Program Profile

LAF (Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago)

Diana White, Executive Director
120 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 900, Chicago IL 60603-3425
Phone: (312) 341-1070; Fax: (312) 341-1041
http://www.lafchicago.org/

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012
Basic Field
FY 2011
Basic Field
$ Difference
from FY 2011
% Difference
from FY 2011
$6,321,225 $7,407,087 $-1,085,862 -17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2011 7,570,274 7,218,565 14,788,839 51%
2010 7,773,986 7,476,541 15,250,527 51%
2009 7,180,211 6,204,962 13,385,173 54%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009 2010 2011
16,110 17,465 14,980
WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
79 29 38 146

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults Children Total
25,523 28,336 53,859
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type # %
INCOME 4,896 33%
HOUSING 3,378 23%
FAMILY 2,629 18%
CONSUMER 1,705 11%
HEALTH 893 6%
EMPLOYMENT 586 4%
MISC 310 2%
INDIVIDUAL 203 1%
JUVENILE 191 1%
EDUCATION 189 1%
TOTALS 14,980 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity # %
White 2,364 16%
African American 8,480 57%
Hispanic 3,427 23%
Native American 24 0%
Asian/Pacific 220 1%
Other 478 3%
TOTALS 14,993 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender # %
Women 9,835 66%
Men 5,157 34%
TOTALS 14,993 100%

Counties Served

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