LSC: Welcome to Legal Services

SENIOR STAFF

Biography of
Helaine M. Barnett President

Biography of
John C. Eidleman Acting VP for Compliance & Administration

Biography of
Victor M. Fortuno
VP for Legal Affairs/ General Counsel/ Corporate Secretary

MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT HELAINE M. BARNETT

Helaine M. Barnett

Welcome to the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) site on the World Wide Web. This site represents one of the many ways in which LSC has applied technology to improve the provision of civil legal assistance to those in need. LSC funds 143 legal aid programs around the nation to help poor Americans gain equal access to the judicial system. As the need for assistance grows while budgets remain stagnant or are reduced, LSC is encouraging its grantees to use available technology to stretch resources further.

Our web site allows us to reach out to a larger segment of the public than ever before. It was developed to inform you about LSC’s work and the services available; increase the efficiency and client services within grantee programs; and establish an interactive exchange among Corporation staff, grantees, clients, and potential clients.

As you browse our site you will learn that legal services cases arise out of the everyday problems of the poor. Usually they relate to matters of family law, housing, employment, government benefits, or consumer problems. Left unresolved, these problems can cost society much more than the expense of legal services to address them. Therefore LSC, which receives 100 percent of its budget from Congress, supports a strong federal role in the funding of legal services so the poor will have somewhere to turn when in crisis.

I hope you find our site to be useful and informative. Check in often for the latest in LSC news—what’s happening in Washington and in the field. I welcome your suggestions for improving the site; just e-mail LSC at info@lsc.gov.