Programs

  • Northwestern Legal Services

    NORTHWESTERN LEGAL SERVICES ASSISTS LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BY GUIDING THEM THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM USING ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION TO OBTAIN JUSTICE WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY, BY BLENDING TRADITIONAL METHODS OF LEGAL AID REPRESENTATION AND COUNSEL WITH INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES. LAST YEAR, WE HANDLED APPROXIMATELY 3,096 CASES AND CLOSED APPROXIMATELY 2,616 CASES FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT 10 COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THESE EFFORTS YIELDED JUST OVER $800,000 IN CUMMULATIVE FINANCIAL AWARDS FOR CLIENTS, INCLUDING BACK AWARDS, SETTLEMENTS, DEBTS AVOIDED, AND MONTHLY BENEFITS TO POVERTY-LEVEL CLIENTS IN OUR REGION.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $2.8M