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Civil Legal Services for Low-Income Households

MICHIGAN STATE BAR FOUNDATION

Foundation Annual Poverty Alleviation Grants

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Overview

Civil Legal Services for Low-Income Households

Geographic Scope: Michigan

Funding Focus: Support for civil legal aid organizations providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families

Overview: The Michigan State Bar Foundation funds nonprofit civil legal aid programs that provide critical services to Michigan's low-income residents. Approximately 1.69 million low-income Michigan residents are eligible for civil legal aid services.

Target Populations:

  • Low-income households unable to afford attorneys

  • Underserved populations

  • Eligible low-income residents across all Michigan counties
  • Services Supported: Legal advice and representation in civil matters including:

  • Unemployment benefits cases

  • Housing matters

  • Employment barriers

  • Family law

  • Public benefits cases
  • Foundation Impact: The Foundation's funded programs have delivered critical services impacting more than 131,000 people in households including more than 59,000 children.

    Key Partner Organizations:

  • Lakeshore Legal Aid

  • Legal Aid of Eastern Michigan (LSEM)

  • Legal Aid of Western Michigan (LAWM)

  • Michigan Community Resources (MCR)

  • The Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice

  • Michigan Advocacy Program (MAP)
  • Contact Information:

  • Michigan State Bar Foundation

  • Michael Franck Building

  • 306 Townsend Street

  • Lansing, MI 48933

  • Email: msbf@msbf.org

  • Phone: (517) 346-6400
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    poverty-alleviation

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