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The Foundation began developing direct programming in 1998.
After cultivating a rich history of furthering its mission through grant making, publications and statewide awards, the Foundation's Board of Trustees decided to more proactively create initiatives that promote public understanding of the law and improvements in the justice system throughout Ohio. |
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As a result, the Fellows Classes and, in 1999, the Key Initiative Focus were born.
Each year, a group of outstanding attorneys and judges from across the state of Ohio comprises the Foundation's annual Fellows Class. During their first year as Fellows, Class members meet periodically to learn more about the Foundation and its initiatives.
The focus of their first year's work is the Fellows Class Project, an opportunity to work together to further the Foundation's mission. Fellows Class members pursue their projects with the help of Class Advisors, experts with relevant knowledge or experience.
Fellows Class projects have included the first statewide gathering of jury managers in Ohio; the development of an Internet bibliography and a model curriculum to teach college journalism students how to cover the legal system; and an online directory of nearly 300 programs, publications and other resources that promote public understanding of the law and improvements in the justice system throughout Ohio.
The Key Initiative Focus is a long-term set of pilot projects in Brown and Lucas counties that brings courts and communities together to assess and improve the public's interaction with their local justice system, as well as to contemplate the role of courts as local institutions.
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