http://www.lsc.gov/index.php Legal Services Corporation Announcements Copyright 2006 Legal Services Corporation Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:16:12 -0500 Super Simple RSS tuckera@lsc.gov http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R31.php The Legal Services Corporation has awarded $3.5 million in technology grants to LSC-funded programs, including a grant to develop a national website for veterans, military personnel and families who seek help for their civil legal problems, LSC President Helaine M. Barnett announced today. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:15:15 -0500 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R30.php The Senate approved $400 million for the Fiscal Year 2010 budget of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) last night, an increase of $10 million. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:03:53 -0500 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R29.php State, local and charitable funding for nonprofit civil legal assistance programs in New Jersey is declining sharply at a time when an increasing number of low-income individuals and families are seeking help with legal problems often exacerbated by the nation's weak economy. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:05:11 -0500 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R27.php Nearly a million poor people who seek help for civil legal problems, such as foreclosures and domestic violence, will be turned away this year by the nation's largest nonprofit legal aid network because of insufficient resources, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) projects in a report released Sept. 30. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:54:56 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R26.php The Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) elected Michael D. McKay, a member of the Board since 2003, as vice chairman on September 21. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:03:09 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R23.php Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) will be remembered at the Legal Services Corporation and at civil legal aid organizations throughout the nation as a champion for equal access to justice, LSC President Helaine M. Barnett said today. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:28:38 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R22.php The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has awarded a grant to a nonprofit legal services provider in Wyoming to ensure the delivery of civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and families across the state, LSC announced today. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:50:40 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R21.php The American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession will honor Helaine M. Barnett, president of the Legal Services Corporation, during an awards ceremony luncheon on Aug. 2 during the ABA's Annual Meeting in Chicago. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:42:00 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R20.php On July 25, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) will celebrate 35 years of providing dedicated federal funding for the delivery of civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and families across the nation. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:00:21 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R18.php The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) today released its 2008 Annual Report, highlighting efforts by the nation's single largest funder of civil legal assistance to promote equal access to justice and to ensure the provision of high-quality legal aid to low-income Americans. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:41:48 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R17.php The Senate Appropriations Committee on June 25 approved $400 million in Fiscal Year 2010 funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), an increase of $10 million. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:41:09 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R16.php Laurie I. Mikva, who served for nearly 30 years as a civil legal aid attorney and a public defender in Illinois and Maryland, was confirmed by the Senate on June 19 to become a member of the Board of Directors for the Legal Services Corporation. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:40:30 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R15.php The House approved a Fiscal 2010 appropriations bill today that would provide the Legal Services Corporation with $440 million in funding, an increase of $50 million. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:40:03 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R12.php The Legal Services Corporation would receive $435 million in Fiscal Year 2010 under the budget sent to Congress by the Obama Administration today, an increase of $45 million. Thu, 07 May 2009 13:42:48 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R10.php The Legal Aid Society of Orange County will open California's first WE Connect Neighborhood Center on April 15, combining civil legal assistance with expanded information about social services and job opportunities. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:05:21 -0400 http://www.lsc.gov/press/pressrelease_detail_2009_T248_R9.php The Legal Services Corporation today urged a House Appropriations subcommittee to increase funding in Fiscal Year 2010 for civil legal assistance to the nation's poor. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:55:51 -0400