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Program Profile

Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.

John F. Ebbott, Executive Director
230 West Wells St., Room 800, Milwaukee WI 53203-1866
Phone: (414) 278-7777; Fax: (414) 278-7156
http://www.legalaction.org

CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012
Basic Field
FY 2011
Basic Field
$ Difference
from FY 2011
% Difference
from FY 2011
$3,104,330 $3,637,591 $-533,261 -17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2011 4,181,657 6,449,281 10,630,938 39%
2010 4,355,168 5,980,728 10,335,896 42%
2009 4,091,160 4,553,814 8,644,974 47%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009 2010 2011
6,613 7,818 7,123
WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
55 17 21 93

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults Children Total
8,842 8,161 17,003
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type # %
HOUSING 2,349 33%
FAMILY 1,837 26%
INCOME 1,482 21%
CONSUMER 663 9%
HEALTH 362 5%
MISC 232 3%
EMPLOYMENT 122 2%
JUVENILE 42 1%
INDIVIDUAL 30 0%
EDUCATION 4 0%
TOTALS 7,123 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity # %
White 3,877 54%
African American 2,221 31%
Hispanic 598 8%
Native American 86 1%
Asian/Pacific 234 3%
Other 107 2%
TOTALS 7,123 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender # %
Women 4,998 70%
Men 2,125 30%
TOTALS 7,123 100%

Counties Served

Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago


Branch office locations

Legal Action Of Wisconsin Inc
31 South Mills Street,
Madison, WI 53715

Legal Action Of Wisconsin Inc
4900 Spring Street Suite 100,
Racine, WI 53406

Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.
201 W. Walnut Street, Suite 203
Green Bay, WI 54303

Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.
404 N. Main St. Ste 702,
Oshkosh, WI 54901

Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.
205 5th Avenue South, Suite 300
La Crosse, WI 54601