(SitNews) Washington, D.C. - The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced yesterday that it is awarding a $350,206 Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant to Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC).  

Alaska Legal Services Corporation is one of 15 legal aid organizations receiving a grant. In total, LSC is awarding $4.75 million to support the growth of pro bono legal services for low-income Americans. 

Last year, 74% of low-income households faced at least one civil legal problem, according to LSC’s recently released Justice Gap report. Alarmingly, low-income Americans received no or insufficient legal help for 92% of their substantial civil legal problems. Expanding pro bono and other volunteer services will allow civil legal aid providers to better address these urgent, unmet needs.

“Meeting the vast legal needs of low-income Americans is a tough job for legal aid providers with limited resources,” said LSC President Ronald S. Flagg. “Engaging pro bono attorneys and volunteers adds a powerful network that multiplies the impact of these organizations.”  

LSC awarded these grants from its Pro Bono Innovation Fund included in its FY 2022 congressional appropriation. Since 2014, LSC has awarded 121 grants totaling more than $35 million. Each organization’s project involves innovative solutions to persistent challenges in pro bono delivery systems that can be replicated by other service providers across the country. 

Alaska Legal Services Corporation will use the grant to create a cohesive pro bono unit integrated into the organization’s day-to-day operations across offices. To accomplish this, ALSC will merge its community advocate and pro bono programs. Integrating offices will enable a new level of access to the rural communities Alaska Legal Services Corporation serves.  

Edited By: Mary Kauffman, SitNews



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Legal Services Corporation (LSC)?is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support for civil legal aid to low-income Americans. The Corporation currently provides funding to 132 independent nonprofit legal aid programs in every state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.?? 

 

 

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