Legal Services Corporation (LSC) recently announced that it is awarding $19.8 million to 14 legal services organizations to support the delivery of legal services to low-income people impacted by hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, floods and severe storms that occurred in 2022.
LSC, the largest funder of civil legal aid in the United States, received $20 million of supplemental funding in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 passed by Congress to support this widespread natural disaster response.
Grant recipients will use this funding to increase the range and quality of legal services available to survivors. Many of the funded projects are leveraging partnerships and collaborations to spread knowledge about best practices, increase efficiency and share resources. Organizations in Texas, Oklahoma and Iowa are partnering to develop resources and virtual training sessions for recipients of LSC disaster funding who are less familiar with disaster work.
“Disaster response involves so much more than physical repairs, as millions of Americans find out each year when their home or family is impacted by one of these devastating events,” said LSC President Ron Flagg. “Legal aid providers are integral in helping low-income families access vital services and resources that set them on the path to recovery.”
The grants and recipients are:
• $4,726,333 to Alaska Legal Services Corporation
• $6,119,566 to Bay Area Legal Services, Community Legal Services of Mid Florida, Florida Rural Legal Services, and Legal Services of North Florida
• $1,345,226 to Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky
• $473,921 to Montana Legal Services Association
• $497,564 to Legal Aid of Nebraska
• $1,912,440 to New Mexico Legal Aid
• $785,257 to Legal Services of North Dakota
• $527,051 to Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
• $849,009 to West Tennessee Legal Services
• $678,606 to Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
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 131 independent nonprofit legal aid programs in every state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
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