The IEJF administers grants funded by three distinct state appropriations. Click below for the most recent awards.
Civil legal aid grants
IL-AFLAN grants
Cannabis Expungement grants
Call 855-452-3526 to speak to an attorney if you are a veteran, service member, national guard, reservist, spouse or dependent in need of civil legal aid.
Here in Illinois, our grantee @equip4equality is working hard to ensure that the voting process, including registration, is accessible to people with disabilities.
An estimated 38 million eligible U.S. voters have disabilities. It has always been hard for them to vote, and this year has brought even more obstacles. https://nyti.ms/33VMuo4
Great Op-Ed from @TDOnline on why legal aid is an essential service during the pandemic. "(Legal aid) is an economy builder and protects the rule of law. It prevents small legal issues from snowballing into large problems" https://bit.ly/3kLgKZK
If you need help accessing unemployment benefits, @BennyFitsIL from @CARPLSLegal is here to help!
Interested in seeing how http://bennyfits.org works for unemployed Illinoisans? See the quick video below!
Our @ZachZarnow presented at the @LSCtweets Veterans TaskForce hearing on how the @_IEJF and its partners created a "one stop shop" through IL-AFLAN to help veterans w legal needs across Illinois. (Check Zach out at the 3:26 mark!) https://bit.ly/3013Crv
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