Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc.

Cheryl Three Stars Valandra, Executive Director
160 Second Street, P.O. Box 727, Mission SD 57555-0727
Phone: (605) 856-4444; Fax: (605) 348-5874
http://www.helpsouthdakota.com/homeDPLS

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012 Basic Field	FY 2011 Basic Field	$ Difference from FY 2011	% Difference from FY 2011
$1,332,433	$1,564,198	$-231,765	-17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year	LSC Funding*	Non-LSC Funding	Total Funding	LSC Funding %
2011	1,577,650	538,313	2,115,963	75%
2010	1,718,772	639,347	2,358,119	73%
2009	1,653,626	538,986	2,192,612	75%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009	2010	2011
2,189	2,575	2,273

WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney	Paralegal	Other	Total
13	9	6	28

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults	Children	Total
2,258	2,300	4,558
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type	#	%
FAMILY	813	36%
MISC	703	31%
HOUSING	216	10%
JUVENILE	164	7%
CONSUMER	148	7%
INCOME	108	5%
INDIVIDUAL	91	4%
EMPLOYMENT	21	1%
HEALTH	6	0%
EDUCATION	3	0%
TOTALS	2,273	100%

CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity	#	%
White	458	20%
African American	23	1%
Hispanic	55	2%
Native American	1,718	76%
Asian/Pacific	3	0%
Other	1	0%
TOTALS	2,258	100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender	#	%
Women	1,486	66%
Men	771	34%
TOTALS	2,258	100%

Counties Served

Bennett, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, Corson, Custer, Dewey, Fall River, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, Harding, Hughes, Hyde, Jackson, Jones, Lawrence, Lyman, Meade, Mellette, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Shannon, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Walworth, Ziebach, Native Americans living in all counties in South Dakota, including those who live on the Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, Crow Creek, Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Lower Brule, Yankton and Lake Traverse Indian Reservations

Branch office locations

Dakota Plains Legal Services
Corner of White Ghost Drive, P.O. Box 20
Ft. Thompson, SD 57339

Dakota Plains Legal Services
Carnegan & River Road, P.O. Box 507
Ft. Yates, ND 58538

Dakota Plains Legal Services
Indian School Road, P.O. Box 500
Eagle Butte, SD 57625

Dakota Plains Legal Services
Hwy 18, N. Courthouse, P.O. Box 1989
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

Dakota Plains Legal Services
301 Veterans Ave., Suite 4, 301 Veterans Ave., Suite 4
Sisseton, SD 57262

Dakota Plains Legal Services
528 Kansas City Street, Suite 1, P.O. Box 1500
Rapid City, SD 57709

Dakota Plains Legal Services
PO Box 70,
Pierre, SD 57501

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