About Ohio Poverty Law Center (OPLC)

The Ohio Poverty Law Center’s mission is to reduce poverty and increase justice by protecting and expanding the legal rights of Ohioans living, working, and raising their families in poverty.

While our sister legal aid organizations provide direct civil legal services to low-income Ohioans, the Ohio Poverty Law Center works to ensure these Ohioans are considered when policies are enacted. We work to educate decision makers on the challenges low-income Ohioans face and how policy changes can create opportunities for them to improve their lives.