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Justice for All

ABLE is proud to work with and for Ohio's immigrants and immigrant communities. By protecting, strengthening, and uplifting their legal rights, we can all help ensure a just and welcoming Ohio.

Generations of Justice

The law is a powerful tool for ensuring access to opportunities many of us take for granted. ABLE was founded to right the wrongs that disproportionately affect communities of color and people living in poverty. For over 50 years, ABLE has made justice a reality for people who had nowhere else to turn.

INCREASING ECONOMIC STABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY

14 out of every 100 people live in poverty in our service area. Over 70% of people in poverty have a civil legal problem every year that jeopardizes their families without an attorney to help navigate complex legal systems. We partner with our clients and with community partners on legal solutions to the issues keeping communities in poverty.

Important Message About Our Operations During COVID-19

We continue to provide all legal services we provided before the pandemic. To slow the spread of COVID-19, our offices are closed to the public and we are seeing clients by appointment. If you are a current client, please use the contact info provided to you. If you need legal help please click on the link below:

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Protecting The Rights of People Living, Working, and Raising Their Families in Poverty

Prevent homelessness and protect renters from uninhabitable living conditions. Protect seniors and veterans. Ensure access to healthcare and education. Support welcoming communities and due process for immigrants. Rebuild neighborhoods and empower residents. Lift up the voices of people often unheard and left behind.

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Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) is a non-profit regional law firm that provides high-quality legal assistance in civil matters to help low-income individuals and groups in Ohio achieve self-reliance, and equal justice and economic opportunity.

Celebrating the Center for Equal Justice

Thank you for making the Center for Equal Justice possible!

Lead Poisoning

ABLE worked with community groups and lawmakers to prevent exposure to lead paint in rental property

Protecting Children and Families from Lead Poisoning

Drivers' License Legal Clinics

Removing Barriers to Employment

Legal help leveraged a legislative pilot program

OPIOID CRISIS

ABLE awarded $500,000 DOJ grant to help children in Dayton affected by opioid crisis.

DOJ grant will support legal work to stabilize families and support economic security and education

Going Virtual During COVID-19

We worked fast to provide legal rights information to people in crisis - virtually.

When COVID-19 left many unemployed, home-schooling, and at risk of losing their housing, ABLE advocates stepped up.

Bringing Our Clients' Voices to the Statehouse

ABLE attorney Taylor Burns' testimony before the Ohio House Primary & Secondary Education Committee

Who gets stopped in Oakwood? The racial divide.

Reasons to be concerned about how frequently Black drivers are stopped in Dayton's Oakwood.

ABLE attorneys victorious in two class actions on behalf of Ohio immigrants

Recently two groups of Ohio immigrants won their rights to apply for Drivers' Licenses without discrimination.