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Program Profile

Legal Aid of Western Michigan

Michael C. Chielens, Executive Director
Cornerstone Bldg., Suite 400, 89 Ionia Avenue, N.W., Grand Rapids MI 49503
Phone: (616) 774-0672; Fax: (616) 301-1296
http://www.michiganlegalaid.org/

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012
Basic Field
FY 2011
Basic Field
$ Difference
from FY 2011
% Difference
from FY 2011
$1,570,527 $1,840,312 $-269,785 -17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2011 1,844,132 2,458,129 4,302,261 43%
2010 1,925,570 2,505,294 4,430,864 43%
2009 1,790,341 2,659,633 4,449,974 40%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009 2010 2011
4,700 4,755 4,748
WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
32 4 15 51

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults Children Total
5,657 6,454 12,111
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type # %
HOUSING 1,579 33%
FAMILY 1,513 32%
CONSUMER 711 15%
INCOME 543 11%
INDIVIDUAL 132 3%
MISC 124 3%
HEALTH 77 2%
EMPLOYMENT 37 1%
JUVENILE 22 0%
EDUCATION 10 0%
TOTALS 4,748 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity # %
White 3,031 64%
African American 1,184 25%
Hispanic 315 7%
Native American 54 1%
Asian/Pacific 32 1%
Other 132 3%
TOTALS 4,748 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender # %
Women 3,583 75%
Men 1,165 25%
TOTALS 4,748 100%

Counties Served

Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa, St. Joseph, Van Buren


Branch office locations

Muskegon
450 Morris Avenue Suite 104,
Muskegon, MI 49440

Big Rapids
203 S. Third Suite B,
Big Rapids, MI 49307

Holland
636 Hastings,
Holland, MI 49423

Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo County Building, 201 W. Kalamazoo Ave. Room 427
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

St. Joseph
901 Port Street,
St. Joseph, MI 49085