Program Profile

Northwestern Legal Services

Robert A. Oakley, Executive Director
Renaissance Center, Suite 700, 1001 State Street, Erie PA 16501-1828
Phone: (814) 452-6949; Fax: (814) 452-3734
http://www.nwls.org/

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012
Basic Field
FY 2011
Basic Field
$ Difference
from FY 2011
% Difference
from FY 2011
$683,267 $800,640 $-117,373 -17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2011 803,457 2,251,933 3,055,390 26%
2010 850,943 2,304,140 3,155,083 27%
2009 773,487 2,245,288 3,018,775 26%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009 2010 2011
5,084 5,060 4,697
WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
17 4 13 34

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults Children Total
5,646 5,232 10,878
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type # %
FAMILY 1,654 35%
HOUSING 1,025 22%
INCOME 1,024 22%
CONSUMER 751 16%
HEALTH 64 1%
EMPLOYMENT 60 1%
MISC 48 1%
EDUCATION 37 1%
JUVENILE 34 1%
INDIVIDUAL 0 0%
TOTALS 4,697 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity # %
White 4,072 87%
African American 493 10%
Hispanic 107 2%
Native American 0 0%
Asian/Pacific 5 0%
Other 20 0%
TOTALS 4,697 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender # %
Women 3,300 70%
Men 1,397 30%
TOTALS 4,697 100%

Counties Served

Cameron, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango, Warren


Branch office locations

Northwestern Legal Services/Erie
1001 State Street Suite 700,
Erie, PA 16501

Northwestern Legal Services/Meadville
231 Chestnut Street 4th Fl.,
Meadville, PA 16335

Northwestern Legal Services/Franklin
1243 Liberty Street Suite 420,
Franklin, PA 16323

Northwestern Legal Services/Farrell
1031 Roemer Boulevard,
Farrell, PA 16121

Northwestern Legal Services/Bradford
100 Main Street,
Bradford, PA 16701

Northwestern Legal Services/Warren
First Niagara Bldg., 315 Second Ave., Suite 401
Warren, PA 16365