Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    SLIDING SCALE LEGAL SERVICES: CLA PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO THOSE WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FREE LEGAL AID BUT WHO CANNOT AFFORD A PRIVATE ATTORNEY. WE PROVIDE SERVICES ON A SLIDING SCALE, WHERE A CLIENT'S FEES ARE DETERMINED BY INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE. IN 2018, WE CLOSED 165 MATTERS WITH A DIRECT FINANCIAL IMPACT OF 799,208 ON LOW AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $118K

  • Program 2 [2018]

    LANGUAGE ACCESS PROJECT: CLA LAUNCHED A LANGUAGE ACCESS PROJECT IN 2017 TO RESEARCH AND PREPARE A REPORT ON ACCESS TO INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS IN SOUTH CAROLINA COURTS FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP) LITIGANTS. IN 2018, CLA CONTINUED ITS WORK ON THIS PROJECT BY CONSULTING WITH COURT-CERTIFIED INTERPRETERS AND COLLECTING DATA AND INFORMATION ON THE EXPERIENCES OF COURT INTERPRETERS, RESEARCHING THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR INTERPRETERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND OTHER STATES, ATTENDING A CONFERENCE OUT-OF-STATE TO LEARN BEST PRACTICES AND EXAMPLES OF HOW GEORGIA IS TACKLING LANGUAGE ACCESS IN ITS COURTS, CONTINUED TO REVIEW FOIA PRODUCTIONS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA'S 46 COUNTIES AND COURT ADMINISTRATION, CONTINUING TO CONSULT WITH OTHER NONPROFITS, ATTORNEYS, IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, AND STAKEHOLDERS AROUND THE STATE, USING ALL OF THE INFORMATION GATHERED TO BEGIN DRAFTING A REPORT ON THE STATE OF ACCESS TO LANGUAGE SERVICES IN SOUTH CAROLINA COURT, AND DEVELOPING SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE LANGUAGE ACCESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA COURTS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $2.9K

  • Program 3 [2018]

    FAMILY PREPAREDNESS CLINIC: CLA HELD ONE-DAY FAMILY PREPAREDNESS CLINIC WHERE FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED WITH LEGAL ADVICE AND POWERS OF ATTORNEY SO THAT THEY HAVE DOCUMENTS IN PLACE THAT APPOINT SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN AND PROPERTY SHOULD THEY BE SUDDENLY INCAPACITATED, DETAINED, OR DEPORTED, PROVIDING CRUCIAL STABILITY IN THE CASE OF EMERGENCY. THE CLINIC SERVED 30 FAMILIES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.2K