn victims mean?
Yesterday, a settlement was reached with the Social Security Administration that will allow about 500 of Conn’s former clients who lost their disability benefits to request a new hearing. Those who request hearings can ask to have their monthly benef...
Request for Proposals: REGIONAL CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Request for Proposals: AppalReD Legal Aid REGIONAL CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT Issued: January 10, 2023 1. Introduction Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc. (AppalReD Legal Aid) seeks an independent consultant to conduct a ci...
Amid a housing crisis, advocates push for tenants' rights
By Sierra Marling smarling@richmondregister.com, Dec 29, 2022, The Richmond Register There were 559 eviction filings in Madison County from Oct. 2021 to Oct. 2022, according to data from the Legal Services Corporation. Those evictions equate to...