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In May 2019, the Court appointed a Justice For All Task Force to evaluate the civil justice system in Michigan and develop a<span> </span><a href="https://courts.michigan.gov/News-Events/JusticeForAll/Final%20JFA%20Report%20121420.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline">strategic
plan</a><span> </span>to ensure 100 percent access to justice. That plan was finalized in December 2020 and includes a provision that recommends the Michigan Supreme Court adopt an order creating an ongoing Justice For All Commission to continue and build
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Samantha Ashby, Head of Adult Services at the Peter White Public Library, and I are working with the Justice For All Commission as part of the Self-Help Center (SHC) Work Group. This work group will focus on improving the services and offerings of Self-Help
Centers around the state by building capacity for services; working to improve relationships between SHCs and critical partners; developing and improving systems to make SHCs more effective and efficient; and building a stronger statewide network to help each
individual Center realize its full potential, regardless of local resources.</p>
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We are reaching out to librarians across the state to get a clearer picture of what Self-Help Centers, official or unofficial, exist in each county and what other legal services your library may provide. As public librarians, Samantha and I know that our patrons
rely on libraries for legal information and that librarians are often the best resources for finding out about services available in our communities. With that in mind, we’d like to know:</p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Symbol"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="margin:0px;font:7pt "Times New Roman""> <span> </span></span></span></span>Does your library offer a Michigan Legal Help Self-Help Center or something similar? Are you
aware of a SHC in your county?</p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Symbol"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="margin:0px;font:7pt "Times New Roman""> <span> </span></span></span></span>Do you offer legal information, services, or programming to your community?</p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Symbol"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="margin:0px;font:7pt "Times New Roman""> <span> </span></span></span></span>What are the resources in your community for legal assistance (e.g. legal clinics)?</p>
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Thank you for any information you can share. Please contact me at<span> </span><a href="mailto:caitlinh@kpl.gov" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline">caitlinh@kpl.gov</a><span> </span>or
Samantha Ashby at<span> </span><a href="mailto:sashby@pwpl.info" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline">sashby@pwpl.info</a><span> </span>to
let us know or for any questions you may have.</p>
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<b><span style="margin:0px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:black">Caitlin Hoag | Law Librarian</span></b><span style="margin:0px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:black"><br>
<i>Pronouns: She/Her/Hers</i><br>
Kalamazoo Public Library | CEN<br>
315 S. Rose St. | Kalamazoo, MI 49007<br>
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