Program Profile

Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.

Robert M. Barge, Executive Director
56 Pine Street, 4th Floor, Providence RI 02903
Phone: (401) 274-2652; Fax: (401) 453-0310
http://www.rils.org/

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012
Basic Field
FY 2011
Basic Field
$ Difference
from FY 2011
% Difference
from FY 2011
$1,048,636 $1,228,770 $-180,134 -17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2011 1,228,770 2,605,641 3,834,411 32%
2010 1,281,756 2,848,513 4,130,269 31%
2009 1,187,098 2,496,815 3,683,913 32%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009 2010 2011
5,858 5,559 5,737
WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
28 13 5 46

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults Children Total
7,476 6,040 13,516
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type # %
HOUSING 1,621 28%
FAMILY 1,367 24%
INCOME 711 12%
CONSUMER 640 11%
JUVENILE 626 11%
HEALTH 426 7%
EMPLOYMENT 190 3%
EDUCATION 88 2%
MISC 67 1%
INDIVIDUAL 1 0%
TOTALS 5,737 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity # %
White 3,214 56%
African American 687 12%
Hispanic 1,386 24%
Native American 85 1%
Asian/Pacific 55 1%
Other 312 5%
TOTALS 5,739 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender # %
Women 4,190 73%
Men 1,545 27%
TOTALS 5,739 100%

Counties Served

Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington


Branch office locations

Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.
50 Washington Square,
Newport, RI 02840