Program Profile

Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc.

John E. Whitfield, Executive Director
204 North High Street, P.O. Box 551, Harrisonburg VA 22803
Phone: (540) 433-1830; Fax: (540) 433-2202
http://www.brls.org/

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012
Basic Field
FY 2011
Basic Field
$ Difference
from FY 2011
% Difference
from FY 2011
$669,232 $784,193 $-114,961 -17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2011 815,742 1,182,914 1,998,656 41%
2010 824,476 1,304,107 2,128,583 39%
2009 770,425 1,219,660 1,990,085 39%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009 2010 2011
2,602 2,344 1,983
WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
12 7 4 23

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults Children Total
2,826 1,968 4,794
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type # %
FAMILY 857 43%
CONSUMER 413 21%
HOUSING 347 17%
MISC 205 10%
INCOME 105 5%
HEALTH 42 2%
INDIVIDUAL 6 0%
EMPLOYMENT 4 0%
JUVENILE 3 0%
EDUCATION 1 0%
TOTALS 1,983 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity # %
White 1,561 79%
African American 324 16%
Hispanic 62 3%
Native American 11 1%
Asian/Pacific 5 0%
Other 20 1%
TOTALS 1,983 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender # %
Women 1,487 75%
Men 496 25%
TOTALS 1,983 100%

Counties Served

Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Clarke, Craig, Franklin, Frederick, Highland, Page, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren, Bedford city, Buena Vista city, Clifton Forge city, Covington city, Harrisonburg city, Lexington city, Roanoke city, Salem city, Staunton city, Waynesboro city, Winchester city


Branch office locations

Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc.
303 South Loudoun Street, Suite D, P.O. Box 436
Winchester, VA 22604

Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc.
215 S. Main Street,
Lexington, VA 24450

Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc.
132 Campbell Avenue, SW, Suite 300
Roanoke, VA 24011