When "fairness" means an ally

A true civil legal aid success story

Asian woman in her 20s or 30s, smiling in front of a small town street
When "fairness" means an ally

“Heather,” from Northwestern Wisconsin, was “in hell." She had depleted her savings in years of court battles against her kids' father and felt "humiliated in court ... uncomfortable and unheard."

Then Indianhead Community Action Agency took her case. Finally, she drew a “calm breath of relief.... I wasn’t alone anymore. That was all I needed.”

(The name and image used in this story are fictional.)

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