|
Access
Living (Chicago)
To provide
legal information and assistance to people with disabilities. |
$82,000
|
|
|
AIDS
Legal Council of Chicago (Chicago)
To assist
individuals with HIV/AIDS in legal matters involving public benefits,
insurance and health care. |
65,423
|
|
|
Cabrini Green
Legal Aid (Chicago)
For legal
representation in housing and family law matters to low-income Chicago
residents. |
231,180
|
|
|
Center for
Economic Progress (Chicago)
To support
the Midwest Tax Clinic, an initiative to help low-income taxpayers involved in disputes with the Internal
Revenue Service. |
15,000
|
|
|
Centro Romero (Chicago)
To provide
legal counseling and representation to immigrants from Central America. |
25,000
|
|
|
Chicago Coalition
for the Homeless Law Project (Chicago)
For the
Coalition’s Educational Rights Initiative, which assists homeless
students in their efforts to obtain
appropriate educational services. |
50,000
|
|
|
Chicago Lawyers’ Committee
for Civil Rights Under Law (Chicago)
To support
the Employment Opportunity Project. |
30,000
|
|
|
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. |
85,907
|
|
|
Chicago
Legal Clinic (Chicago)
To support
legal services to low-income Chicagoans through offices in South Chicago,
Pilsen, Austin and The Loop. |
465,680
|
|
|
Chicago Volunteer
Legal Services Foundation (Chicago)
To support the
work of Illinois' oldest and largest pro bono program. |
990,453
|
|
|
Community Economic Development Law Project (Chicago)
For pro
bono legal assistance to non-profit organizations serving low-income
Chicago neighborhoods. |
67,000
|
|
|
Coordinated
Advice & Referral Program for Legal Services (Chicago)
For the
legal aid hotline serving Cook County, which provides legal advice and
referrals to thousands of callers each year. |
925,408
|
|
|
DePaul
University College of Law Asylum & Immigration Clinic (Chicago)
Funding for
a special initiative to provide technical assistance to community-based immigration
service agencies. |
70,000
|
|
|
Domestic Violence
Legal Clinic (Chicago)
To help
victims of domestic violence secure civil orders
of protection through a court-based clinic. |
45,889
|
|
|
DuPage Bar Legal Aid Service (Wheaton)
To support
the pro bono project of the DuPage County Bar Association. |
75,907
|
|
|
Eldercare Options (Decatur)
To provide
evaluations and legal assistance to people who may need a guardian to help
manage their affairs. |
15,000 |
|
|
Equip
for Equality (Springfield & Carbondale)
Support for
staff attorneys based in Springfield & Carbondale who serve people with
disabilities in Central and Southern Illinois. |
212,000
|
|
|
Evanston
Community Defender Office (Evanston)
For legal
assistance to low-income Evanston youth and their families. |
37,752
|
|
|
Health
& Disability Advocates (Chicago)
To support
the Chicago Medical-Legal Partnership for Children, which provides
representation to children and families facing serious health-related legal
issues. |
150,000 |
|
|
Illinois Equal Justice
Foundation (Chicago)
To support
the Equal Justice Illinois Campaign, an effort to educate opinion leaders
in Illinois about the importance of state funding for legal aid and related
access-to-justice initiatives. |
35,000 |
|
|
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. |
813,339 |
|
|
Immigration
Project (Bloomington)
For
immigration-related legal assistance to residents of Central and Southern
Illinois. |
178,038 |
|
|
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. |
2,551,099
|
|
|
Lawyers’ Committee
for Better Housing (Chicago)
To provide
advice and representation to tenants facing housing–related legal problems. |
197,696
|
|
|
Legal Aid Bureau (Chicago)
To support
the oldest legal aid program in Illinois, which has been in continuous
operation since 1886. |
259,657
|
|
|
Legal
Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (Chicago)
To provide
legal services to low-income residents of Chicago and suburban Cook County. |
1,189,175
|
|
|
Life
Span Center for Legal Services & Advocacy (Chicago)
For legal
assistance and representation to victims of domestic violence. |
439,371
|
|
|
National
Immigrant Justice Center (Chicago)
To support
legal services for immigrants and pro bono representation of refugees
seeking asylum in the U.S. |
358,444
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
Prairie
State Legal Services (Rockford)
For legal
services to low-income residents of 35 counties in Northern Illinois
through a network of nine branch offices. |
2,554,883
|
|
|
Public
Interest Law Initiative (Chicago)
To support
five summer intern positions at Chicago legal aid agencies. |
31,250
|
|
|
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law (Chicago)
To support
the work of subject-matter experts who provide training and technical
assistance to make front-line legal aid attorneys more effective. |
100,000
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
Will
County Legal Assistance Program (Joliet)
For the
legal aid program serving low-income residents of Will County. |
96,134
|
|
|
Working Hands Legal
Clinic (Chicago)
To
provide legal assistance to low-wage workers in employment-related
matters. |
25,000
|
|
|
Total Grants for Fiscal Year 2009 |
$12,513,685
|