Program Profile

West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc.

J. Steven Xanthopoulos, Executive Director
210 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 2066, Jackson TN 38302-2066
Phone: (731) 426-1311; Fax: (731) 423-2600
http://www.wtls.org/

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012
Basic Field
FY 2011
Basic Field
$ Difference
from FY 2011
% Difference
from FY 2011
$624,702 $732,012 $-107,310 -17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2011 794,492 4,644,470 5,438,962 15%
2010 1,188,383 6,076,880 7,265,263 16%
2009 1,178,705 4,855,330 6,034,035 20%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009 2010 2011
2,095 1,849 1,864
WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
9 15 7 31

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults Children Total
2,217 2,058 4,275
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type # %
INCOME 914 49%
HOUSING 336 18%
FAMILY 308 17%
CONSUMER 176 9%
JUVENILE 93 5%
MISC 20 1%
HEALTH 11 1%
INDIVIDUAL 4 0%
EDUCATION 2 0%
EMPLOYMENT 0 0%
TOTALS 1,864 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity # %
White 1,024 55%
African American 770 41%
Hispanic 40 2%
Native American 7 0%
Asian/Pacific 4 0%
Other 19 1%
TOTALS 1,864 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender # %
Women 1,446 78%
Men 418 22%
TOTALS 1,864 100%

Counties Served

Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, McNairy, Madison, Obion, Weakley


Branch office locations

West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc.
208 S. Church St.,
Dyersburg, TN 38024

West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc.
113 W. Paris St.,
Huntingdon, TN 38344

West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc.
141 North 3rd St.,
Selmer, TN 38375