A new partnership between the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and the Rocket Community Fund will invest $1.25 million to create the Cleveland Eviction Defense Fund, which will offer emergency rental assistance, legal representation and advocacy.

“This support from Rocket Community Fund bolsters the current public-private partnership focused on housing stability, and will help us plan for long-term government sustainability of this important right,” said Legal Aid executive director Colleen Cotter. “Together, we can create a community in which all people experience dignity and justice, free from poverty and oppression.”

After Cleveland City Council in 2019 passed legislation to provide free legal assistance to low-income households with at least one child facing eviction, Cleveland Legal Aid and the United Way of Greater Cleveland created the Right to Counsel Cleveland program.

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