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Legal Services Corporation
America's Partner for Equal Justice

Northwestern Legal Services

Robert A. Oakley, Executive Director
Renaissance Center, Suite 700, 1001 State Street, Erie PA 16501-1828
Phone: (814) 452-6949; Fax: (814) 452-3734
http://www.nwls.org/

CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012 Basic Field	FY 2011 Basic Field	$ Difference from FY 2011	% Difference from FY 2011
$683,267	$800,640	$-117,373	-17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year	LSC Funding*	Non-LSC Funding	Total Funding	LSC Funding %
2011	803,457	2,251,933	3,055,390	26%
2010	850,943	2,304,140	3,155,083	27%
2009	773,487	2,245,288	3,018,775	26%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009	2010	2011
5,084	5,060	4,697

WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney	Paralegal	Other	Total
17	4	13	34

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults	Children	Total
5,646	5,232	10,878
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type	#	%
FAMILY	1,654	35%
HOUSING	1,025	22%
INCOME	1,024	22%
CONSUMER	751	16%
HEALTH	64	1%
EMPLOYMENT	60	1%
MISC	48	1%
EDUCATION	37	1%
JUVENILE	34	1%
INDIVIDUAL	0	0%
TOTALS	4,697	100%

CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity	#	%
White	4,072	87%
African American	493	10%
Hispanic	107	2%
Native American	0	0%
Asian/Pacific	5	0%
Other	20	0%
TOTALS	4,697	100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender	#	%
Women	3,300	70%
Men	1,397	30%
TOTALS	4,697	100%

Counties Served

Cameron, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango, Warren

Branch office locations

Northwestern Legal Services/Erie
1001 State Street Suite 700,
Erie, PA 16501

Northwestern Legal Services/Meadville
231 Chestnut Street 4th Fl.,
Meadville, PA 16335

Northwestern Legal Services/Franklin
1243 Liberty Street Suite 420,
Franklin, PA 16323

Northwestern Legal Services/Farrell
1031 Roemer Boulevard,
Farrell, PA 16121

Northwestern Legal Services/Bradford
100 Main Street,
Bradford, PA 16701

Northwestern Legal Services/Warren
First Niagara Bldg., 315 Second Ave., Suite 401
Warren, PA 16365

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