Wisconsin is one of only three states that makes no provision in its state budget for
funding civil legal aid services to low income residents.Even if you've heard this statistic before, it continues to shock.
Expand the level of volunteer attorney involvement in the delivery of essential civil legal aid services
They include: considering where children and other vulnerable groups are disadvantaged by Laspo, and amending appropriately; reversing changes to judicial review; developing a new process for exceptional funding; and abolishing the mandatory telephone gateway as the only route to accessing
certain civil legal aid services.
President Obama issued a special proclamation celebrating the 35th birthday of a US
national civil legal aid service through the establishment of a legal service corporation.
Our guest host, Congressman Jim McGovern, 2nd District of Massachusetts, spoke about the vital need for
civil legal aid services in Worcester and surrounding communities.
We are pleased to report that on Friday, May 14, the Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously to approve an amendment (pdf) to the 2015 - 17 state budget that allocates $ 1 million ($ 500,000 per year) for grants to
provide civil legal aid services to low income abuse victims in Wisconsin.
Civil legal aid services, like CLSMF, ensure justice for all Central Floridians, regardless of their income.
On July 12, Governor Scott Walker signed Wisconsin's 2015 - 17 state budget into law, including a provision that appropriates $ 500,000 in each year of the biennium for
civil legal aid services to abuse victims.
In 2009 the Washington Legislature provided approximately $ 11.5 million in funding for
civil legal aid services.