And Last Week in the News . . . Legal Aid Funding Crisis

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Kate Bladow

As you may have guessed, my Internet access was spotty at the NLADA Annual Conference. Neither the hotel nor NLADA provided Internet access in the conference rooms, and I didn't spend enough time awake in my hotel room to use the connection there. But I promise that I took lots of notes and will share them shortly. However, before I get to those posts, I wanted to mention the news that filled my feed reader while I was gone: legal aid is facing a funding crisis, and lots of people still need help. The topic wasn't a surprise--funding was a part of nearly every conversation and panel at the conference. What was a surprise was the number of articles. In addition to a national perspective from NPR's All Things Considered, there was coverage from eight states:

But in the midst of this bad news, I did find a bright story. On Twitter, I was able to follow the progress of UberChick, who was reaching out to legal aid for help. (Posts: 11/20(1), 11/20(2), 11/20(3), 11/21(1), 11/21(2), and 11/26.) Seems that she was able to find an attorney to help her. It reminded me of what it feels like to be searching for help while trying to keep your world from falling apart.  (And she's not the only potential legal aid client on Twitter. Search on "legal aid" to see who else is out there.) - K

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SC Access To Justice Weblog - December 1, 2008 4:53 PM
...It doesn’t stop there. After reading through one of my favorites blogs, techno.la, I learned that via Twitter someone had actually found an attorney to assist her! Wow, 21st century technology really works. ...
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