Seven years ago Sally Newman started CLA to serve those in the middle, those who were working hard but who could be pushed into poverty by a legal setback.
Over the past seven years, we have grown from a staff of 1 to a staff of 9 and have assisted over 1500 families and individuals through our sliding scale services and Housing Court. Year after year, the demand for our services continues to grow, which is why your continued support is so essential.
For several people, having a legal issue is unavoidable, but so many people fall into the gap between being able to afford an attorney and qualifying for free services. CLA fills that gap, serving those in the middle. The working class, who before CLA, had nowhere to turn to for help when emergency legal issues popped up unexpectedly.
Adair Ford Boroughs at CLA’s 7th Anniversary Celebration
Our Keynote Speaker at our 7th Anniversary Celebration, Adair Ford Boroughs, gave an inspiring speech about the power of the law and the importance of having an attorney to achieve justice.
As Adair stated, attorneys have the power to change outcomes for families and the trajectory of their lives.
People fare much better when they have a lawyer on their side to help explain the process, regardless of the merits of the case. Our justice system can be complicated. That is why CLA's existence is so important, to serve as a guide for anyone in need.
Thank you for investing in CLA to help us ensure that everyone has access to legal services and justice. As much as CLA has achieved over the last seven years, there is still so much more work to do and so many more families to serve. We need your help to grow and continue the work that Sally and Adair started seven years ago, to ensure that wealth does not determine who has access to our justice system.
Thank you to Eric Elliot at Craft Creative Studios for producing this video.