ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION
Programs
Legal Assistance for Vulnerable Populations
IN 2024, ALSC HANDLED 6,864, CASES THAT ASSISTED 10,242 ELIGIBLE LOUISIANA HOUSEHOLDS, SERVING 4,774 CHILDREN, 148 VETERANS, 347 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS, AND 810 ELDERLY RESIDENTS BEING 60+ YEARS OLD. ALSC HAD A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES WHICH INCLUDED OVER $1.3M IN DISABILITY BENEFITS, SPOUSAL SUPPORT, SUCCESSIONS, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID BENEFITS AND IN HOUSING MATTERS.IN ADDITION TO THE LSC DISASTER GRANT, PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (OCD), HUNT, GUILLOT & ASSOCIATES (HGA), AND ALSC HELP ADDRESS HEIR AND TITLE PROPERTY ISSUES FOR DISASTER SURVIVORS STILL STRUGGLING WITH REPAIRS. ALSC PARTNERED WITH THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DALLAS AND THE RED RIVERBANK TO ADDRESS OTHER HEIR PROPERTY INITIATIVES IN 2025. THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PLAYERS COALITION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, WE ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT THREATEN BLACK GENERATIONAL WEALTH BY FOCUSING ON HEIRS' PROPERTY ISSUES.ALSC IS ALSO POISED TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES IN 2025 FOR EXPUNGEMENT RELATED CASES FOR THOSE SEEKING TO BE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. ALSC PROVIDED REPRESENTATION IN OVER 150 CASES TO HELP DISASTER SURVIVORS RECOVER AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES. ALSC CAN NOW UTILIZE JUSTICE MOBILE UNITS TO TRAVEL TO THE UNDERSERVED "LEGAL DESERTS" IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND TO DELIVER SERVICES TO OUR CLIENT COMMUNITY LITERALLY AT THEIR DOORSTEPS.ALSC, IN 2023, WAS ONE OF ONLY 9 GRANTEES SELECTED AND RECEIVED A $1MILLION STATEWIDE HUD EVICTION PREVENTION GRANT FOR TWO YEARS. ALSC SUB-CONTRACTED WITH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES (SLLS), ENABLING SLLS TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. THIS GRANT WAS RENEWED FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS IN 2025.ALSC OBTAINED $300,000 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA), LEGAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AND VETERANS AT-RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS (LSV-H) GRANT IN 2024. ALSC HAS ALSO APPLIED FOR THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT, LAV GRANT FOR THE FALL OF 2025.IN 2024, OUR EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH EFFORTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR JUSTICE MOBILE UNITS HAVE EXPANDED CONNECTION TO 18,432 ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS. PROVIDING SUCH VALUABLE LEGAL INFORMATION ENABLES OUR CLIENT COMMUNITY TO PROTECT AND ADDRESS THEIR LEGAL ISSUES BEFORE IT DEVELOPS INTO A CRISIS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$9.6M
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