House Subcommittee Approves $40 Million Increase for Legal Services Corporation

Washington, DC–The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies last week approved $390 million for the Legal Services Corporation's (LSC) FY 2009 budget, a $40 million, or 11 percent, increase over current funding levels. LSC is a major funder of Legal Services NYC.

LSC is an independent, non-profit Corporation created by Congress in
1974 to promote equal access to justice and to provide high-quality
civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. The Corporation gives
grants to independent, local programs–in 2008, 137 programs (including Legal Services NYC) with more
than 900 offices nationwide.

Click here for the full press release from LSC.