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Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Description edit
The Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. began in 1924 with a budget of $600, courtesy of a grant from the Community Chest. The ensuing decades saw modest increases in funding, with the Community Chest, later the United Way, providing the majority of the budget. By 1960, Legal Aid's annual budget was only $50,000, most of which was used to support the salaries of 5 staff attorneys.
Then came the civil rights movement and the 1960s. The introduction of the Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs in the mid-1960s not only revolutionized social services programs in the United States, but legal services as well. The Office of Economic Opportunity was mandated to fund local legal aid organizations, allowing them to move from small storefront operations to sophisticated neighborhood offices with multiple attorneys and support staff. The financial and psychological impact was incalculable: by 1971, Legal Aid grew to a staff of 44 attorneys in 5 offices and a $1 million budget.
Federal funding for legal services to the poor was institutionalized with the creation of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in 1974. This private entity serves as the federal regulatory body and the federal funding conduit for legal service programs nationally. By 1980, Atlanta Legal Aid was receiving over 75% of funding through LSC.
Languages edit
English
Contact edit
- The Atlanta Legal Aid Society
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- Atlanta GA
- US 30303
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- +1.4045245811
