Program Profile

Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center

Anita Santos-Singh, Executive Director
42 South 15th Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia PA 19102
Phone: (215) 981-3808; Fax: (215) 981-3870
http://www.philalegal.org/

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012
Basic Field
FY 2011
Basic Field
$ Difference
from FY 2011
% Difference
from FY 2011
$3,047,016 $3,570,434 $-523,418 -17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2011 3,888,646 1,182,135 5,070,781 77%
2010 3,892,199 1,023,455 4,915,654 79%
2009 3,554,854 832,969 4,387,823 81%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009 2010 2011
5,545 8,492 8,420
WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
15 18 9 42

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults Children Total
11,108 8,706 19,814
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type # %
HOUSING 3,037 36%
FAMILY 2,140 25%
INCOME 2,047 24%
CONSUMER 576 7%
HEALTH 305 4%
MISC 211 3%
EMPLOYMENT 98 1%
JUVENILE 4 0%
INDIVIDUAL 1 0%
EDUCATION 1 0%
TOTALS 8,420 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity # %
White 1,541 18%
African American 5,185 62%
Hispanic 1,156 14%
Native American 8 0%
Asian/Pacific 196 2%
Other 334 4%
TOTALS 8,420 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender # %
Women 5,733 68%
Men 2,687 32%
TOTALS 8,420 100%

Counties Served

Philadelphia


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