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OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
Civil Legal Assistance Grant Program
FY 2000
DELAWARE

AWARD RECIPIENT:
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Wilmington, DE

AWARD AMOUNT: $190,000

DURATION: 18 months

PURPOSE: Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., in collaboration with Legal Services Corporation of Delaware and Peoples Place II, will continue to provide a comprehensive delivery system of free civil legal services available to domestic violence victims in Kent and Sussex Counties. The project will continue to reach underserved residents in rural areas, including members of the Latino community, and will provide expanded legal assistance to domestic violence victims in civil matters directly resulting from the abuse, including bankruptcy, family law, landlord/tenant, and consumer problems.


OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
FY 1998 Civil Legal Assistance Grants
Delaware

AWARD RECIPIENT:
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Wilmington, Delaware

AWARD AMOUNT: $178,006*

PURPOSE: The Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. will collaborate with the Delaware Legal Services Corporation to establish a comprehensive civil legal services delivery system for domestic violence victims in Delaware. Legal assistance will be provided to underserved residents in rural areas of the state, including members of the Latino community. Victims also will receive assistance with matters directly related to abuse, including bankruptcy, family law, landlord/tenant, and consumer problems.

LOCAL CONTACT:
Jim McGiffin, Executive Director
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
913 Washington Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302/575-0660

* This is a tentative award amount pending final budget review.



Help is available - Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE or 1-800-787-3224 (TDD).