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Staff Reductions Hit Legal Aid Programs

Washington, DC—The nonprofit programs funded by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to deliver civil legal assistance to low-income Americans are implementing layoffs and staff reductions because of budget constraints, a survey conducted by LSC foun...

Idaho Hope Card Now Available

Date: January 19, 2012Idaho Hope Card Now Available(Boise) – Idaho residents who have a long term civil protection order can now obtain a free Idaho Hope Card from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and the Idaho S...

Stop Violence in the Home. This Holiday Season Give the Gift of Peace

Join Jacksons Food Stores and the Idaho Partners Against Domestic Violence. Beginning Thanksgiving Day and throughout the holiday season you can buy a dove for $1 at any Jacksons Food Store and help prevent domestic violence through community awarene...

House-Senate Agreement Cuts LSC Funding

Washington, DC—A congressional agreement for Fiscal Year 2012 funding would provide $348 million to the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Of that, $322.4 million would fund basic field grants for the delivery of civil legal assistance to low-income A...

Idaho Legal Aid Services Fall Newsletter 2011

Idaho Poverty Law Journal The Newsletter of Idaho Legal Aid ServicesFall 2011Greetings! I hope you are enjoying our glorious Idaho autumn. I want to update you as to how Idaho Legal Aid Services is working to serve the civil legal needs of poor Ida...

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Qualify for LSC-Funded Services

More than 60 million Americans are now eligible for civil legal assistance at the legal aid offices funded by LSC, recently released U.S. Census Bureau data show. These Americans had incomes at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty line—$13,613...

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Proposes 2 Percent Cut to LSC Funding

Washington, DC—The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies today approved $396 million in Fiscal Year 2012 funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), a reduction of $8 million from the current...

Legal Aid Programs for Poor Deal with Deep Cuts

JACKSON, Miss. – Programs that provide free legal aid to the poor are laying off employees, cutting services and increasingly turning away people who need assistance, as slashed budgets face deeper cuts...Read More...

House Proposal Would Cut Civil Legal Aid by $104 Million

Washington, DC—Funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) would be cut by 26 percent in Fiscal Year 2012 under a proposal announced by the House Appropriations Committee today. The Committee bill proposes a $300 million budget for LSC—rolli...

Idaho Legal Aid Services Spring Newsletter 2011

Idaho Poverty Law JournalThe Newsletter of Idaho Legal Aid ServicesSpring 2011 Greetings! It is a new year with both challenges and opportunities. Idaho Legal Aid Services, Idaho's only statewide non-profit civil law firm for the poor, wants to...