The COVID-19 pandemic compounded the legal problems of many low-income Nebraskans, including refugees, vulnerable immigrant children, immigrant victims of domestic violence, trafficking survivors, and legal permanent residents.
These civil legal problems include:
-Households struggling to keep a roof over their heads.
-Vulnerable Nebraska children and families
facing growing violence and abuse
-Parents unable to access critically important
income and health care benefits
LB 1141 would invest $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds into existing grants to non-profits to provide civil legal help to vulnerable Nebraskans in every county impacted by the pandemic.