Expanding Access To Justice, Strengthening Federal Programs

This Report is WH-LAIR's first annual report to the President. Part I provides an overview of civil legal aid and WH-LAIR; Part II details WH-LAIR agencies' efforts to improve their programs by incorporating legal aid; and Part III outlines WHLAIR's plans for the future. The Report demonstrates that the 22 members of WH-LAIR have taken significant steps to integrate civil legal aid into their programs designed to serve low-income and vulnerable individuals, where doing so can improve their effectiveness and increase access to justice. The strategies that agencies deploy to advance WH-LAIR's mission largely fall into four categories: 1) leveraging resources to strengthen Federal programs by incorporating legal aid; 2) developing policy recommendations that improve access to justice; 3) facilitating strategic partnerships to achieve Federal enforcement and outreach objectives; and 4) advancing evidence-based research, data collection, and analysis.

Author: White House White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable|U. S. Department U.S. Department of Justice|Office for Access to Justice, Penny Hill Press

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Nov 15, 2016

Number of Pages: 70 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1542812399

ISBN-13: 9781542812399