This document provides data and statistics from the 2014 edition of LSC by the Numbers, which presents information on funding, client services, demographics, staffing, and other metrics for Legal Services Corporation (LSC) grantees. Some key figures include: LSC appropriations of $335 million in 2014; LSC grantees served over 1.8 million people and closed nearly 758,000 cases; grantees employed over 8,700 staff members; and over 63 million Americans were eligible for LSC-funded legal assistance in 2014.
2. Contact
CONTACT
A publication of
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Washington, DC 20007
www.lsc.gov
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I am pleased to present the 2014 edition of LSC by the Numbers: The Data Underlying
Legal Aid Programs—formerly known as LSC’s Fact Book.
Understanding data is important to our work. LSC by the Numbers presents national
data on 2014 funding for LSC’s 134 legal aid grantees; legal services provided to clients
by LSC grantees, including services provided through Private Attorney Involvement (PAI);
client demographics; and program staffing. Select historical data from prior years are
also included.
LSC by the Numbers reflects actual data with no extrapolations or estimates. Most of the
data are derived from the Grant Activity Reports that LSC-funded grantees are required to
submit in February and March of each year reflecting activity in the previous calendar year.
The remainder of the data are collected from LSC grantee budget and funding records.
We have continued to improve LSC by the Numbers to make it easier for a wider audi-
ence to use and have included trend data to show changes over time. This information
offers a national perspective on the resources available to and the services provided by
LSC grantees. It presents a useful overview of the work of LSC grantees on behalf of
low-income persons in need of civil legal assistance. This year, for the first time, we have
included information on LSC grantees’ expenses.
We are interested in your comments, including suggestions for other data compilations
that would be useful, and are glad to respond to any questions you may have. LSC by the
Numbers is available on LSC’s website: www.lsc.gov.
Jim Sandman
President, Legal Services Corporation
August 2015
Preface
PREFACE
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LSCAtAGlance
LSC - 2014 AT A GLANCE
1,2
63.4 MillionThe number of Americans eligible
for LSC-funded legal assistance
continued at an all-time high.
Cases closed:
757,983
including
80,953with the involvement
of pro bono attorneys.
120,182clients were at least 60 years old.
516,960were women.
110,127of the cases involved domestic violence.
LSC’s
134grantees employed
8,713full-time staff at
811offices throughout
the United States and
its territories.
4,318were attorneys,
1,504were paralegals.
1,895,361Total number of people
in all households served.
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6. LSC receives an annual appropriation from Congress to provide grants to eligible
nonprofit organizations delivering legal aid to low-income people. LSC awards grants
through a competitive process and funds 134 legal aid organizations that serve hun-
dreds of thousands of low-income individuals, children, families, seniors, and veterans
across America. Funds are distributed on a per-capita basis according to each service
area’s share of the eligible poverty population. LSC accepts applications on a fiscal year
basis but funds grantees on a calendar year.
The federal contribution to civil legal aid does not meet all of the eligible population’s le-
gal needs; rather, it provides the foundation upon which LSC’s grantees can build. LSC
grantees supplement federal funds with other resources, such as Interest on Lawyers’
Trust Account (IOLTA), state and local funding, grants from philanthropic foundations,
and contributions from private donors. They also collaborate with a wide network of
private practitioners, bar associations, law schools, access to justice commissions, and
business and community organizations to expand legal services to indigent clients. This
year we included data on LSC grantees’ expenses—allocated to LSC and non-LSC
revenues—including staffing, office space, and litigation costs.
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Funding
FUNDING
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Funding
Funding Type Amount ($) Percent
LSC Grants and Related Support 361,610,133 39.6%
State and Local Grants 207,599,284 22.7%
Other Federal Grants 87,723,250 9.6%
Private Grants 74,022,204 8.1%
IOLTA 47,826,843 5.2%
Filing Fees 41,029,264 4.5%
Other Non-LSC Funds 94,190,131 10.3%
Total 914,001,109 100.0%
Private Grants
8.1%
Other Federal Grants
9.6%
IOLTA
5.2%
Filing Fees
4.5%
State & Local
Grants
22.7%
Other
Non-LSC Funds
10.3%
LSC Grants &
Related Support
39.6%
2014 LSC and Non-LSC Funding Summary for Programs
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Funding
2014 LSC and Non-LSC Funding Summary for Programs
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Amount Percent of Programs’
($) Total Funding
LSC FUNDING SOURCES
Basic Field Grants 333,669,205 36.5%
LSC Derivative Income
Interest/Investment Income 1,800,419 0.2%
Attorney Fee Awards - LSC Cases 3,018,962 0.3%
Publication Income 6,780 0.0%
Carryover Funds 17,314,652 1.9%
Other LSC Funds 5,800,115 0.6%
Subtotal LSC Sources 361,610,133 39.6%
NON-LSC FUNDING SOURCES
Other Federal Grants
Older Americans Act 22,363,061 2.4%
HHS Grants 18,290,000 2.0%
HUD Grants 11,735,470 1.3%
Violence Against Women Act 11,307,895 1.2%
Other Federal Grants 24,026,824 2.6%
State and Local Grants
General State Grants 102,856,824 11.3%
Local Grants 39,116,229 4.3%
Specific State Grants 65,626,231 7.2%
Filing Fees 41,029,264 4.5%
IOLTA 47,826,843 5.2%
Private Grants 74,022,204 8.1%
Foundation Grants 29,656,180 3.2%
Corporate and Individual Contributions 22,629,581 2.5%
United Way 12,760,659 1.4%
Bar Association Grants 8,740,326 0.5%
Non-LSC Derivative Income 12,230,880 1.3%
Cy Pres Awards 8,051,549 0.9%
Attorney Fee Awards 2,571,861 0.3%
Publication Income 29,174 0.0%
Non-LSC Carryover Funds 64,058,774 7.0%
Other Non-LSC Funds 17,900,477 2.0%
Subtotal Non-LSC Sources 552,390,976 60.4%
Total Funding 914,001,109 100.0%
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Funding
2014 Annualized Basic Field Funding for LSC Programs
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LSC Grant LSC Non-LSC LSC & Non-LSC LSC Non-LSC
Program Amount Total Total Total % %
Alabama
Legal Services Alabama, Inc. 5,848,177 6,345,723 1,568,833 7,914,556 80.18% 19.82%
Alaska
Alaska Legal Services Corporation 1,176,506 1,208,550 2,313,086 3,521,636 34.32% 65.68%
Arizona
Community Legal Services, Inc. 5,058,493 5,060,341 1,301,898 6,362,239 79.54% 20.46%
DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc. 3,185,963 3,213,659 1,129,240 4,342,899 74.00% 26.00%
Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. 2,702,451 2,776,329 2,022,652 4,798,981 57.85% 42.15%
Arkansas
Center for Arkansas Legal Services 2,137,595 2,263,121 2,246,245 4,509,366 50.19% 49.81%
Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc. 1,464,309 1,481,385 1,640,793 3,122,178 47.45% 52.55%
California
Bay Area Legal Aid 4,115,647 4,185,859 6,267,148 10,453,007 40.04% 59.96%
California Indian Legal Services, Inc. 890,407 891,042 1,055,390 1,946,432 45.78% 54.22%
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. 7,252,622 8,096,913 7,138,885 15,235,798 53.14% 46.86%
Central California Legal Services 2,779,936 2,792,176 4,404,114 7,196,290 38.80% 61.20%
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc. 997,766 997,766 2,813,124 3,810,890 26.18% 73.82%
Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc. 4,579,223 4,763,631 2,085,817 6,849,448 69.55% 30.45%
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles 5,627,177 5,736,118 8,774,896 14,511,014 39.53% 60.47%
Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Inc. 3,441,760 3,599,409 4,023,495 7,622,904 47.22% 52.78%
Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. 2,735,130 2,905,590 12,872,969 15,778,559 18.41% 81.59%
Legal Services of Northern California, Inc. 3,574,530 3,958,402 7,981,298 11,939,700 33.15% 66.85%
Neighborhood Legal Services of L.A. County 3,688,870 4,795,078 8,001,115 12,796,193 37.47% 62.53%
Colorado
Colorado Legal Services 4,550,426 4,454,406 6,647,361 11,101,767 40.12% 59.88%
Connecticut
Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, Inc. 2,380,170 2,668,081 397,000 3,065,081 87.05% 12.95%
Delaware
Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc. 675,638 677,150 868,612 1,545,762 43.81% 56.19%
District of Columbia
Neighborhood Legal Services Program of the
District of Columbia 738,798 766,025 854,626 1,620,651 47.27% 52.73%
Florida
Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. 3,206,468 3,214,858 4,342,361 7,557,219 42.54% 57.46%
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Inc. 1,918,578 2,106,600 1,291,560 3,398,160 61.99% 38.01%
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. 4,001,731 4,611,999 5,999,502 10,611,501 43.46% 56.54%
Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. 4,561,135 5,021,020 3,095,972 8,116,992 61.86% 38.14%
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. 3,154,413 4,085,457 2,570,971 6,656,428 61.38% 38.62%
Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. 1,481,337 1,508,996 2,557,446 4,066,442 37.11% 62.89%
Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. 1,986,642 2,174,783 1,529,430 3,704,213 58.71% 41.29%
Georgia
Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. 3,593,137 3,719,694 5,822,129 9,541,823 38.98% 61.02%
Georgia Legal Services Program 7,936,829 7,971,829 4,932,610 12,904,439 61.78% 38.22%
Hawaii
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii 1,413,113 1,543,243 7,658,574 9,201,817 16.77% 83.23%
Idaho
Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. 1,676,781 2,329,774 1,246,639 3,576,413 65.14% 34.86%
Illinois
LAF (Legal Assistance Foundation of
Metropolitan Chicago) 5,928,659 6,430,184 7,368,696 13,798,880 46.60% 53.40%
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc. 2,459,258 2,501,507 8,478,931 10,980,438 22.78% 77.22%
Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. 3,574,790 3,615,723 7,731,743 11,347,466 31.86% 68.14%
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Funding 2014 Annualized Basic Field Funding for LSC Programs
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LSC Grant LSC Non-LSC LSC & Non-LSC LSC Non-LSC
Program Amount Total Total Total % %
Indiana
Indiana Legal Services, Inc. 6,533,648 7,378,871 2,963,239 10,342,110 71.35% 28.65%
Iowa
Iowa Legal Aid 2,491,063 2,512,187 5,963,720 8,475,907 29.64% 70.36%
Kansas
Kansas Legal Services, Inc. 2,569,194 2,570,082 3,348,780 5,918,862 43.42% 56.58%
Kentucky
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund
of Kentucky 1,502,379 1,550,258 1,519,045 3,069,303 50.51% 49.49%
Kentucky Legal Aid 1,117,166 1,246,068 2,690,340 3,936,408 31.65% 68.35%
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass 1,448,301 1,576,994 3,621,578 5,198,572 30.34% 69.66%
Legal Aid Society 1,296,479 1,296,479 2,485,347 3,781,826 34.28% 65.72%
Louisiana
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation 1,441,264 1,540,799 1,493,879 3,034,678 50.77% 49.23%
Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc. 1,386,508 1,419,263 1,089,687 2,508,950 56.57% 43.43%
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation 2,786,371 2,844,297 3,367,888 6,212,185 45.79% 54.21%
Maine
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. 1,304,956 1,344,400 5,325,593 6,669,993 20.16% 79.84%
Maryland
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. 3,761,461 3,774,704 20,035,102 23,809,806 15.85% 84.15%
Massachusetts
Community Legal Aid, Inc. 1,370,177 1,444,712 5,717,399 7,162,111 20.17% 79.83%
Northeast Legal Aid, Inc. 758,261 840,364 2,553,133 3,393,497 24.76% 75.24%
South Coastal Counties Legal Services 842,737 842,957 4,229,844 5,072,801 16.62% 83.38%
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar
Association 1,863,111 1,971,217 683,665 2,654,882 74.25% 25.75%
Michigan
Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. 2,138,965 4,648,016 4,377,933 9,025,949 51.50% 48.50%
Legal Aid of Western Michigan 2,171,630 2,182,469 2,387,633 4,570,102 47.76% 52.24%
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan 1,592,853 1,593,147 942,628 2,535,775 62.83% 37.17%
Legal Services of Northern Michigan, Inc. 798,266 867,909 1,170,978 2,038,887 42.57% 57.43%
Michigan Advocacy Program 2,192,576 2,433,722 4,723,932 7,157,654 34.00% 66.00%
Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc. 161,438 161,712 419,652 581,364 27.82% 72.18%
Minnesota
Anishinabe Legal Services, Inc. 234,365 261,464 609,395 870,859 30.02% 69.98%
Central Minnesota Legal Services, Inc. 1,640,805 1,669,253 694,467 2,363,720 70.62% 29.38%
Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota 429,923 460,507 2,175,828 2,636,335 17.47% 82.53%
Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota Corp. 329,151 341,445 1,535,543 1,876,988 18.19% 81.81%
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal
Services, Inc. 1,824,965 1,824,965 6,269,968 8,094,933 22.54% 77.46%
Mississippi
Mississippi Center for Legal Services 2,680,182 2,888,506 1,245,456 4,133,962 69.87% 30.13%
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, Inc. 1,710,940 2,048,751 702,995 2,751,746 74.45% 25.55%
Missouri
Legal Aid of Western Missouri 1,979,065 1,992,997 6,417,152 8,410,149 23.70% 76.30%
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc. 1,958,043 2,044,458 6,944,779 8,989,237 22.74% 77.26%
Legal Services of Southern Missouri 1,654,892 1,669,145 3,377,266 5,046,411 33.08% 66.92%
Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation 436,010 436,010 896,153 1,332,163 32.73% 67.27%
Montana
Montana Legal Services Association 1,143,084 1,228,547 1,641,239 2,869,786 42.81% 57.19%
Nebraska
Legal Aid of Nebraska 1,567,080 1,603,080 4,768,074 6,371,154 25.16% 74.84%
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Funding
2014 Annualized Basic Field Funding for LSC Programs
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LSC Grant LSC Non-LSC LSC & Non-LSC LSC Non-LSC
Program Amount Total Total Total % %
Nevada
Nevada Legal Services, Inc. 2,764,053 2,930,523 1,587,512 4,518,035 64.86% 35.14%
New Hampshire
Legal Advice & Referral Center, Inc. 727,453 763,820 145,086 908,906 84.04% 15.96%
New Jersey
Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc. 1,072,839 1,167,898 3,890,422 5,058,320 23.09% 76.91%
Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, Inc. 814,678 817,686 2,154,177 2,971,863 27.51% 72.49%
Legal Services of Northwest Jersey 380,946 380,946 2,343,070 2,724,016 13.98% 86.02%
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corp. 1,598,433 1,913,010 5,579,973 7,492,983 25.53% 74.47%
Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services, Inc. 667,151 816,768 2,041,860 2,858,628 28.57% 71.43%
South Jersey Legal Services, Inc. 1,340,129 1,425,215 4,026,248 5,451,463 26.14% 73.86%
New Mexico
New Mexico Legal Aid 3,056,424 3,411,402 2,840,212 6,251,614 54.57% 45.43%
New York
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. 1,824,631 1,825,927 3,290,743 5,116,670 35.69% 64.31%
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc. 1,209,937 1,364,427 6,543,824 7,908,251 17.25% 82.75%
Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. 1,634,158 1,952,157 9,179,319 11,131,476 17.54% 82.46%
Legal Services NYC 10,888,945 14,831,101 37,492,135 52,323,236 28.35% 71.65%
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley 1,590,097 1,779,448 10,957,779 12,737,227 13.97% 86.03%
Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc. 1,138,448 1,243,800 6,849,567 8,093,367 15.37% 84.63%
Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. 1,169,481 1,279,829 5,303,046 6,582,875 19.44% 80.56%
North Carolina
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. 11,134,343 11,678,935 12,340,185 24,019,120 48.62% 51.38%
North Dakota
Legal Services of North Dakota 702,435 809,431 1,620,035 2,429,466 33.32% 66.68%
Ohio
Community Legal Aid Services, Inc. 1,902,323 1,902,742 6,056,618 7,959,360 23.91% 76.09%
Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. 3,078,696 3,135,308 2,209,059 5,344,367 58.67% 41.33%
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati 1,606,564 1,606,564 5,096,328 6,702,892 23.97% 76.03%
Ohio State Legal Services 3,432,125 4,088,553 7,503,341 11,591,894 35.27% 64.73%
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland 2,135,160 2,215,913 4,286,597 6,502,510 34.08% 65.92%
Oklahoma
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. 4,187,254 4,387,211 9,546,692 13,933,903 31.49% 68.51%
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc. 802,975 869,947 430,838 1,300,785 66.88% 33.12%
Oregon
Legal Aid Services of Oregon 4,248,683 4,279,033 3,456,534 7,735,567 55.32% 44.68%
Pennsylvania
Laurel Legal Services, Inc. 619,213 664,000 1,212,489 1,876,489 35.39% 64.61%
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1,088,561 1,108,880 4,096,417 5,205,297 21.30% 78.70%
MidPenn Legal Services, Inc. 2,261,502 2,491,674 4,614,764 7,106,438 35.06% 64.94%
Neighborhood Legal Services Association 1,367,360 1,425,811 3,241,754 4,667,565 30.55% 69.45%
North Penn Legal Services, Inc. 1,811,521 1,939,096 3,868,536 5,807,632 33.39% 66.61%
Northwestern Legal Services 681,868 684,037 2,042,816 2,726,853 25.09% 74.91%
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center 2,844,060 3,000,837 1,319,391 4,320,228 69.46% 30.54%
Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc. 412,642 514,067 1,780,641 2,294,708 22.40% 77.60%
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. 930,837 938,614 2,850,585 3,789,199 24.77% 75.23%
South Carolina
South Carolina Legal Services, Inc. 5,583,540 6,042,176 4,164,401 10,206,577 59.20% 40.80%
South Dakota
Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc. 1,293,359 1,354,070 279,532 1,633,602 82.89% 17.11%
East River Legal Services 377,554 377,554 233,012 610,566 61.84% 38.16%
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2014 Annualized Basic Field Funding for LSC Programs
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LSC Grant LSC Non-LSC LSC & Non-LSC LSC Non-LSC
Program Amount Total Total Total % %
Tennessee
Legal Aid of East Tennessee 2,358,390 2,386,659 2,240,968 4,627,627 51.57% 48.43%
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and
the Cumberlands 3,013,690 3,104,457 3,608,228 6,712,685 46.25% 53.75%
Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. 1,392,197 1,420,424 2,120,262 3,540,686 40.12% 59.88%
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. 679,379 741,552 2,629,358 3,370,910 22.00% 78.00%
Texas
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas 8,469,131 10,029,812 8,770,834 18,800,646 53.35% 46.65%
Lone Star Legal Aid 10,069,965 10,455,682 7,638,722 18,094,404 57.78% 42.22%
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. 11,734,919 12,232,248 11,096,944 23,329,192 52.43% 47.57%
Utah
Utah Legal Services, Inc. 2,444,960 2,643,018 2,036,159 4,679,177 56.48% 43.52%
Vermont
Legal Services Law Line of Vermont, Inc. 476,706 513,961 61,316 575,277 89.34% 10.66%
Virginia
Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc. 767,937 935,090 1,633,973 2,569,063 36.40% 63.60%
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. 1,242,400 1,445,907 1,313,416 2,759,323 52.40% 47.60%
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia 1,122,001 1,162,332 2,929,238 4,091,570 28.41% 71.59%
Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Inc. 1,228,600 1,256,317 3,416,755 4,673,072 26.88% 73.12%
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. 701,125 709,880 2,044,984 2,754,864 25.77% 74.23%
Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. 832,390 907,579 1,863,078 2,770,657 32.76% 67.24%
Washington
Northwest Justice Project 6,275,679 7,832,612 19,598,509 27,431,121 28.55% 71.45%
West Virginia
Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc. 2,206,616 2,206,616 5,778,697 7,985,313 27.63% 72.37%
Wisconsin
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. 3,895,037 4,241,375 5,649,021 9,890,396 42.88% 57.12%
Wisconsin Judicare, Inc. 1,155,137 1,159,922 704,706 1,864,628 62.21% 37.79%
Wyoming
Legal Aid of Wyoming, Inc. 577,622 625,279 519,532 1,144,811 54.62% 45.38%
TERRITORIES
Guam
Guam Legal Services Corporation 245,147 265,462 834,784 1,100,246 24.13% 75.87%
Northern Marianas
Micronesian Legal Services, Inc. 1,229,420 1,235,420 785,066 2,020,486 61.14% 38.86%
Puerto Rico
Community Law Office, Inc. 216,678 219,520 689,550 909,070 24.15% 75.85%
Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc. 11,180,381 11,316,877 7,271,511 18,588,388 60.88% 39.12%
Virgin Islands
Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Inc. 161,546 161,546 1,255,356 1,416,902 11.40% 88.60%
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18. LSC grantees handle the basic civil legal needs of the poor, addressing matters involv-
ing safety, subsistence, and family stability. Most legal aid practices are focused on fam-
ily law, including domestic violence, child support and custody, and housing matters,
including evictions and foreclosures.
More than a third of all cases closed by LSC grantees are family law cases. LSC grant-
ees help parents obtain and keep custody of their children, extended family members
secure guardianship of orphaned and abused children, and victims of domestic violence
secure protective orders. LSC grantees also work on housing cases. By renegotiating
mortgages, resolving landlord-tenant disputes, and assisting renters facing wrongful
eviction and property foreclosure, LSC grantees help clients stay in their homes.
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ClientServices
2014 LSC-Eligible Cases Closed by Case Type14
Number of
Cases Percent
CONSUMER/FINANCE
Bankruptcy/Debtor Relief 28,151 3.7%
Collection Practices/Creditor Harassment 2,664 0.4%
Collections (Incl Repossession/Deficiency/
Garnishment) 33,892 4.5%
Contracts/Warranties 6,001 0.8%
Loans/Installment Purchase (Not Collections) 804 0.1%
Predatory Lending Practices (Not Mortgages) 214 0.0%
Public Utilities 3,448 0.5%
Unfair & Deceptive Sales & Practices (Not Real
Property) 1,077 0.1%
Other Consumer/Finance 4,774 0.6%
Total 75,174 9.9%
EDUCATION
Access (incl. Bilingual, Residency, Testing) 618 0.1%
Discipline (incl. Expulsion & Susp.) 726 0.1%
Special Education/Learning Disabilities 2,115 0.3%
Student Financial Aid 649 0.1%
Vocational Education 45 0.0%
Other Education 1,798 0.2%
Total 5,951 0.8%
EMPLOYMENT
Agricultural Worker Issues (Not Wage Claims/
FLSA) 291 0.0%
EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) 2,952 0.4%
Employee Rights 2,918 0.4%
Employment Discrimination 1,856 0.2%
Taxes (Not EITC) 4,253 0.6%
Wage Claims and other FLSA Issues 2,983 0.4%
Other Employment 9,372 1.2%
Total 24,625 3.2%
FAMILY
Adoption 2,869 0.4%
Custody/Visitation 68,239 9.0%
Divorce/Separation 87,687 11.6%
Domestic Abuse 43,085 5.7%
Guardianship 5,287 0.7%
Name Change 3,079 0.4%
Parental Rights Termination 1,596 0.2%
Paternity 5,654 0.7%
Support 18,219 2.4%
Other Family 6,589 0.9%
Total 242,304 32.0%
HEALTH
Government Children’s Health Insurance Program 346 0.0%
Home & Community Based Care 762 0.1%
Long Term Health Care Facilities 510 0.1%
Medicaid 21,700 2.9%
Medicare 2,604 0.3%
Private Health Insurance 734 0.1%
State & Local Health 1,610 0.2%
Other Health 3,878 0.5%
Total 32,144 4.2%
Number of
Cases Percent
HOUSING
Federally Subsidized Housing 36,824 4.9%
Homeownership/Real Property (Not Foreclosure) 8,437 1.1%
Housing Discrimination 1,336 0.2%
Mobile Homes 3,932 0.5%
Mortgage Foreclosures (Not Predatory Lending
Practices) 18,653 2.5%
Mortgage Predatory Lending Practices 593 0.1%
Private Landlord/Tenant 120,750 15.9%
Public Housing 11,286 1.5%
Other Housing 10,534 1.4%
Total 212,345 28.0%
INCOME MAINTENANCE
Food Stamps 17,390 2.3%
Social Security (Not SSDI) 2,133 0.3%
SSDI 9,263 1.2%
SSI 24,547 3.2%
State and Local Income Maintenance 5,643 0.7%
TANF 6,951 0.9%
Unemployment Compensation 14,333 1.9%
Veterans Benefits 1,219 0.2%
Other Income Maintenance 3,909 0.5%
Total 85,388 11.3%
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
Civil Rights 420 0.1%
Disability Rights 221 0.0%
Human Trafficking 179 0.0%
Immigration/Naturalization 6,921 0.9%
Mental Health 267 0.0%
Other Individual Rights 8,822 1.2%
Total 16,830 2.2%
JUVENILE
Delinquent 1,526 0.2%
Emancipation 805 0.1%
Minor Guardianship/Conservatorship 5,477 0.7%
Neglected/Abused/Dependent 5,606 0.7%
Other Juvenile 440 0.1%
Total 13,854 1.8%
MISCELLANEOUS
Advance Directives/Powers of Attorney 11,205 1.5%
Indian/Tribal Law 1,715 0.2%
Lgl Assist to Nonprofit Org or Grp (Incl Incorp./
Dissolution) 290 0.0%
Licenses (Drivers, Occupational, and Others) 3,815 0.5%
Municipal Legal Needs 113 0.0%
Torts 2,508 0.3%
Wills/Estates 17,147 2.3%
Other Miscellaneous 6,724 0.9%
Total 43,517 5.7%
Total 758,689 100.0%
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ClientServices
Additional Information Relating to Cases Closed for Eligible Clients
15
Total number of Persons in all Households Served
Total number of adults 1,085,835
Total number of children 809,526
Total number of all persons served 1,895,361
Year Total number of cases involving domestic violence % of Total Cases Closed
2011 105,090 11.7%
2012 112,044 13.8%
2013 105,365 13.9%
2014 110,127 14.5%
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26. ClientDemographics
22
CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS
LSC grantees serve clients of all races, ethnic groups, genders, and ages. They include
the working poor, veterans, people with disabilities, and victims of domestic violence.
In 2014, more than two-thirds of LSC clients were women; most were between the ages
of 18 and 59. Elder clients often require legal assistance because of special health, in-
come, and social needs, especially to access the government-administered benefits on
which many depend for income and health care.
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ClientDemographics
2014 Ethnicity of Clients
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Total
Ethnic Group Individual Clients Percent
White - Not of Hispanic Origin 345,481 45.6%
African American - Not of Hispanic Origin 212,460 28.1%
Hispanic 135,759 17.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 20,089 2.7%
Native American 19,035 2.5%
Other 24,526 3.2%
Total 757,350 100.0%
Other
3.2%
Native American
2.5%
Asian or
Pacific Islander
2.7%
African American - Not of
Hispanic Origin
28.1%
White - Not of
Hispanic Origin
45.6%
Hispanic
17.9%
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ClientDemographics
2014 Age and Gender of Clients
17
Total
Age Group Individual Clients Percent
Under 18 14,917 2.0%
Between 18 and 59 622,251 82.2%
60 and Over 120,182 15.9%
Total 757,350 100.0%
Total
Gender/Type Individual Clients Percent
Women 516,960 68.2%
Men 240,202 31.7%
Group 537 0.1%
Total 757,699 100.0%
Men
31.7%
60 and Over
15.9%
Women
68.2%
Women
68.2%
Between 18 and 59
82.2%
Group Clients
0.1%
Under 18
2.0%
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2014 Age and Ethnicity of Clients and Veterans Status
18
% of
Individual Clients All Clients
Veteran 48,589 6.7%
Non-Veteran 679,028 93.3%
Total 727,617 100.0%
Under Age 18 Age 60 Total
Ethnic Group Age 18 and Over and Over Individual Clients
White - Not of Hispanic Origin 4,065 280,682 60,734 345,481
African American - Not of Hispanic Origin 3,704 179,290 29,466 212,460
Hispanic Origin 5,056 113,205 17,498 135,759
Asian or Pacific Islander 338 14,091 5,660 20,089
Native American 458 15,299 3,278 19,035
Other 1,296 19,684 3,546 24,526
Total 14,917 622,251 120,182 757,350
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30. PrivateAttorneyInvolvement
26
LSC grantees leverage federal funding and maximize the number of clients they are
able to serve by involving private attorneys in the delivery of legal services, primarily on
a volunteer basis. Appropriate pro bono cases are referred to local attorneys who have
agreed to represent eligible clients without charge.
In addition to pro bono efforts, grantees involve private attorneys through lawyer referral
services sponsored by local bar associations. Such services may refer fee-generating
cases to private attorneys in exchange for a commitment to accept pro bono or reduced
fee referrals. Grantees also contract with private attorneys to handle individual cases or
certain categories of cases, or involve private attorneys as co-counsel in complex cases
on a volunteer or contract basis.
PRIVATE ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT
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PrivateAttorneyInvolvement
2004-2014 Private Attorney Involvement (PAI) for LSC-Funded Programs
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Pro Bono Contract/Judicare PAI Other Total PAI % of PAI Cases: Attorneys Accepting
Year Cases Closed Cases Closed Cases Closed Cases Closed Pro Bono Referrals
2004 72,690 23,445 6,837 102,972 70.59% 33,473
2005 64,963 26,830 5,700 97,493 66.63% 33,463
2006 63,621 25,142 5,159 93,922 67.74% 32,222
2007 64,494 28,457 4,580 97,531 66.13% 31,186
2008 57,719 31,052 4,397 93,168 61.95% 35,718
2009 65,022 33,653 5,069 103,744 62.68% 34,089
2010 71,444 30,750 5,427 107,621 66.38% 36,033
2011 79,578 23,077 0 102,655 77.52% 34,158
2012 80,209 19,377 0 99,586 80.54% 33,405
2013 79,517 16,910 0 96,427 82.46% 30,465
2014 80,593 16,572 0 97,165 82.94% 29,952
2004-2014 Pro Bono with Percentage Change for LSC-Funded Programs
19
Pro Bono Total LSC Pro Bono Cases as a % Change of Pro Bono/
Year Cases Closed Cases Closed % of Total Cases Closed Total Cases Closed
2004 72,690 901,067 8.07% –
2005 64,963 906,338 7.17% -11.15%
2006 63,621 895,488 7.10% -0.88%
2007 64,494 906,507 7.11% 0.14%
2008 57,719 889,155 6.49% -8.76%
2009 65,022 920,447 7.06% 8.82%
2010 71,444 932,406 7.66% 8.47%
2011 79,578 899,817 8.84% 15.42%
2012 80,209 809,830 9.90% 11.99%
2013 79,517 758,689 10.48% 5.82%
2014 80,593 757,983 10.63% 7.37%
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OtherServices
LSC grantees also offer other services, including legal education workshops, pro se
self-help materials, and referrals. Many grantees have designed interactive websites
with useful legal resources, such as legal forms and guidance materials.
OTHER SERVICES
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33. OtherServices
29
2014 LSC-Funded Program Services Other than Cases
20
Type of Service
Community Legal Education
Presentations to Community Groups
(Total number of people in audiences) 707,379
Pro Se Assistance
Workshops or Clinics
(Total number of people in audiences) 92,601
Help Desk at Court
(Total number of people assisted) 208,417
Referrals
Referral to Other Provider of Civil
Legal Services to Low Income People 282,544
Referral to Private Bar
(Lawyers Referral Service or individual private attorneys) 345,447
Referral to Provider of Human or Social Services (non-legal) 108,862
Total Referrals 736,853
Access Over the Web
Total unique visitors 17,743,379
Downloads of self-help legal forms and printed materials 1,979,773
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34. Staffing
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As independent nonprofit organizations, grantees hire their own staff. Grantee staff
members are not employed by LSC and are not government employees.
In general, legal services attorneys are paid far less than their counterparts in the private
sector and significantly less than federal or state government attorneys.
LSC-funded organizations may serve an entire state, a region within a state, or a single
city or county. Many grantees maintain multiple offices, while others operate only one.
Some grantees operate part-time satellite offices and run “hotlines” that provide tele-
phone intake, advice, and referral programs to facilitate access to their services over a
large geographical area.
LSC now reports staff totals as full-time equivalents (FTE), which is standard practice
in the U.S. Historically, LSC counted only LSC grantee employees who worked at least
90% time. Using the revised method, LSC now includes grantee employees who work
only part of the year as well as part-time employees.
STAFFING
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Staffing
2014 Staffing with Average and Median Salary and Experience for LSC Grantees
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Average Median Average Median
Attorney Women Men Other Years In Years In Salary Salary
Position Full-time Attorneys % Women % Men % Other % Profession Profession ($) ($)
Executive 135.1 131.1 97.0% 52.2 38.6% 82.9 61.4% 0.0 0.0 33.0 34.5 119,345 115,125
Director
Deputy 95.2 85.1 89.4% 59.0 62.0% 36.2 38.0% 0.0 0.0 28.8 30.5 102,297 100,290
Director
Director of 62.0 62.0 100.0% 25.6 41.3% 36.4 58.7% 0.0 0.0 31.2 34.5 96,124 93,947
Litigation
Managing 645.4 645.4 100.0% 389.4 60.3% 256.0 39.7% 0.0 0.0 22.2 22 77,179 77,250
Attorney
Supervising 497.2 497.2 100.0% 336.6 67.7% 160.6 32.3% 0.0 0.0 20.2 19 76,900 74,950
Attorney
Staff 2,856.8 2,856.8 100.0% 1,977.8 69.2% 878.0 30.7% 1.0 0.0 10.8 7 56,761 53,708
Attorney
Paralegal 1,504.5 0.0 0.0% 1,266.4 84.2% 238.1 15.8% 0.0 0.0 15.7 13 39,333 38,590
Information 137.5 0.0 0.0% 38.8 28.2% 98.7 71.8% 0.0 0.0 16.4 15 56,401 55,000
Technology Staff
Development 37.8 0.0 0.0% 29.8 78.8% 8.0 21.2% 0.0 0.0 16.0 13.5 67,530 66,475
Director
PAI Coordinator 131.1 39.9 30.4% 118.2 90.1% 12.9 9.9% 0.0 0.0 17.7 16 51,796 47,837
Training 4.1 0.0 0.0% 4.1 100.0% 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0 25.4 25 72,909 68,511
Responsible
Person
Financial 255.9 0.0 0.0% 192.2 75.1% 63.7 24.9% 0.0 0.0 24.2 25 62,512 60,236
Professional
Management 238.0 0.0 0.0% 197.2 82.9% 40.8 17.1% 0.0 0.0 23.4 22 66,390 63,000
Professional
Grants Manager 25.5 0.0 0.0% 23.3 91.5% 2.2 8.5% 0.0 0.0 13.1 14 55,192 51,842
Law Clerk 47.8 0.0 0.0% 29.2 61.0% 18.7 39.0% 0.0 0.0 1.0 1 25,826 24,440
Administrative 344.4 0.0 0.0% 329.8 95.8% 14.6 4.2% 0.0 0.0 20.2 18 40,301 39,556
Assistant
Secretarial/ 1,363.5 0.0 0.0% 1,313.6 96.3% 49.9 3.7% 0.0 0.0 17.3 15 33,375 31,714
Clerical
Other Position/ 330.9 0.0 0.0% 259.1 78.3% 71.9 21.7% 0.0 0.0 12.4 9 38,144 36,250
Job
Total/Average 8,712.7 4,317.5 6.2 6,642.3 76.2% 2,069.4 23.8% 1.0 0.0 15.7 13.0 52,342 48,340
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Staffing
Supervising Staff Information
Attorney Attorney Paralegal Technology Staff
# of Average # of Average # of Average # of Average
Years of Experience Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($)
0-1 YEAR 2.0 59,093.00 274.7 45,402.76 112.9 29,227.74 2.9 26,450.44
2 YEARS 1.0 49,000.00 252.5 46,444.54 73.1 29,192.67 3.8 39,577.60
3 YEARS 6.6 62,166.86 189.7 48,667.94 51.5 31,927.06 3.0 45,193.67
4 YEARS 11.3 54,209.15 189.3 49,074.92 55.2 32,643.22 2.0 40,749.00
5 YEARS 10.0 57,042.27 157.0 51,497.03 36.9 32,309.85 2.0 45,417.50
6-7 YEARS 42.9 61,769.43 305.6 54,435.28 99.5 34,223.28 9.8 49,367.00
8-9 YEARS 32.8 67,727.49 267.2 55,668.06 90.9 36,499.80 5.7 57,137.71
10-14 YEARS 83.7 70,089.14 369.0 59,557.32 200.3 39,142.81 31.7 54,566.97
15-19 YEARS 67.7 75,488.18 254.7 64,468.75 178.5 41,815.30 25.3 59,528.96
20-24 YEARS 64.7 84,786.97 189.0 71,645.26 165.4 43,844.48 20.6 65,352.91
25-29 YEARS 55.1 85,449.27 152.2 73,464.37 142.4 47,007.16 14.5 62,349.27
30 OR MORE YEARS 119.4 87,388.45 255.9 74,439.80 297.9 49,201.23 16.1 67,761.72
Total Count/Avg. Salary 497.2 76,899.61 2856.8 56,760.77 1504.5 39,332.90 137.5 56,400.84
2014 Summary of Program Staffing by Job Classification, Years of Experience in Profession
and Average Salary22
Deputy Director of Managing
Director Director Litigation Attorney
# of Average # of Average # of Average # of Average
Years of Experience Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($)
0-1 YEAR 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.9 72,053.25
2 YEARS 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.6 53,364.33
3 YEARS 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 56,820.33
4 YEARS 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.6 65,726.13
5 YEARS 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.3 52,907.75
6-7 YEARS 0.0 0.00 0.9 61,400.00 0.0 0.00 23.2 63,526.11
8-9 YEARS 1.0 52,500.00 1.0 90,000.00 2.0 74,750.00 35.4 66,128.08
10-14 YEARS 0.6 66,280.00 5.7 85,725.00 1.0 127,500.00 111.7 69,563.02
15-19 YEARS 9.9 101,958.18 10.7 90,767.33 6.0 75,408.17 75.7 77,387.38
20-24 YEARS 9.6 106,175.20 12.0 105,717.50 8.0 97,538.75 91.1 78,126.22
25-29 YEARS 20.0 118,119.00 14.6 110,045.31 6.8 99,781.71 95.6 80,149.07
30 OR MORE YEARS 94.1 123,972.58 50.4 104,986.28 38.2 98,475.21 188.1 86,233.74
Total Count/Avg. Salary 135.1 119,345.02 95.2 102,296.97 62.0 96,124.09 645.4 77,178.68
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Staffing
Grants Administrative Secretarial /
Manager Law Clerk Assistant Clerical Other
Years of # of Average # of Average # of Average # of Average # of Average
Experience Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($)
0-1 YEAR 1.2 32,818.67 30.6 25,469.16 20.3 29,703.42 66.7 25,228.20 32.8 32,130.26
2 YEARS 3.1 38,456.75 7.6 26,115.40 7.9 27,990.17 46.8 29,102.22 18.1 31,791.07
3 YEARS 0.2 52,000.00 6.3 27,749.92 3.9 30,158.17 36.4 24,851.53 11.2 44,678.06
4 YEARS 2.0 51,000.00 0.2 18,600.00 6.9 34,513.45 33.6 27,272.00 16.3 32,102.79
5 YEARS 1.0 37,686.00 2.2 30,487.00 5.4 31,429.57 37.6 28,249.10 20.4 32,534.21
6-7 YEARS 1.0 46,096.00 0.0 0.00 16.4 35,440.76 88.4 29,303.42 27.0 37,978.53
8-9 YEARS 1.5 72,500.00 0.0 0.00 17.8 36,988.00 88.8 30,428.74 17.6 37,873.78
10-14 YEARS 3.0 58,831.25 0.0 0.00 49.9 39,004.86 197.9 31,917.52 48.9 41,439.57
15-19 YEARS 4.5 63,410.60 1.0 31,741.00 38.1 40,529.14 167.0 34,736.70 43.8 40,717.93
20-24 YEARS 4.8 63,293.20 0.0 0.00 29.2 42,343.23 135.0 36,308.59 26.3 42,142.82
25-29 YEARS 1.2 70,559.50 0.0 0.00 33.8 45,421.45 135.1 38,748.97 30.0 40,914.79
30 OR MORE YEARS 2.0 60,550.00 0.0 0.00 114.6 46,085.35 330.1 39,422.69 38.3 44,473.98
Total Count/Avg. Salary 25.5 55,191.50 47.8 25,825.88 344.4 40,301.33 1363.5 33,375.22 330.9 38,143.69
2014 Summary of Program Staffing by Job Classification, Years of Experience in Profession
and Average Salary22
PAI Development Training Financial Management
Coordinator Director Responsible Person Professional Professional
Years of # of Average # of Average # of Average # of Average # of Average
Experience Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($) Positions Salary ($)
0-1 YEAR 4.3 35,071.55 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.3 40,665.33 0.0 0.00
2 YEARS 3.8 39,651.00 3.0 52,021.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 50,000.00 3.0 45,046.75
3 YEARS 4.9 39,411.67 3.3 54,529.40 0.0 0.00 1.1 48,279.25 2.3 55,314.40
4 YEARS 1.4 46,927.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 27,626.00 4.0 54,685.50
5 YEARS 5.8 44,330.50 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.2 44,506.25 1.2 45,063.00
6-7 YEARS 11.6 45,120.64 2.0 51,164.00 0.0 0.00 6.4 45,950.22 10.2 63,277.18
8-9 YEARS 12.1 53,640.92 2.0 49,242.00 0.0 0.00 9.7 45,355.82 8.9 56,745.50
10-14 YEARS 12.9 56,613.07 9.9 68,884.46 1.0 54,000.00 35.6 55,798.33 28.5 61,072.16
15-19 YEARS 14.5 55,094.50 6.9 72,646.00 0.8 69,511.00 30.5 61,734.47 44.2 70,032.72
20-24 YEARS 15.5 51,019.12 2.0 53,306.00 0.0 0.00 31.7 63,081.82 32.1 65,664.06
25-29 YEARS 15.0 56,184.53 2.0 70,250.00 0.5 50,000.00 39.5 68,121.85 25.6 71,172.25
30 OR MORE YEARS 29.4 59,598.32 6.8 85,053.00 1.9 95,518.00 93.8 68,359.31 77.9 69,631.00
Total Count/Avg. Salary 131.1 51,795.55 37.8 67,529.78 4.1 72,909.40 298.0 62,512.28 238.0 66,390.05
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39. Gender Number of Staff Percent
Women 6,642.3 76.2%
Men 2,069.4 23.8%
Other 1.0 0.0%
Total 8,712.7 100.0%
Ethnic Group Sum of FTE Percent
White 5,117.4 58.7%
Hispanic 1,719.0 19.7%
African American 1,252.6 14.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 387.1 4.4%
Native American 124.4 1.4%
Other Ethnic Group 112.2 1.3%
Total 8,712.7 100.00%
Other
1.3%
Asian or
Pacific Islander
4.4%
Native American
1.4%
2014 Staff Ethnicity and Gender for LSC Grantees
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35
Staffing
White
58.7%
African American
14.4%Hispanic
19.7%
Women
76.2%
Men
23.8%
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