Supporting Equal Access to Justice: The Alabama Law Foundation 2017 Grants, 0717 ALBJ, 78 The Alabama Lawyer 280 (2017)

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SUPPORTING EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE: The Alabama Law Foundation 2017 Grants

Vol. 78 No. 4 Pg. 280

Alabama Bar Lawyer

July, 2017

The Alabama Law Foundation's yearly grants support programs committed to the foundation's mission of making access to justice a reality for all of Alabama's citizens. The 2017 grants were in three sections: legal aid to the poor, the administration of justice and law-related education. The grants for 2017 totaled $512,500.

The following programs that provide civil legal services for the low-income residents of Alabama collectively received grants totaling $470,000:

The Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program, which refers cases directly to lawyers in 60 counties and coordinates 2,011 volunteers, received an $80,000 grant.

The Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Program, which refers cases to 626 attorneys in the Birmingham area, received an $85,000 grant.

The Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama received a $45,000 grant to continue providing low-cost, quality legal and immigration services to low-income immigrants.

Legal Services Alabama, which provides legal aid to economically disadvantaged citizens throughout Alabama, received a $50,000 grant.

The Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program works with 405 lawyers and received a $45,000 grant.

The Montgomery County Volunteer Lawyers Program, which works with 390 lawyers to meet the legal needs of low-income clients in Montgomery County, received a $45,000 grant.

The South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program, which refers cases...