Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc.
 
Serving the Tennessee counties of Shelby, Fayette, Lauderdale and Tipton.
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2009 – A Year of Challenges, Opportunities and Successes

Harrison D. McIver2010 will mark the 40th anniversary of Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. as a partner in the quest for equal access and justice for all!

Reflecting on our journey through 2009 will set the stage for our work and activities for 2010. It was a year in which the recessed economy left many of our neighbors in a world of economic hurt. It was a year in which the unemployment rate was the worst in a quarter of a century, when people not only lost their jobs, but also lost their homes. Foreclosures hit record highs in 2009 and predictions for the first half of 2010 don’t paint a brighter picture in the near future for the people of Memphis and Shelby County, Tipton, Fayette and Lauderdale counties.

But all is not bleak at MALS. 2009 brought some great and memorable highlights. Fortunately, that best-of-times list is longer than the worst of times.
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Client Services

MALS 2010 FUNDING

MALS Funding Chart

Contributions

The primary source of revenue in this category is the organization’s annual fundraising campaign, through which individuals, law firms, and corporations donate funds.

Federal, State and Local Government

Revenue in this category includes any grants from federal sources (e.g., Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, etc.), state funds from the Civil Legal Representation for Indigents Fund administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Title III funding from the Shelby County Government administered by the Aging Commission of the Mid-South and funds from local government such as Community Development Block Grants from the City of Memphis.

Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA), Foundations and Other

The IOLTA program in Tennessee was established by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1984 and is administered by the Tennessee Bar Foundation.  The program raises and distributes funds in the form of grants to organizations in Tennessee that provide direct legal services to the indigent, to organizations that seek to improve the administration of justice and to students, in the form of scholarships, at the state-supported law schools.  Revenue from foundations (e.g., The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis) and other organizations such as Seedco are included in this category.

Legal Services Corporation(LSC)

The main source of funding for civil legal aid in the nation, LSC gives grants to independent, local programs.  Grants are awarded through a competitive process and are generally based on the number of people living in poverty in a given state or service area.
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