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A $200,000 Wells Fargo grant is fueling two Legal Services of Eastern Missouri programs for the next two years.
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Read More »Legal Services of Eastern Missouri is moving downtown
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s offices are moving to the Peabody Plaza building in downtown St. Louis by late January.
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Read More »St. Louis pro bono opportunities hit your nearest online search bar
Thousands of St. Louisans call for pro bono assistance every month. Not all of them can acquire help, but attorneys in the metropolitan area can now meet those needs with a simple online search.
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Read More »LSEM selects this year’s For the Common Good Awardees
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri is celebrating 14 Champions for Justice during its 2022 For the Common Good Awards on Aug. 26.
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Read More »LSEM granted fees, costs in IDEA lawsuit
In a first for a Missouri legal aid organization, a federal magistrate judge has granted attorneys’ fees and costs to Legal Services of Eastern Missouri after upholding a state administrative ruling for its client against St. Louis Public Schools.
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Read More »COVID-19 forces legal nonprofits to pivot on fundraising
Several Missouri nonprofit legal organizations have found themselves quickly responding to a new fundraising landscape altered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read More »Missouri legal aid groups secure CARES Act grants
Missouri’s four legal aid organizations have secured a total of $693,158 in grants stemming from the CARES Act, the Legal Services Corp. announced. Congress appropriated $50 million for LSC in the law. LSC set aside $3 million to help legal ...
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Read More »Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative marks successes, mulls expansion
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative this month marks two years of renovating or demolishing vacant properties in St. Louis communities.
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Read More »Legal Aid groups, federal courts benefit from CARES Act
For Mid-Missouri Legal Services, grant funding from the $2.2 trillion federal relief package cannot come soon enough. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES, Act, signed March 27 by President Donald J. Trump, includes a $50 million appropriation ...
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Read More »Henriquez leaves LSEM to head ACLU of Missouri
Luz María Henríquez has joined the ACLU of Missouri as its new executive director, resolving a nine-month national search for a successor to Jeffrey Mittman.
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Read More »30th Justice For All Ball
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri held its 30th Justice For All Ball on Feb. 29, 2020, at The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis in Clayton. Photos courtesy Chuck Ramsay for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
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