GRANT INFORMATION

Recent Grants for Civil Legal Services

 

FY 2010 (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010)

 

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

36,000

 

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

145,000

 

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.

44,000

 

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

295,000

 

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

635,000

 

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.

600,000

 

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

20,000

 

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

44,000

 

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

87,500

 

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

 

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

125,000

 

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.

120,000

 

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

225,000

 

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

615,000

 

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

265,000

 

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

 

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

 

Will County Legal Assistance Program (Joliet)
For the legal aid program serving low-income residents of Will County.

60,000

 
Case Management Software Project
$324,674
 

Total:

$7,712,174

 



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