INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY

In 2022, Michigan’s legal aid programs completed a three-year complex project, led by MPLP, of migrating to a new modern case management system, JusticeServer. The project was a collaboration between 11 nonprofit civil legal aid organizations, that included building a protype version that could be tailored to meet each program’s needs. The project involved cooperation between the programs and countless hours of designing, testing, and training. The Foundation was proud to support these efforts throughout the build, migration, and implementation process. JusticeServer proves to be a useful tool to improve service delivery to clients, including referrals, while also improving consistent data tracking.

Family Support

Legal aid represented a single mother who was seeking an increase in child support to help support her children. Legal Aid was able to prove to the court that the father reduced his income to avoid paying child support. The court ruled in favor of the mother, and she received a significant increase in child support to alleviate the daily struggles she and her family faced.