The Philadelphia Citizen Spotlights the Equal justice Center

The Philadelphia Citizen recently highlighted how the Equal Justice Center (EJC) will function as a “one-stop shop” for low-income Philadelphians who need civil legal aid.

The article shares a story of one client who required visits to multiple legal aid agencies in order to find the assistance needed to win her case. Jessica Hilburn-Holmes, executive director of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, explained that the co-location of organizations into the EJC would increase access to justice by providing a greater variety of services under one roof.

“At a single agency, as much as they try, they only do the law they do,” says Hilburn-Holmes. “But if people are coming into this building and see all these multiple problems, they can say, ‘We can help you with all of these things.’”

Read the full article in The Philadelphia Citizen.