Takes complaints and investigates suspected cases of discrimination in employment due to race, color, age, sex (including sexual harassment), religion, national origin, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, retaliation, sexual orientation and gender identity, or equal pay. Does not offer legal advice but will help client understand legal issues surrounding the complaint. Offers clients mediation as an alternative to an investigation.

Provides the following services: to ensure that children are supported by their parents, to encourage family responsibility, to reduce the costs of welfare to taxpayers. The agency establishes paternity for a child born to unmarried parents, locates an absent parent responsible for support, enforces an existing court-order-required payment of support, modifies existing support orders, establishes an order for medical insurance coverage. Also obtains withholding orders if the obligor is employed, draws Unemployment Compensation or Worker's Compensation, or has funds available in a financial institution. Uses the Federal and State Offset Programs to collect past-due support, reports the amount of past due support owed by an obligor to a credit reporting agency.

Evaluates cases for older adults, people with disabilities, and people with life-threatening conditions related to advance directives and wills; financial powers of attorney; survivorship deeds; transfer on death affidavits; and quit claim deeds.

Investigates complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, credit, higher education, and public accommodations. May file a complaint on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, age, military status, and marital or familial status. Mediation to help settle disputes dealing with discrimination may be offered to those who have filed a complaint.

Provides assistance to those with child support enforcement or establishment matters. Advice and representation may be available in custody matters when the child's primary caretaker is threatened with loss of custody to a person who presents an imminent or long-term threat to the safety or well-being of the child. Advice on divorce matters is available and representation may also be available in very limited circumstances, generally involving past domestic violence in the household. Cooperates with local private attorneys who will file simple, uncontested divorces for a fee. Advice and/or assistance with "pro se" (D-I-Y) court filings is also available on a variety of other family issues including visitation, contempt of previous court orders, and adoption defense.

A housing counselor will work with clients to identify rental resources that meet individual needs. Will review credit reports (or FABCO rental report), review income and household budget, create an action plan, and assist with an online search for current, available properties for rent. Can also review current leases, document any issues with landlords, and discuss options for landlord/tenant disputes. Will also help you file a fair housing compliant if necessary.

Provides class action lawsuit assistance for individuals who believe that they have been denied equal access to employment or that they have been treated unfairly as employees. Challenges all forms of racial, national origin, and sexual discrimination in the workplace, both private and governmental, including discrimination by federal, state, and local agencies. The Project is acclaimed for litigating complex and often protracted class action lawsuits on behalf of women and minorities.

Partnering with Summit County Job and Family Services to provide one-on-one case management assistance with cash, food, medical, and other assistance/benefits. Case managers can assist with turning in documents, applying or re-applying for assistance, reporting case changes, and other case/eligibility questions.

Hispanic Health program designed to help the Hispanic community have access to medical care, social services and health education. Provide blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure screenings. Health Liaison serves as the link between the Hispanic community and health services. Assistance given to clients in Spanish with appointments and interpretations. The Promotora (community health liaison) teaches basic health education topics in Spanish.

Offers professional legal services to low and moderate-income individuals at nominal fees. Available assistance includes but is not limited to adjustment of status, applications for citizenship, immigration case inquiries, Temporary Protected Status, Visa issues, asylum, Green Card applications, document review, practice interviews and work authorization. Citizenship classes are free.

Provides the following services: establishment of paternity, establishment of a support order, location of absent parent, enforcement of support order, health insurance/medical support, review and adjustment, termination of orders

Investigates civil rights, health information privacy, and patient safety confidentiality complaints to find out if there is discrimination or a violation of law and takes action to correct problems.

PRC funds may provide driver's license reinstatement assistance. Call for more information about specific guidelines and eligibility requirements.

Provides assistance to parents with minor children who are seeking financial support from a noncustodial parent. Administers child support and enforcement services, including location of non-custodial parents, establishment of paternity, establishment of financial and medical support, enforcement and collection of support payments, and review and modification of support orders.

Provides brief legal advice to individuals with questions about civil legal problems (not criminal) related to housing, utilities, debts, immigration questions, income taxes, work and unemployment, education, subsidized health care benefits, domestic violence, divorce, custody, visitation, and other civil legal matters.

Provides a Court Appointed Public Attorney to defendants who cannot afford to hire legal counsel on their own.

Provides information and case file review for those dealing with child support and child custody issues. Includes an assessment of the situation, recommendations, and help following up with county child support offices, Juvenile Court, and Domestic Relations Court. Will accompany clients to mediation meetings or to court, but will not legally represent clients. Will explain and assist with filling out forms the client may have received from the courts. If needed, this agency will provide their own forms for the client to fill out (depending on the situation).

Provides a wide range of programs for children who are victims of abuse or other acts of violence. Services include the following: forensic interviews at a child-friendly site where professionals conduct joint investigative interviews with child victims, crisis counseling and case management for victims and non-offending family members (available to children and families at all stages of the investigation and prosecution process). The program helps children and families cope and heal emotionally, animal-assisted therapy support for victims of violence. Provides practical information and support to the children and family about the investigation and court process, safety education that teaches young children about safe and unsafe touches and ways to seek help from trusted adults, and also provides on-site medical exams.

Provides a site where waiverable traffic and parking tickets that are received within the Warrensville Heights city limits may be paid.

Assists families in their interactions with the school system which may include help with school testing, enrollment of children in special programs, intervention on behalf of students facing disciplinary action or expulsion and other activities which facilitate communication between families and school staff.

Provides information and documents related to evictions and processes evictions.

Assist veterans and families with VA claims, temporary financial assistance, utility assistance, transportation to Wade Park VA and Parma, burial expense assistance.

Provides a Court Appointed Public Attorney to defendants who cannot afford to hire legal counsel on their own.

Provides a central location where the public and attorneys can obtain forms and basic information necessary to pursue their domestic relations cases (including divorce). Individuals unfamiliar with the Court’s procedures may pick up packages of the documents needed for certain types of cases (including forms for those who need to modify their custody agreement). Computers are also available for completing some forms and calculating child support guideline worksheets. Does not provide legal advice. Cannot help individuals prepare paperwork, but can let people know in advance of their court appearance what is needed and what to expect when they come to court.