News & Resources

After being unexpectedly unenrolled from both Medicare and Medicaid, Belinda faced uncertainty about affording essential medical care. With help from ABLE, she was reinstated in both programs and even enrolled in a more comprehensive Medicaid plan, ensuring her continued access to vital healthcare.

On December 11, 2024, Renee Murphy, Managing Attorney at ABLE, testified before the Ohio Senate Education Committee in opposition to House Bill 206. The bill, which proposes endlessly extendable student expulsions, threatens to undermine student rights and disproportionately harm vulnerable populations

Survivors escaping domestic violence have many concerns, but they do not need to worry about where their children will go to school or how they will get them there. Federal law protects school stability for children in their situations.

ABLE has partnered with Learn to Earn Dayton to launch Access to Counsel, a program in Northwest Dayton that aims to meet the varied needs of low-income tenants, providing both legal representation and social work, education, and empowerment.

ABLE is proud to serve Haitian community members in Springfield and other parts of our service area. Read our full statement here.

ABLE has joined several advocacy and legal services organizations in filing an amicus brief in the Ohio Supreme Court. The case, Voss v. Quicken Loans, LCC, concerns certification of the matter as a class action and plaintiffs’ standing to recover statutory damages for mortgage servicing misconduct.

Alice Wood’s journey through housing instability showcases her resilience and determination to stand against systemic injustices. Her story, intertwined with the efforts of Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) and the Dayton Tenant Union (DTU), highlights the harsh realities of the housing crisis and the power of community support and legal advocacy.

Roberto was 17 months sober when he was the victim of an unimaginable attack—drugged with a substance suspected to contain fentanyl and abandoned in his car. His shoes, wallet, and other belongings were stolen. This life-altering experience left Roberto with a severe brain injury, requiring immediate and intensive medical care, and assistance from ABLE's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.

On May 21, 2024, in Toledo, Ohio, an incredible milestone was achieved by Clementina Gonzalez Ponce, an 82-year-old woman originally from Guadalajara, México. After a nearly 30-year wait to receive permanent residency, Clementina became a U.S. citizen. Read her story.

Each year, ABLE participates in the Committee on Regional Training (CORT) Midwest Farmworker and Immigrant Worker Law Training, a conference where farmworker and immigrant worker legal services programs throughout the Midwest collaborate to present an in-person training for legal professionals.

ABLE Parent Advocate, Christina Brown, speaks about our innovative SUCCESS Program at a national conference in Washington, D.C. Brown participates in a panel with other legal experts and social workers titled, "Different Strokes for Different Folks: Maryland and Ohio Do Multidisciplinary Representation Their Way”.

Through a $1 Million HUD grant, ABLE launched the Tenant Eviction Relief Program—a much-needed rural-based program—to assist underserved communities in Allen, Auglaize, Clark, Champaign, Logan, Mercer, and Miami counties. ABLE recently received an extension from HUD to continue this important work for an additional year. Read about our progress so far.