1.8M people turned away from legal aid
every year. Not for lack of merit.
For lack of money in the system.

The law is
supposed to
protect everyone.

It doesn't. Not when you earn too much for legal aid and too little for a lawyer.

JustPath fills the gap between what low-income people need and what the system can give them.

The Justice Gap

Most people who need a lawyer can't afford one.
Most legal aid organizations can't afford to help them.

86%

of low-income Americans' civil legal problems receive no or insufficient legal help, according to LSC's 2022 Justice Gap Study.

50–100M

Americans earn too much for legal aid (125%+ of the federal poverty level) but too little to afford private counsel. They have legal problems. No legal help.

JustPath was built for this population. And for the legal aid agencies trying desperately to serve them.

What We Do

Two lines of work. One mission.

For People

Legal Education & Outreach

We design and deliver education programs that help gap-population individuals understand their rights, navigate civil legal systems, and take informed action. We reach people in the places they already trust: community organizations, social service agencies, libraries.

  • Know-your-rights workshops and materials
  • Community legal educators embedded in social service settings
  • Plain-language resources for common civil legal issues: housing, benefits, family, debt
For Legal Aid Agencies

Operational Consulting

We analyze agency data — intake patterns, turn-away reasons, caseload pressures — to surface pain points and develop practical solutions. We help agencies reduce overload, improve triage, and reach more of the people they're mandated to serve.

  • Data diagnostics: who you're turning away and why
  • Process design and capacity planning
  • Program development for gap-population outreach
Why Now

The system is under more pressure than ever.

FY2026 funding

Legal Services Corporation, the largest funder of civil legal aid, received $540M — down 3.6% from FY2025. The White House proposed eliminating it entirely.

Demand

LSC estimates 1.8 million people will be fully turned away in FY2026 alone. At current funding, agencies can fully serve only about 30% of people who seek help.

The gap population

Tens of millions of Americans sit above the legal aid income threshold but below the threshold for affordable counsel. Their legal problems don't go away. They get worse.

"The gap between the civil legal needs of low-income Americans and the resources available to meet those needs has stretched into a gulf."

Legal Services Corporation, The Justice Gap, 2022

Everyone deserves to know their rights.
Even when they can't afford a lawyer to enforce them.

JustPath exists to close the gap — one person, one agency, one program at a time. We bring the expertise, the relationships, and the operational rigor to make it happen.