Program Profile

Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc.

Janice Chapin, Executive Director
317 George Street, Suite 201, New Brunswick NJ 08901-2006
Phone: (732) 249-7600; Fax: (732) 249-7966
http://www.lsnj.org/cjls/index.htm

CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2016
Basic Field 		FY 2015
Basic Field 		$ Difference
from FY 2015 		% Difference
from FY 2015
$1,132,620 $1,095,631 $36,989 3%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2015 1,194,506 5,510,736 6,705,242 18%
2014 1,167,898 3,890,422 5,058,320 23%
2013 1,105,456 3,815,706 4,921,162 22%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2013 2014 2015
5,737 4,904 5,073
WORKFORCE 2015*
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
20.4 12.3 15.2 48
*Staffing is calculated as full-time equivalents. Totals might vary slightly due to rounding.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2015*
Adults Children Total
7,834 5,111 12,945
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2015
Case Type # %
HOUSING 2,059 41%
INCOME 1,223 24%
FAMILY 946 19%
CONSUMER 666 13%
HEALTH 85 2%
MISC 59 1%
INDIVIDUAL 30 1%
JUVENILE 3 0%
EDUCATION 2 0%
EMPLOYMENT 0 0%
TOTALS 5,073 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2015
Ethnicity # %
White 1,042 21%
African American 2,247 44%
Hispanic 1,583 31%
Native American 9 0%
Asian/Pacific 113 2%
Other 79 2%
TOTALS 5,073 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2015
Gender # %
Women 1,503 30%
Men 3,570 70%
TOTALS 5,073 100%

Counties Served

Mercer, Middlesex, Union


Branch office locations

Central Jersey Legal Services Union County Div.
60 Prince Street,
Elizabeth, NJ 07208

Central Jersey Legal Services - Mercer County Div.
198 West State Street,
Trenton, NJ 08608

Central Jersey Legal Services Perth Amboy Branch
313 State Street - Suite 308,
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

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