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Spend your summer changing the world one RURAL community at a time.

February 05, 2016

RURAL Summer Legal Corps Program The Rural Summer Legal Corps program connects public interest law students with civil legal aid organizations to address pressing legal issues facing rural communities. To prepare for the program’s launch in the su...

Attorneys worry 1,000 or more Social Security beneficiaries will lose checks

January 15, 2016

Attorneys worry 1,000 or more Social Security beneficiaries will lose checks

Congress allocates $385M for Legal Services Corporation Funding in 2016

December 22, 2015

Congress allocates $385M for Legal Services Corporation funding in 2016, a $10M increase: http://ow.ly/Weyzz

Report: Too many Ky. children still in poverty

December 17, 2015

http://middlesborodailynews.com/news/5002/report-too-many-ky-children-still-in-poverty 

LSC Awards First Vieth Grants to Support Leadership Training in Civil Legal Aid

December 17, 2015

https://www.lsc.gov/press-release/lsc-awards-first-vieth-grants-support-leadership-training-civil-legal-aid

America's Poorest White Town: Abandoned by Coal, Swallowed by Drugs

December 14, 2015

Beattyville, Kentucky, is blighted by a lack of jobs and addiction to painkillers. By Chris McGreal / The Guardian November 13, 2015  

Executive Director Robert Johns Attends Equal Justice Works 2015 Conference Career Fair

October 27, 2015

Executive Director Robert Johns attended the he Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair  on Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th in Arlington, VA.   This is the largest national public interest legal career fair in th...