GRANT INFORMATION

Current Grants for Civil Legal Services

 

FY 2011 (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011)

 

AIDS Legal Council of Chicago (Chicago)
To assist individuals with HIV/AIDS in legal matters involving public benefits, insurance and health care.

34,000

 

Cabrini Green Legal Aid (Chicago)
For legal representation in housing and family law matters to low-income Chicago residents.

135,000

 

Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (Chicago)
For legal services to assist parents in jail or prison attempting to arrange for their children's care.

40,000

 

Chicago Legal Clinic (Chicago)
To support legal services to low-income Chicagoans through offices in South Chicago, Pilsen, Austin and the Loop.

290,000

 

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation (Chicago)
To support the work of Illinois' oldest and largest pro bono program.

632,500

 

CARPLS Legal Aid (Chicago)
For the legal aid hotline serving Cook County, which provides legal advice and referrals to thousands of callers each year.

597,500

 

Domestic Violence Legal Clinic (Chicago)
To help victims of domestic violence secure civil orders of protection through a court-based clinic.

19,000

 

DuPage Bar Legal Aid Service (Wheaton)
To support the pro bono project of the DuPage County Bar Association.

42,500

 

Illinois Coalition for Equal Justice (Rockford)
For the entity working to establish courthouse and library-based legal self-help center throughout Illinois.

170,000

 

Illinois Legal Aid Online (Chicago)
To provide comprehensive Internet-based information and resources to legal aid advocates, pro bono attorneys, and members of the public seeking legal assistance.

547,500

 

Immigration Project (Bloomington)
For immigration-related legal assistance to residents of Central and Southern Illinois.

122,500

 

Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation (East St. Louis)
For legal services to low-income residents of 65 counties in Southern and Central Illinois through a network of five regional offices.

1,590,000

 

Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing (Chicago)
To provide advice and representation to tenants facing housing–related legal problems.

115,000

 

Legal Aid Bureau (Chicago)
To support the oldest legal aid program in Illinois, which has been in continuous operation since 1886.

222,500

 

Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (Chicago)
To provide legal services to low-income residents of Chicago and suburban Cook County.

612,500

 

Life Span Center for Legal Services & Advocacy (Chicago)
For legal assistance and representation to victims of domestic violence.

262,500

 

National Immigrant Justice Center (Chicago)
To support legal services for immigrants and pro bono representation of refugees seeking asylum in the U.S.

327,500

 

Prairie State Legal Services (Rockford)
For legal services to low-income residents of 36 counties in Northern Illinois through a network of ten branch offices.

1,660,000

 

Online Access Pilot Project
For an experimental initiative to integrate online legal information resources with live help from a legal aid attorney. The Online Access Pilot Project is a collaborative venture of CARPLS Legal Aid and Illinois Legal Aid Online.

79,975

 
Total:
$7,500,475
 

Current Project Grants

 

Calendar Year 2010 (January 1 - December 31, 2010)

 

Center for Economic Progress (Chicago)
To support the Midwest Tax Clinic, which assists low-income taxpayers involved in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service.

15,000

 

Centro Romero (Chicago)
To provide counseling and representation in immigration matters through its Latin American Legal Services Project.

10,000

 

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (Chicago)
To support the Law Project, which helps homeless and at-risk students obtain access to educational and other services.

45,000

 

Community Economic Development Law Project (Chicago)
For pro bono legal assistance to non-profit organizations serving low-income Chicago neighborhoods.

35,000

 

DePaul University College of Law Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic (Chicago)
To support the Legal Resource Project for Immigration Service Providers, which provides technical and back-up assistance to community-based organizations serving indigent immigrants and refugees.

70,000

 

Eldercare Options (Decatur)
To provide evaluations and legal assistance to people who may need a guardian to help manage their affairs.

10,000

 

Equip for Equality (Carbondale & Springfield)
Support for staff attorneys based in Springfield and Carbondale who serve people with disabilities in Central and Southern Illinois.

175,000

 

Health & Disability Advocates (Chicago)
To support the Medical-Legal Partnership Project, which represents children and families facing serious health-related legal issues.

145,000

 

Neighborhood Law Office (East St. Louis)
To address the legal needs of low-income residents of East St. Louis in matters involving health, safety, and environmental quality.

15,000

 

Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law (Chicago)
To support the work of subject-matter experts who provide legal training and technical assistance to front-line legal aid attorneys throughout Illinois.

40,000

 

Southern Illinois University Legal Clinic (Carbondale)
To support the work of law students and faculty serving elderly clients in 13 counties in Southern Illinois.

40,000

 

Total:

$600,000

 



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