Types of Cases Handled by Attorneys

• 41%  Housing
• 34%  Government Benefits
• 9%  Family/Juvenile/Education
• 3%  Health
• 7%  Miscellaneous
• 5%  Consumer
• 1%  Employment/Individual Rights

• Cases handled by LSGMI Staff Attorneys:    4,167
  
  
• Cases handled by Volunteer Attorneys:    873
  
  
• Information and Referral by Intake Paralegals:     10,535
  
  
• Clients receiving Community Education Training:    2,687
  
  
• $2 million recovered for clients in disability, public benefits, unemployment and other benefits

 9,789 households Members
    (41% are children)

Client Income must be below
125% of the poverty guidelines
    ($23,565 for a family of four)

• 66% Headed by Women
  
• 24% Headed by Seniors
  
• 43% Working poor
  
• 39% Hispanic
  
• 35% Black
  
• 13% Haitian
  
• 11% White
  
• 2% Other