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Nevada Legal Services: Building a Statewide Legal Kiosk Network

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:39:52 +0000

Nevada Legal Services: Building a Statewide Legal Kiosk Network sierra-chacona… Tue, 04/22/2025 - 13:39

In this project brief, learn how Nevada Legal Services leveraged partnerships with community libraries to install a network of legal kiosks.

Building a Statewide Legal Kiosk Network

Grantees will learn how Nevada Legal Services (NLS):

1. Identified appropriate locations to establish legal kiosks in public libraries

2. Leveraged partnerships to help support kiosk placement and library staff training

3. Organized community outreach events to promote the legal kiosk.

Hear from NLS Executive Director Alex Cherup and Litigation Director Susan Myers about their insights, lessons learned, and replicable practices from implementing the Legal Kiosk Project.

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"[We] were inspired in part by the LSC Public Library Initiative ... It was something to help the librarians and public together because, of course, libraries are the community resources where people go for information."

Susan Myers

Litigation Director, Nevada Legal Services

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Michigan Indian Legal Service: Building Trust and Increasing Justice Through Presence in Tribal Communities

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:19:57 +0000

Michigan Indian Legal Service: Building Trust and Increasing Justice Through Presence in Tribal Communities sierra-chacona… Tue, 04/22/2025 - 11:19

In this case study, learn how Michigan Indian Legal Services establishes trust within tribal communities by maintaining an active in-person presence.

Building Trust and Increasing Justice Through Presence in Tribal Communities

Grantees will learn how Michigan Indian Legal Services (MILS):

1. Builds trust and relationships with tribal nations through consistent in-person presence,

2. Maximizes its capacity to serve as many constituents as possible, and

3. Navigates and overcomes service delivery challenges.

Hear from Cameron Fraser, MILS's Executive Director, about lessons learned and replicable practices for LSC grantees serving Indigenous populations.

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"Having coworkers be involved in the [Native communities] and a part of the families helps a lot and ensures that we are providing a competent place for people to get legal services."

Cameron Fraser

Executive Director, MILS

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Five Tips for Resource Readability

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:29:11 +0000

Five Tips for Resource Readability sierra-chacona… Mon, 03/24/2025 - 12:29

Learn about tips to enhance resource readability in this collaborative infographic from LSC's Model Practices & Innovations and the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project.

Five Tips for Resource Readability

LSC's Model Practices & Innovations (MPI) and the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (LSNTAP) collaborated on this infographic to help grantees learn to:

1. Identify appropriate fonts for different resources

2. Select font sizes and styles

3. Increase readability through paragraph structure.

Hear from MPI and LSNTAP about easy, achievable tips and tricks for helping grantees increase the accessibility of their content and communicate information to reach the widest possible audience.

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"Readability is the ease with which a reader can understand written text. For people with disabilities, formatting content for readability can be essential to a successful user experience."

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Disaster Preparedness: Promoting Heartland Disaster Help

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:15:03 +0000

Disaster Preparedness: Promoting Heartland Disaster Help sierra-chacona… Fri, 12/13/2024 - 14:15

In this infographic, learn about how LSC grantees can integrate LSC's Heartland Disaster Help website into their legal aid services nationwide.

Promoting Heartland Disaster Help

Grantees will learn about how they can use LSC's Heartland Disaster Help (HDH) website to:

1. Keep their client populations informed about disaster preparation and recovery,

2. Share tools for communities in the 10 Heartland states to assess their personal risk levels, and

3. Enhance their disaster preparedness outreach.

Read about the different tools the HDH website provides for grantees in the Heartland states and nationwide that help low-income populations prepare for and recover from natural disasters.

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“By integrating the Heartland Disaster Help website into their legal aid services, LSC grantees can help support community resilience and preparedness.”

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How Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Advocates for Native Populations

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:28:13 +0000

How Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Advocates for Native Populations sierra-chacona… Wed, 09/25/2024 - 15:28

In this case study, learn how Oklahoma Indian Legal Services builds trust and relationships with tribal nations to deliver legal services.

Ensuring Tribal Justice: How Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Advocates for Native Populations

Grantees will learn how Oklahoma Indian Legal Services (OILS):

1. Builds trust and relationships with tribal nations through consistent in-person presence,
2. Navigates challenges and barriers to service delivery with cultural humility, and
3. Uses innovative service delivery methods like the Disaster Navigator bus.

Hear from OILS Executive Director Stephanie Hudson about lessons learned and replicable practices for LSC grantees serving Indigenous populations.

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“Over half of OILS's staff are members of tribal nations, and this diverse team helps OILS navigate the complexities of the tribal landscape."

Stephanie Hudson

Executive Director, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services

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Community Research Strategies in Legal Needs Assessments

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:14:44 +0000

Community Research Strategies in Legal Needs Assessments sierra-chacona… Wed, 09/25/2024 - 15:14

In this infographic, learn about how grantees use community research methodologies to gain insight into their client populations' needs.

Evaluating Access to Justice: Community Research Strategies in Legal Needs Assessments

Grantees will learn about different types of community research methodologies that can help inform their legal needs assessments like:

1. Community focus groups;
2. Key stakeholder interviews; and
3. Community surveys.

Read how Legal Aid Chicago, Community Legal Aid SoCal, and Montana Legal Services Association tailored these community research methods to learn about the unique needs of their client populations.

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“By examining the similarities and differences in [community research] approaches, LSC grantees can gain insight into various strategies for gathering comprehensive data on legal needs, each tailored to the unique characteristics of the communities they serve."

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LSC Technology Baselines: Fundraising and Marketing

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:04:05 +0000

LSC Technology Baselines: Fundraising and Marketing sierra-chacona… Tue, 08/27/2024 - 14:04

Learn how leveraging customer relationship management software programs and websites boosts fundraising in this info video.

Fundraising and Marketing

Grantees will learn about strategies to boost fundraising by:

1. Making donation seamless with consistent branding and calls to action;

2. Promoting donation campaigns on social media; and

3. Tracking donors and fundraising with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software.

Learn tips and strategies on branding, online presence and outreach, and using CRM software to create efficient fundraising processes.

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Generating Financial Support for Legal Aid

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:54:39 +0000

Generating Financial Support for Legal Aid sierra-chacona… Tue, 08/27/2024 - 10:54

Learn tips and strategies for successful fundraising from The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland in this project brief.

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland: Generating Financial Support for Legal Aid

Grantees will learn how The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland (CLA):

1. Built a dedicated team to diversify its funding portfolio;

2. Bolstered community support through a five-year fundraising campaign; and

3. Hosted successful annual fundraising events to secure sponsorships.

Learn about CLA’s successful fundraising tips, tricks, and strategies for donor recruitment and retention, event planning, and fundraising goals.

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“Cleveland Legal Aid strives to secure sponsorships early in the year and then works to promote its generous sponsors routinely before, during, and after each sponsored event. This brand recognition helps develop trusted relationships with its sponsors so they will continue supporting the organization’s work year after year.”

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Library Partnerships During Disaster Recovery

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:51:12 +0000

Library Partnerships During Disaster Recovery sierra-chacona… Tue, 08/20/2024 - 11:51

In this fact sheet, learn how partnerships between public libraries and legal aid organizations can help patrons understand civil legal issues and navigate natural disaster recovery.

Library Partnerships with Legal Aid During Disaster Recovery

Grantees will learn how public library partnerships can:

1. Act as “information first responders” during natural disasters;

2. Help patrons understand common civil legal issues and direct them to resources; and

3. Mobilize offices to local libraries and other community locations.

Learn how library partnerships with legal aid can help patrons understand civil legal issues, find resources, and navigate natural disaster recovery.

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"We found over the years that [libraries] are excellent resources to share information … Following Hurricane Michael, we really strengthened those relationships with the libraries and with the [library] clerk in those counties to do onsite clinics.”

Leslie Powell-Boudreaux

Executive Director, Legal Services of North Florida

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Free Course: Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:17:24 +0000

Free Course: Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters sierra-chacona… Tue, 08/20/2024 - 11:17

In this fact sheet, learn about the free, three-part training course, "Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters," that helps libraries and staff provide resources for individuals dealing with legal matters resulting from natural disasters.

Free Course: Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters

Grantees will learn how ��˶�� and OCLC:

1. Built a free training program for library staff;

2. Enhanced staff expertise to provide resources on legal matters following natural disasters; and

3. Hosted a webinar on using reference skills to help people with civil legal issues.

Learn how “Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters” helps libraries and staff provide resources for individuals dealing with legal matters resulting from natural disasters.

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”The course equips libraries with the knowledge to identify civil legal issues and create a Disaster Response and Recovery binder.”

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Nevada Legal Services: Building a Statewide Legal Kiosk Network

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Michigan Indian Legal Service: Building Trust and Increasing Justice Through Presence in Tribal Communities

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Disaster Preparedness: Promoting Heartland Disaster Help

Promoting Heartland Disaster Help

“By integrating the Heartland Disaster Help website into their legal aid services, LSC grantees can help support community resilience and preparedness.”

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Library Partnerships During Disaster Recovery

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Ensuring Tribal Justice: How Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Advocates for Native Populations

“Over half of OILS's staff are members of tribal nations, and this diverse team helps OILS navigate the complexities of the tribal landscape."

Traveling the Distance to Train Tribal Lay Advocates

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Evaluating Access to Justice: Community Research Strategies in Legal Needs Assessments

“By examining the similarities and differences in [community research] approaches, LSC grantees can gain insight into various strategies for gathering comprehensive data on legal needs, each tailored to the unique characteristics of the communities they serve."

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Library Partnerships with Legal Aid During Disaster Recovery

"We found over the years that [libraries] are excellent resources to share information … Following Hurricane Michael, we really strengthened those relationships with the libraries and with the [library] clerk in those counties to do onsite clinics.”

Free Course: Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters

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Free Course: Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters

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