This funding will support Connecticut Legal Services (CLS) in its mission to improve the lives of low-income people by providing them access to quality justice services. Through its work, CLS represents, advises and educates low-income individuals and families of their civil legal rights, helping them to secure these protections under the law. The Children at Risk (CAR) unit focuses on school, child protection and youth justice issues, and provides both individual legal assistance and targeted advocacy efforts to justly address these issues.