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Resources & Publications

LSC Awards Technology Grants to Help Veterans and Military Families

LSC 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 Rise

State, 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.

LSC Releases Updated Report
on the Justice Gap in America

Documenting the Justice Gap in America Nearly 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, LSC projects in a report released on Sept. 30.

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Presidential Proclamation Recognizes LSC's 35th Anniversary

President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation recognizing July 25 as the 35th anniversary of the Legal Services Corporation and calling upon the nation's legal professionals and all American citizens to "honor the contributions of this vital organization."

LSC Annual Report Highlights
Critical Services to Clients

LSCAnnualReportCover The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has released its 2008 Annual Report, highlighting efforts by the nation's single largest funder of civil legal assistance to promote equal access to justice and to ensure the provision of high-quality legal aid to low-income Americans.

Legal Aid Stops Eviction for Client

New York's Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee convinced a state agency that their client deserved emergency assistance to prevent an eviction.

Medical Benefits Retained

Memphis Area Legal Services helped a mother retain medical benefits for her seriously ill daughter.

Attorneys Tackle Foreclosure Cases

Attorneys from Central California Legal Services take on foreclosure cases to help clients keep their homes.

Water and Electricity Secured
for 30 Families

Puerto Rico Legal Services helped nearly 30 families get their electricity and water utilities connected after a year-long fight with government agencies.

Legal Aid Helps Overturn
"Absurd" Agency Ruling

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services helped restore transporation services to a disabled man who needed them to travel to medical appointments.

Child Free From Abuse
Thanks to Legal Aid

Legal Aid of Western Missouri helped a victim of domestic violence protect her 18-month-child from its abusive father.

Dedicated Attorney Helps
Free Mother from Abuse

Susan Griskonis from the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York helped a mother fight back against an abusive husband.

Foreclosure Prevented
for Elderly Woman

Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida helped a recently widowed, disabled woman keep her home when an unaffordable adjustable rate mortgage nearly caused her to lose it.

Elderly Couple Keeps
Their Health Coverage

Puerto Rico Legal Services stopped the government from kicking an elderly couple off the state sponsored health care program.

Food Stamps Saved
for Diabetic Woman

North Mississippi Rural Legal Services helped reverse an administrative decision denying food stamps to a diabetic woman who desperately needed them.

LSC Grants

Information on applying for grants from LSC.

LSC Resource Information

A clearinghouse of best practices for legal services programs.

Technology Initiative Grants

Apply for LSC's Technology Initiative Grants.

LSC Recipient Information

Information and tools for LSC-funded programs.

National Disaster Legal Aid

Resources for victims of natural disasters.

Office of Inspector General

Promotes efficiency and helps prevent waste, fraud, and abuse at LSC and LSC-funded programs.

LSC's Budget Request for FY 2010
( 700k)

Quality and Equal Justice: The Role of Executive Directors ( 347k)

Technologies That Should Be in Place in a Legal Aid Office Today ( 297k)

Leadership Mentoring Pilot Program Report ( 936k)

Help Close the Justice Gap, Unleash the Power of Pro Bono ( 106k)

Revised Case Service Report Handbook ( 1.54 mb)

Revised Performance Criteria
( 387k)

LSC's Strategic Directions 2006-2010 ( 124k)

Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients ( 358k)

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LSC Updates: An e-newsletter for the civil legal services community		Spotlight
Senate Approves $400 Million for LSC The Senate has approved $400 million in fiscal 2010 funding for the Legal Services Corporation, a $10 million increase over current levels. LSC's funding is contained in the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill (H.R. 2847), which passed the chamber on Nov. 5.	LSC Hosts Sixth National Foreclosure Conference Call Register Now for LSC's Technology Initiative Grants Conference Walmart Helps Fulfill Promise of Justice for Arkansas Legal Aid Groups Home Depot Foundation Awards $20,000 to Atlanta Legal Aid Read More \| Subscribe	LSC Issues Discussion Draft of Revised Accounting Guide As part of an effort to identify financial best practices and improve the financial practices of its grantees, LSC has released a discussion draft of revisions to the 1997 LSC Accounting Guide. The revisions were developed by the LSC Fiscal Advisory Group, comprised of LSC staff and the chief financial officers from eight LSC-funded legal aid programs. The guide will be the topic of a workshop session at the upcoming NLADA annual meeting.

LSC's Budget Request for FY 2010( 700k)