The clients who seek assistance through Colorado Legal Services are low-income individuals and families, including senior citizens, disabled people and victims of domestic violence. To qualify for legal aid, a family's gross income must not exceed 125% of the federal poverty guidelines. For example, the gross income for a family of four cannot currently exceed $25,000 annually. Clients represent the diversity of Colorado. Many are working poor who simply cannot afford to hire an attorney. Last year, over 6,600 Coloradans received help in:

• obtaining or maintaining access to health care
• saving their homes from foreclosure
• obtaining child support orders
• obtaining or maintaining disability benefits
• restoring family stability

Thousands more people were turned away due to lack of resources. Many times legal assistance is the difference between hope and despair and offers the opportunity to build a better future.