Expanding access, quality, and fairness in the justice system for all Coloradans.

What is Access to Justice?

Access to Justice is the fundamental fairness created by an ecosystem that helps people solve the legal problems that shape their lives. A fair justice system stabilizes people and families, strengthens communities, and supports economic opportunity.

The Problem

The justice system is not working for the people it is meant to help, costing them their homes, their safety, and their livelihoods.

The court system can be confusing and scary

For many, hiring a lawyer is out of reach

Legal information is hard to find and use

Our Work

We are the statewide hub that unites, supports, and coordinates the access-to-justice ecosystem to maximize its impact and remove systemic barriers to change. This robust, growing ecosystem is hard at work building new solutions and applying time-tested solutions to address the justice gap. It includes lawyers, legal service organizations, judges, court staff, community organizations, funders, and policymakers.

We do this by

Building Coalitions

To evaluate community needs and unite leaders across sectors in systemic change

Funding Legal Aid

So our most marginalized individuals have a lawyer by their side when it matters most

Mobilizing Pro Bono

To help people, nonprofits, and small businesses thrive

Modernizing Legal Help

So people without attorneys can rely on guides and tools designed to meet their needs

Reaching Rural Communities

Through partnerships and innovation so geography doesn't determine outcomes

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You can show your support for this work by donating to the Commission. We are a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit – every dollar helps!

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Legal Professionals: visit our state’s centralized pro bono clearinghouse, Pro Bono CO, to volunteer and use your skills for good.