Program Profile

Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association

Sheila Hubbard, Executive Director
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400, Boston MA 02111
Phone: (617) 423-0648; Fax: (617) 423-0061
http://www.vlpnet.org/

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CURRENT FUNDING STATUS
FY 2012
Basic Field
FY 2011
Basic Field
$ Difference
from FY 2011
% Difference
from FY 2011
$1,918,041 $2,247,523 $-329,482 -17%

FUNDING HISTORY
Year LSC Funding* Non-LSC Funding Total Funding LSC Funding %
2011 2,497,964 444,116 2,942,080 85%
2010 2,653,987 729,694 3,383,681 78%
2009 2,359,301 335,706 2,695,007 88%
*Includes Basic Field and other LSC grants, carryover funds and derivative income.

TOTAL CASES CLOSED
2009 2010 2011
7,543 8,317 8,244
WORKFORCE 2011
Attorney Paralegal Other Total
10 3 4 17

NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED 2011*
Adults Children Total
13,235 2,670 15,905
*Includes number of persons in households for cases closed.

CASES CLOSED BY CASE TYPE 2011
Case Type # %
HOUSING 2,652 32%
FAMILY 1,551 19%
INCOME 1,338 16%
CONSUMER 1,101 13%
EMPLOYMENT 535 6%
JUVENILE 376 5%
INDIVIDUAL 290 4%
MISC 278 3%
HEALTH 107 1%
EDUCATION 16 0%
TOTALS 8,244 100%
CLIENTS BY ETHNICITY 2011
Ethnicity # %
White 3,128 38%
African American 2,874 35%
Hispanic 1,513 18%
Native American 40 0%
Asian/Pacific 175 2%
Other 514 6%
TOTALS 8,244 100%

CLIENTS BY GENDER 2011
Gender # %
Women 5,507 67%
Men 2,735 33%
TOTALS 8,244 100%

Counties Served

Acton town, Ashland town, Arlington town, Bedford town, Bellingham town, Belmont town, Braintree town, Brookline town, Cambridge city, Canton town, Carlisle town, Concord town, Cohasset town, Dedham town, Dover town, Everett city, Foxborough town, Framingham town, Franklin town, Hingham town, Holbrook town, Holliston town, Hopkinton town, Hudson town, Hull town, Lexington town, Lincoln town, Malden city, Marlborough city, Maynard town, Medfield town, Medford city, Medway town, Melrose city, Millis town, Milton town, Natick town, Needham town, Newton city, Norfolk town, Norwell town, Norwood town, Plainville town, Quincy city, Randolph town, Scituate town, Sharon town, Sherborn town, Somerville city, Stoneham town, Stow town, Sudbury town, Suffolk, Wakefield town, Walpole town, Waltham city, Watertown town, Wayland town, Wellesley town, Weston town, Westwood town, Weymouth town, Winchester town, Woburn city, Wrentham town


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