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GRANT INFORMATION
Recent Grants for Civil Legal Services
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FY 2010 (July 1,
2009 - June 30, 2010) |
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AIDS
Legal Council of Chicago (Chicago)
To assist
individuals with HIV/AIDS in legal matters involving public benefits,
insurance and health care. |
36,000
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Cabrini Green
Legal Aid (Chicago)
For legal
representation in housing and family law matters to low-income Chicago
residents. |
145,000
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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. |
44,000
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Chicago
Legal Clinic (Chicago)
To support
legal services to low-income Chicagoans through offices in South Chicago,
Pilsen, Austin and the Loop.
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295,000 |
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Chicago Volunteer
Legal Services Foundation (Chicago)
To support the
work of Illinois' oldest and largest pro bono program. |
635,000
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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. |
600,000
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Domestic Violence
Legal Clinic (Chicago)
To help
victims of domestic violence secure civil orders
of protection through a court-based clinic. |
20,000 |
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DuPage Bar Legal Aid Service (Wheaton)
To support
the pro bono project of the DuPage County Bar Association. |
44,000
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Illinois Coalition for Equal Justice
(Rockford)
For the entity working to establish courthouse and library-based legal self-help center throughout Illinois. |
87,500
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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. |
550,000
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Immigration
Project (Bloomington)
For
immigration-related legal assistance to residents of Central and Southern
Illinois. |
125,000
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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
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Lawyers’ Committee
for Better Housing (Chicago)
To provide
advice and representation to tenants facing housing–related legal problems. |
120,000
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Legal Aid Bureau (Chicago)
To support
the oldest legal aid program in Illinois, which has been in continuous
operation since 1886. |
225,000
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Legal
Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (Chicago)
To provide
legal services to low-income residents of Chicago and suburban Cook County. |
615,000
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Life
Span Center for Legal Services & Advocacy (Chicago)
For legal
assistance and representation to victims of domestic violence. |
265,000
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National
Immigrant Justice Center (Chicago)
To support
legal services for immigrants and pro bono representation of refugees
seeking asylum in the U.S. |
330,000
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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. |
1,600,000 |
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Will
County Legal Assistance Program (Joliet)
For the
legal aid program serving low-income residents of Will County. |
60,000
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Case Management Software Project |
$324,674 |
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Total:
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$7,712,174
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