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LSC - Funded Programs in New Jersey

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012 Basic Field	FY 2011 Basic Field	$ Difference from FY 2011	% Difference from FY 2011
$6,096,003	$7,143,175	$-1,047,172	-17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year	LSC Funding*	Non-LSC Funding	Total Funding	LSC Funding %
2011	$7,465,627	$26,162,981	$33,628,608	22%
2010	$7,774,018	$33,325,506	$41,099,524	19%
2009	$7,710,169	$40,980,486	$48,690,655	16%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009	2010	2011
36,328	32,654	29,282

WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney	Paralegal	Other	Total
133	45	85	263

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults	Children	Total
40,176	28,997	69,173
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type	#	%
HOUSING	9,967	34%
INCOME	6,459	22%
FAMILY	5,629	19%
CONSUMER	5,400	18%
INDIVIDUAL	725	2%
MISC	528	2%
HEALTH	380	1%
EMPLOYMENT	77	0%
JUVENILE	76	0%
EDUCATION	41	0%
TOTALS	29,282	100%

CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity	#	%
White	8,381	29%
African American	11,945	41%
Hispanic	7,811	27%
Native American	53	0%
Asian/Pacific	450	2%
Other	642	2%
TOTALS	29,282	100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender	#	%
Women	20,832	71%
Men	8,441	29%
TOTALS	29,282	100%

LSC-FUNDED PROGRAM	COUNTIES SERVED
Legal Services of Northwest Jersey Diane K. Smith , Executive Director 34 West Main Street, Suite 301, Somerville , NJ, 08876-2218 (908) 231-0840 http://www.lsnj.org/lsnwj/index.htm	Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren
South Jersey Legal Services, Inc. Douglas E. Gershuny , Executive Director 745 Market Street , Camden , NJ, 08102-1117 (856) 964-2010 http://www.volunteersolutions.org/volunteerway/org/217970.html	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation John H. Fitzgerald , Executive Director 574 Summit Avenue , Jersey City , NJ, 07306-2797 (201) 792-6363 http://www.lsnj.org/directory.htm	Bergen, Hudson, Passaic
Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, Inc. Felipe Chavana , Executive Director 5 Commerce Street, 2nd Floor , Newark , NJ, 07102 (973) 624-4500 http://www.lsnj.org/directory.htm	Essex
Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services, Inc. William J. Rempel , Executive Director 303 West Main Street , Third Floor Freehold , NJ, 07728 (732) 866-0020 http://www.lsnj.org/omls/index.htm	Monmouth, Ocean
Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc. Janice Chapin , Executive Director 317 George Street, Suite 201 , New Brunswick , NJ, 08901-2006 (732) 249-7600 http://www.lsnj.org/cjls/index.htm	Mercer, Middlesex, Union