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LSC Provides Financial Support For Civil Legal Aid Organizations to Low-Income
Americans.

LSC promotes equal access to justice by providing funding to 130 independent
non-profit legal aid programs in every state, the District of Columbia, and U.S.
Territories.

Learn More About LSC
LSC Fact Sheet
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LSC's 50th Anniversary

For 50 years, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has been Protecting the
Promise of justice for all by providing millions of Americans throughout the
country with access to legal resources that have had a life-changing impact. LSC
is commemorating this milestone anniversary by renewing our commitment to
promote equal access to justice in our Nation and to provide high quality civil
legal assistance to low-income persons.

Learn More About LSC's 50th Anniversary
Explore Community Outreach Resources

LSC Releases By The Numbers and Annual Report

This week, LSC released the latest editions of "By the Numbers: The Data
Underlying Legal Aid Programs", and our 2023 Annual Report. 

By the Numbers provides an overview of your work across the country in 2023
including client demographics, program staffing, revenue, expenses and
involvement by private attorneys.

LSC’s Annual Report provides a snapshot of our work in the last year.

Read this year's Annual Report
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'Closing the Justice Gap' - LSC's role in the US Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing

Chris Coons led the 2024 US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on 'Closing the
Justice Gap.' LSC President Ron Flagg testified on the importance of closing the
justice gap for civil legal aid in the US, along with TX Chief Justice Nathan
Hecht, a former client of Legal Aid Chicago Veronica Gonzalez, and Nikole Nelson
– former Executive Director of Alaska Legal Services.

Learn More

LSC Provides Financial Support For Civil Legal Aid Organizations to Low-Income
Americans.

LSC promotes equal access to justice by providing funding to 130 independent
non-profit legal aid programs in every state, the District of Columbia, and U.S.
Territories.

Learn More About LSC
LSC Fact Sheet
Image

LSC's 50th Anniversary

For 50 years, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has been Protecting the
Promise of justice for all by providing millions of Americans throughout the
country with access to legal resources that have had a life-changing impact. LSC
is commemorating this milestone anniversary by renewing our commitment to
promote equal access to justice in our Nation and to provide high quality civil
legal assistance to low-income persons.

Learn More About LSC's 50th Anniversary
Explore Community Outreach Resources


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GRANTEE CLIENT IMPACT

Helping a Father Reunite with His Children

Following an acrimonious divorce in which Mr. Harrison was not represented by an
attorney, he had not been allowed visitation rights with his son and daughter
despite the lack of any allegations of abuse.

Children's Welfare
Helping a Kidney Transplant Patient access Medicare Benefits

Allen was born with kidney failure. At six months old, he was one of the
youngest people in the Missouri to receive a kidney transplant and he has been
on medications his entire life.

Healthcare
Helping a Veteran receive benefits

Mr. D* joined the Marines when he was 17 years old. While serving in Vietnam, he
was injured three times and received two Purple Hearts. When Mr. D came back to
the United States, he began to struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD). He went AWOL (absent without official leave) and lived in shame while
trying to battle his illness alone.

Veterans
Helping a Father Reunite with His Children

Following an acrimonious divorce in which Mr. Harrison was not represented by an
attorney, he had not been allowed visitation rights with his son and daughter
despite the lack of any allegations of abuse.

Children's Welfare
Helping a Kidney Transplant Patient access Medicare Benefits

Allen was born with kidney failure. At six months old, he was one of the
youngest people in the Missouri to receive a kidney transplant and he has been
on medications his entire life.

Healthcare

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LEARN MORE ABOUT LSC

Why was LSC created? What is legal aid? Does LSC provide legal aid? What kinds
of grants does LSC offer? Where can I find information on legal aid
organizations in my area?
 * Why was LSC created?
 * What is legal aid?
 * Does LSC provide legal aid?
 * What kinds of grants does LSC offer?
 * Where can I find information on legal aid organizations in my area?

Under the Sixth Amendment, Americans are only guaranteed legal assistance for
criminal matters. LSC was created to financially support legal aid organizations
who assist with civil matters.

Established in 1974, LSC operates as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit
corporation that promotes equal access to justice and provides grants for
high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans.

Learn More About LSC

LSC-funded programs help people who live in households with annual incomes at or
below 125% of the federal poverty guidelines – in 2021, that is $16,100 for an
individual, $33,125 for a family of four. Clients come from every ethnic and age
group and live in rural, suburban, and urban areas.

They are the working poor, veterans, homeowners and renters, families with
children, farmers, people with disabilities, and the elderly. Women - many of
whom are struggling to keep their children safe and their families together -
comprise 70% of clients.

Learn More about Legal Aid

LSC is a grant-making organization, distributing nearly 94% of its federal
appropriation to eligible nonprofit organizations delivering civil legal aid.
LSC awards grants through a competitive process and currently funds 131
independent legal aid organizations. With nearly 852 offices nationwide, these
organizations serve thousands of low-income individuals, children, families,
seniors, and veterans in every congressional district.

LSC grantees handle the basic civil legal needs of the poor, addressing matters
involving safety, subsistence, and family stability. Most legal aid practices
are focused on family law, including domestic violence and child support and
custody, and on housing matters, including evictions and foreclosures.

What We Do

LSC promotes equal access to justice by awarding grants to legal services
providers through a competitive grants process.

We award grants targeted towards technology initiatives, pro bono innovations,
as well as many others. 

View Grant Programs

Legal Services Corporation currently provides funding to 131 independent
nonprofit legal aid organizations in every state, the District of Columbia, and
U.S. Territories.

To find an LSC-funded legal aid organization near you, simply enter an address
or city at the link below. 

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FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET REQUEST

LSC requests $1.797 billion for FY 2025, an increase of $216 million over LSC’s
FY 2024 budget request. This recommendation considers the sustained impact of
COVID-19 and the drastic increase in child poverty experienced in 2022. We know
that more than 33% of unmet legal needs are directly related to COVID-19 and
others have been exacerbated by the pandemic. We also know child poverty more
than doubled from 5.2% in 2021 to more than 12.4% in 2022. Evictions continue to
rise – returning to or exceeding historical averages. Debt collection and
related consumer finance complaints have reached record highs. Without a
significant additional investment in civil legal aid, the justice gap will only
continue to grow.

FY 2025 Budget Request

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JUSTICE GAP

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) contracted with NORC at the University of
Chicago to help measure the justice gap among low-income Americans in 2022. LSC
defines the justice gap as the difference between the civil legal needs of
low-income Americans and the resources available to meet those needs. 

Click to see the research

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