State and national legal aid organizations are often the only option for low-income individuals to be represented in civil matters, but those who provide such services suffer from “chronic underfunding,” according to a bipartisan group of attorneys general seeking “meaningful” federal support for the work. Meanwhile, the largest legal aid group in Georgia is seeking private donations.

AGs from 41 states and territories have written to budget leaders in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives asking them to “make a robust investment in the Legal Services Corporation” in the next budget.