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LSC Board Acts to Lift Attorneys' Fees RestrictionLSC's Board of Directors has taken action to repeal the Corporation's regulation prohibiting LSC grantees from claiming, collecting and retaining attorneys' fees. The Board asked LSC staff to draft and issue an interim final rule that would eliminate the regulation but maintain certain sections related to accounting for fees and other technical matters. |
LSC Sends Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request to CongressThe Legal Services Corporation has asked Congress to provide $516.5 million in Fiscal Year 2011 funding, with more than 95 percent of the budget request going to fund 136 nonprofit legal aid programs across the nation that provide civil legal assistance to the nation's poor. Download the full budget request or a summary of the document. |
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LSC Seeking Comments on Proposed Revisions to Accounting GuideLSC is seeking comments on proposed revisions to its Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients, which sets forth accounting, financial management and reporting guidelines for LSC grantees. All comments are due by March 19. For more information, download the notice published in the Federal Register. Legal Services Corporation Board Names Interim President
LSC Releases Updated Report on the Justice Gap in AmericaNearly a million poor people who seek help for civil legal problems, such as foreclosures and domestic violence, will be turned away this year by the nation's largest nonprofit legal aid network because of insufficient resources, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) projects in a report released on September 30. Appeals Court Upholds Funding RestrictionsA federal appeals court has upheld 1996 restrictions on the activities of programs funded by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), including activities paid for by non-LSC funds. LSC Awards Technology Grants to Help Veterans and Military FamiliesLSC has awarded $3.5 million in technology grants to LSC-funded programs, including a grant to develop a national website for veterans, military personnel and families who seek help for their civil legal problems. Funds Decline for New Jersey Programs As Requests for Legal Services RiseState, local and charitable funding for nonprofit civil legal assistance programs in New Jersey is declining sharply at a time when an increasing number of low-income individuals and families are seeking help with legal problems often exacerbated by the nation's weak economy. |
New-Found Independence for Disabled TeenLegal Services of Greater Miami secured medical benefits for a teenage girl suffering from cerebral palsy. Foreclosure Mediation Saves Client's HomePine Tree Legal Assistance of Maine used the state's new foreclosure mediation program to save a client's home. Veteran No Longer HomelessCommunity Legal Services of Mid-Florida helps a Marine Corps veteran avoid homelessness. Family Saved from HomelessnessA client of Legal Services NYC tells the story of how the legal aid program helped keep her and her kids from being thrown in the street. Legal Aid Stops Eviction for ClientNew York's Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee convinced a state agency that their client deserved emergency assistance to prevent an eviction. Medical Benefits RetainedMemphis Area Legal Services helped a mother retain medical benefits for her seriously ill daughter. Attorneys Tackle Foreclosure CasesAttorneys from Central California Legal Services take on foreclosure cases to help clients keep their homes. Water and Electricity Secured
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The Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation has named Victor M. Fortuno to be Interim President of LSC effective January 1, 2010, to succeed Helaine M. Barnett, who stepped down December 31.
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