$24,000 for the Portage County Juvenile Court leaders to implement a pre-adjudicatory child protection mediation program, designed to mediate both adjudication (complaint) and disposition (case plan). The program focuses on improving outcomes for families and reducing time to permanency for children. The goal of this program is to move from an adversarial model to a collaborative model on appropriate abuse, neglect, and dependency cases.

$19,550 for The Summits for Racial Justice project to create targeted events to address racial and systemic discrimination against BIPOC workers in the workplace.

$25,000 to Ohio Domestic Violence Network for their Seeking Freedom & Safety: Legal Information for Community Based and Incarcerated Survivors project which will update Self Help Legal Manuals in English and Spanish and distribute them to domestic violence programs statewide; additionally educational workshops will be offered to incarcerated survivors on topics of judicial release, clemency, and more.

$15,000 to Northeast Ohio Worker Center for the Worker Justice Project which will support wage theft clinics providing education on wage theft, overtime, classification, and harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Counties Served: Cuyahoga, Ashland, Erie, Holmes, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Richland, Ashtabula, Geauga.

$35,000 to Ohio Legal Help for the Legal Information and Action Plans for Mental Health project which will develop new legal content to educate and support Ohioans with mental health concerns as they navigate the mental health system. Serving all 88 counties.

$35,000 to create and distribute a policy brief focused on the mental health and well-being of system-involved children and youth, focused on children involved in the juvenile justice system and including impacts of other systems, such as children services and behavioral health. The brief will highlight the mental health conditions and treatment access challenges experienced by system-involved youth, as well as potential changes to law and other policies that could lead to improved health and well-being for these youth.

$30,000 to YWCA Columbus for their Racial Equity 101: Train the Facilitator pilot project which will teach high school girls in the Bright Futures empowerment program to facilitate racial literacy and anti racism trainings.

$10,000 to Women Helping Women for the Increasing Awareness and Access to Legal Advocacy Services for Survivors project which will provide support, education, and legal advocacy services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

$60,145 to Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio to enhance its Expanding Attorney Volunteer Engagement in Pro Bono Services for Nonprofits project. This funding will help expand the attorney volunteer base, appreciate current volunteers, recruit new corporate and transactional attorneys, and improve volunteer communications. Serving Hamilton, Montgomery, and Warren counties.

$25,000 to Equality Ohio Education Fund to update and disseminate the Ohio Trans Know Your Rights Guide. This project will revise the guide to reflect current challenges and distribute it widely, empowering transgender individuals and service providers with crucial information. Serving counties statewide.