Mississippi Center for Legal Services

Sam H. Buchanan, Jr., Executive Director
111 East Front Street, P.O. Drawer 1728, Hattiesburg MS 39403-1728
Phone: (601) 545-2950; Fax: (601) 545-2935
http://www.mslegalservices.org/MS/index.cfm

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012 Basic Field	FY 2011 Basic Field	$ Difference from FY 2011	% Difference from FY 2011
$2,831,290	$3,317,650	$-486,360	-17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year	LSC Funding*	Non-LSC Funding	Total Funding	LSC Funding %
2011	3,508,071	700,482	4,208,553	83%
2010	3,698,760	801,121	4,499,881	82%
2009	3,348,856	1,543,703	4,892,559	68%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009	2010	2011
6,694	6,680	6,430

WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney	Paralegal	Other	Total
16	10	23	49

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults	Children	Total
8,696	9,446	18,142
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type	#	%
FAMILY	3,801	59%
CONSUMER	792	12%
HOUSING	521	8%
JUVENILE	505	8%
INCOME	440	7%
MISC	171	3%
EMPLOYMENT	167	3%
EDUCATION	20	0%
INDIVIDUAL	7	0%
HEALTH	6	0%
TOTALS	6,430	100%

CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity	#	%
White	2,536	39%
African American	3,761	58%
Hispanic	36	1%
Native American	21	0%
Asian/Pacific	28	0%
Other	48	1%
TOTALS	6,430	100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender	#	%
Women	5,027	78%
Men	1,403	22%
TOTALS	6,430	100%

Counties Served

Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Yazoo

Branch office locations

Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation
2305 Fifth Street, 2nd Floor, Post Office Box 1931
Meridian, MS 39302

Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation
414 South State Street, Suite 300, Post Office Box 951
Jackson, MS 39205-0951

Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation
221 Main Street, Post Office Box 575
McComb, MS 39649

Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation
520 East Pass Road, Suite J, Post Office Box 8691
Gulfport, MS 39507

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Mississippi Center for Legal Services