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LSC Awards Fourth Round of Pro Bono Innovation Grants to Assist Low-Income Americans

Thursday, September 21, 2017

LSC Awards Fourth Round of Pro Bono Innovation Grants to Assist Low-Income Americans

 

"WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced today that 15 legal aid organizations will receive grants to expand pro bono legal services for low-income clients.

Many of the projects the grants will fund focus on building new partnerships between legal aid programs and law schools, law firms, and other local service providers. The projects will engage more pro bono lawyers and other volunteers, to leverage LSC’s federal funding and  increase the legal resources available to meet the civil legal needs of low-income Americans. The projects offer effective, replicable solutions to persistent challenges in current pro bono delivery systems..."

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