Ohio State Bar Foundation

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010

Signed

Nov 8, 2011

Return Version

2010v3.4

Gross Receipts

$8,013,184

Major Activities

Activity 2

The foundation develops and presents programs designed to promote public understanding of the law and improvement in the justice system throughout ohio. Foundation volunteers provide a significant portion of the human resources for this process. In 2008, the foundation completed, continued, and launched several different projects. These projects included the completion of the fellows class of 2006 project, "keys to the courtroom" and continuation of the fellows class of 2007 project, "knowledge is power: magnifying rights, responsibilities, and resources for foster youth." the "keys to the courtroom" helped create a resource not only for individuals who choose to represent themselves in the court system, but also a resource for judges and lawyers to deal more effectively with those who represent themselves. The "knowledge is power: magnifying rights, responsibilities, and resources for foster youth" was a program developed to help young adults realize their rights and responsibilities as they age out of the foster care system, while also directing them to helpful resources. The fellows class of 2008 launched a new project, "repairing recidivism: helping ex-offenders successfully reenter society." this program was designed to provide a resource and help raise awareness of options and opportunities for local reentry success. The 2009 fellows class launched b4u send, a campaign to educate middle school students about their rights and responsibilities of sexting and cyberbullying.the foundation has supported programs in two ohio counties designed to bring private citizens, service providers and court personnel together to develop pilot programs to improve the access and experience of individuals with the court and to address the role the courts play as an institution of last resort in the community. The foundation provided support for the pilot project focusing on prisoner reentry in conjunction with the work of one of these working community groups. The foundation designed a system for statewide distribution of materials developed by the community group to the other county. These materials are designed to provide citizens with the basic understanding of local courts, their jurisdictions and terms and procedures. The foundation provided support for the development of model code of ethics and conduct for judiciary interpreters, transliterators, and translators. The foundation distributes publication designed to educate the public about various aspects of the law. The foundation also presents awards to individuals and organizations throughout the state for their work toward expanding the ability of the public to understand the law or for improvements to the administration of justice.

Filer

EIN

31-6054093