Program Profile

Montana Legal Services Association

Alison Paul, Executive Director
616 Helena Ave., Suite 100, Helena MT 59601
Phone: (406) 442-9830; Fax: (406) 442-9817
http://www.mtlsa.org

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012
Basic Field
FY 2011
Basic Field
$ Difference
from FY 2011
% Difference
from FY 2011
$1,268,285 $1,486,551 $-218,266 -17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2011 1,696,838 1,638,420 3,335,258 51%
2010 1,727,352 1,684,173 3,411,525 51%
2009 1,606,153 1,754,279 3,360,432 48%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009 2010 2011
4,919 4,636 4,159
WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
17 4 10 31

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults Children Total
5,245 4,441 9,686
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type # %
FAMILY 1,802 43%
CONSUMER 888 21%
HOUSING 752 18%
MISC 249 6%
INCOME 169 4%
EMPLOYMENT 159 4%
INDIVIDUAL 66 2%
JUVENILE 36 1%
HEALTH 35 1%
EDUCATION 3 0%
TOTALS 4,159 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity # %
White 2,877 69%
African American 36 1%
Hispanic 190 5%
Native American 582 14%
Asian/Pacific 21 1%
Other 453 11%
TOTALS 4,159 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender # %
Women 2,894 70%
Men 1,265 30%
TOTALS 4,159 100%

Counties Served

Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Fallon, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite, Hill, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Lincoln, McCone, Madison, Meagher, Mineral, Missoula, Musselshell, Park, Petroleum, Phillips, Pondera, Powder River, Powell, Prairie, Ravalli, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Silver Bow, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, Wibaux, Yellowstone, Native Americans living on the Flathead, Blackfeet, Rocky Boys, Crow, Northern Cheyenne, Fort Belknap, and Fort Peck Indian Reservations


Branch office locations

Montana Legal Services Association - Missoula
211 North Higgins Avenue, Suite 401,
Missoula, MT 59802

Montana Legal Services Association - Billings
2442 1st Avenue North, P O Box 3093
Billings, MT 59103

Montana Legal Services Association - Poplar
P O Box 409,
Poplar, MT 59255

Montana Legal Services Association - Migrant Unit
616 Helena Avenue, Suite 100,
Helena, MT 59601