Press Releases
July 14, 2015
Mondale, Emmer, Swanson Join Leading Midwest Jurists in Minneapolis for LSC Board Meeting Events
LSC Board of Directors Meeting July 2015 Minneapolis, MN
July 14, 2015
Mondale Speaks at Legal Services Corporation Reception Honoring Five Minnesota Lawyers for Pro Bono Service
Pro Bono Service Awards 2015, 5 Minnesota lawyers receive LSC Pro Bono Service Award
July 10, 2015
LSC, Nebraska and Iowa Legal Aid Groups Introduce Disaster Response Grants, Rural Legal Program
Disaster Response Grants, Rural Legal Program
June 11, 2015
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $385 Million for LSC
FY2016 Budget | Senate Bill
June 03, 2015
House Spending Bill Cuts LSC Budget By 20%
House Spending Bill Cuts LSC Budget By 20%
May 07, 2015
Experts Discuss How Civil Legal Aid Providers Help Veterans at Congressional Briefing
How Civil Legal Aid Providers Help Veterans at Congressional Briefing
April 30, 2015
Law Day 2015 | Statement of John G. Levi, Chair, Board of Directors, Legal Services Corporation
Law Day 2015 | Statement of John G. Levi
April 14, 2015
Litigants Without Lawyers: Four State Supreme Court Justices Brief Senate Staff
Four State Supreme Court Justices Brief Senate Staff, Litigants Without Lawyers:
February 02, 2015
LSC Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Sent to Congress
WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) asked Congress for $486.9 million for Fiscal Year 2016, approximately the same level of funding requested for the past two years.
“LSC and its grantees have made a crucial difference in the lives of millions of Americans, helping them with civil legal matters that go to the very heart of their safety and security,” said LSC Board Chair John G. Levi. “Our budget request recognizes the vital need for adequate funding of civil legal aid while balancing that request against the current budgetary realities.”
The LSC budget request included $5 million each for:
LSC’s Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) program. Since 2000, the TIG program has funded more than 570 legal technology projects, allowing LSC grantees to expand the delivery of legal aid services through statewide websites, enhanced case management systems, and other innovative methods.
LSC’s Pro Bono Innovation Fund (PBIF), a competitive grant program supporting collaborative legal aid projects that develop replicable innovations in pro bono services for low-income clients. Many of the projects use emerging technology to reach rural populations, and create extensive partnerships with local law schools, community organizations, and corporate attorneys.
LSC Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Sent to Congress
“LSC and its grantees have made a crucial difference in the lives of millions of Americans, helping them with civil legal matters that go to the very heart of their safety and security,” said LSC Board Chair John G. Levi. “Our budget request recognizes the vital need for adequate funding of civil legal aid while balancing that request against the current budgetary realities.”
The LSC budget request included $5 million each for:
LSC’s Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) program. Since 2000, the TIG program has funded more than 570 legal technology projects, allowing LSC grantees to expand the delivery of legal aid services through statewide websites, enhanced case management systems, and other innovative methods.
LSC’s Pro Bono Innovation Fund (PBIF), a competitive grant program supporting collaborative legal aid projects that develop replicable innovations in pro bono services for low-income clients. Many of the projects use emerging technology to reach rural populations, and create extensive partnerships with local law schools, community organizations, and corporate attorneys.
LSC Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Sent to Congress
February 02, 2015
The Arnold & Porter Foundation and LSC Launch G. Duane Vieth Leadership Development Program for Civil Legal Aid
Arnold & Porter Foundation and LSC Launch G. Duane Vieth Leadership Development Program for Civil Legal Aid