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Program Profile

Massachusetts Justice Project, Inc.

Gordon Shaw, Executive Director
57 Suffolk Street, Suite 401, Holyoke MA 01040
Phone: (413) 533-2660; Fax: (413) 535-1774
http://www.masslegalhelp.org/

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012
Basic Field
FY 2011
Basic Field
$ Difference
from FY 2011
% Difference
from FY 2011
$1,420,859 $1,664,935 $-244,076 -17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2011 1,845,471 130,941 1,976,412 93%
2010 1,845,961 296,863 2,142,824 86%
2009 1,689,075 296,881 1,985,956 85%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009 2010 2011
6,102 5,643 4,866
WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
8 8 7 23

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults Children Total
7,018 5,593 12,611
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type # %
HOUSING 2,477 51%
INCOME 999 21%
FAMILY 911 19%
CONSUMER 271 6%
HEALTH 59 1%
EMPLOYMENT 48 1%
MISC 43 1%
EDUCATION 30 1%
JUVENILE 24 0%
INDIVIDUAL 4 0%
TOTALS 4,866 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity # %
White 2,537 52%
African American 597 12%
Hispanic 1,534 32%
Native American 18 0%
Asian/Pacific 37 1%
Other 143 3%
TOTALS 4,866 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender # %
Women 3,476 71%
Men 1,390 29%
TOTALS 4,866 100%

Counties Served

Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester


Branch office locations

Massachusetts Justice Project
405 Main Street, 3rd Floor,
Worcester, MA 01608