Press Releases
November 14, 2023
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: How Legal Services Help Prevent Veteran Suicides
Experts discuss how legal services contribute to veteran suicide prevention on the latest episode of LSC's 鈥淭alk Justice鈥 podcast, released today. LSC Vice President of Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Will Gunn hosts the conversation. Gunn, who is a former general counsel for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and a retired Air Force colonel, is joined by guests Jeff Staton, managing attorney at Legal Aid Society in Kentucky, and Dr. Eric Elbogen, director of the National Veterans Financial Resource Center (FINVET) at the Department of Veterans Affairs and professor of psychiatry at Duke University.
November 09, 2023
Rep. Laurel Lee and Veterans鈥 Advocates Join LSC for Event Highlighting Housing Initiatives for Veterans
Rep. Laurel Lee and Veterans鈥 Advocates Join LSC for Event Highlighting Housing Initiatives for Veterans
October 31, 2023
How Legal Aid Leverages Pro Bono Attorneys
Experts discuss new developments in legal aid pro bono engagements on the latest episode of LSC's 鈥淭alk Justice鈥 podcast, released today. LSC President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Aili Monahan, Director of the Pro Bono Partnerships Project at Northeast New Jersey Legal Services (NNJLS); Bob Farrington, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at JPMorgan Chase; and Mytrang Nguyen, Program Counsel for Pro Bono Innovation in LSC鈥檚 Office of Program Performance.
October 26, 2023
LSC Releases Final Brief in Housing Insecurity Series
The 成人抖阴鈥檚 (LSC) Housing Task Force released today the fourth and final installment in a series of issue briefs on legal problems related to housing insecurity for low-income Americans.
October 17, 2023
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Legal Aid Struggles to Meet the Needs of Domestic Violence Survivors
Legal aid lawyers discuss the challenges to meeting clients鈥 needs for domestic violence-related legal services as cases rise on the latest episode of LSC's 鈥淭alk Justice鈥 podcast, released yesterday. Talk Justice Co-host Molly McDonough is joined by Susan Pearlstein, senior attorney and violence prevention and policy strategist in the Family Law Unit at Philadelphia Legal Assistance, and Emily Riley, senior supervisory attorney and Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) coordinator at Land of Lincoln Legal Aid in Illinois.
October 12, 2023
Local and National Leaders to Join LSC鈥檚 Los Angeles Forum on Increasing Access to Justice鈥
Local and national leaders will join the 成人抖阴 (LSC) in Los Angeles on Monday, October 16 for a forum on increasing access to justice, with a focus on civil legal issues related to the region鈥檚 rising housing insecurity.
September 27, 2023
New LSC Report Shows Increase in Housing and Domestic Violence Cases
LSC has released 鈥淏y the Numbers: The Data Underlying Legal Aid Programs.鈥澛燭he report quantifies the work done by LSC-funded legal aid organizations around the country in 2022. It provides national and state-level trend data to facilitate comparisons over time and across different locations.
September 20, 2023
LSC Awards $5M to Boost Pro Bono Services at Legal Aid Organizations
LSC is awarding Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants totaling over $5 million to 17 legal aid organizations in 14 different states. The grants will support efforts to expand and improve pro bono legal services for low-income Americans.聽
September 20, 2023
2023 Pro Bono Grants Totaling $5 Million Awarded to Legal Aid Organizations
Seventeen legal aid organizations are receiving LSC Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants totaling $5 million to support the growth of pro bono legal services for low-income Americans.
September 12, 2023
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Disaster Preparedness and the Legal Needs of Survivors鈥
Experts discuss disaster preparedness and the role of civil legal aid in recovery on the latest episode of LSC鈥檚 鈥淭alk Justice鈥 podcast.