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HRD-78-164 1 (1978-11-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaygw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUME~NT RESUME 07901 - rC31282271 Free Legal Services for the Poor: Increased Coordination, Community Legal Education, and Outreach Needed. HRD-78-164; B-130515(6). November 6, 1978. 23 pp. + 4 appendices (112 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptrcllor Gederal. Issue Area: Federally Sponsored or Assisted Incce Security Programs: Legal Services for the Economically Disadvantaged (1312). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: Income Security: Public Assistance and C-ther Income Supplements (604); Miscellaneous: Financial Management and Information Systems (1002). Arqanization Concerned: Legal Services Corp.; Administration on Aging. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on the Judiciary; Senate Committee on the Judiciary; Congress. Authority: Legal Services Corporadion Act of 1574 (P.L. 93-355). Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (E.L. 88-452). Older Americans Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-73, as amended). Social. Security Amendments of 1974 (P.L. 93-647) . Social Security Act, title XX. Social Security Act, title IV. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973. B-130515 (1969). As created by Public Law, .he Legal Services Corporation is a private, nonmembership, nonprcfit corporation, and is the primary provider of free civil legal services to the Nation's poor. The Corporation received appropriaticns cf $125 million and $205 million for fiscal years 1977 and 1978, respectively, and an estimated $76 million was also evhilable in 1977 for legal services to the poor f:om other sources; this was distributed almost equally among Cordcraticn- and ncn-Corporation-funded providers. Findings/Conclusicns: Substantial resources exist for fre legal services to the poor from Federal, State, and iocal sorrces in addition to those provided by the Corporation. Although the Corporation entered into an agreement with the Administration on Aging to providi servicas to the elderly, it relies primarily on local projects' initiatives to identify and coordinate activities. Some Corporation grauitees were not aware of other available providers and resources in the 3ervics, area, and improved coordination is needed to ensure maximum use of all Fotential resources. Peu Corporat~ic, grantees have conducted or ottained assessuerts of the leqal needs of the poor in their communities for the purpose of establishing service priorities. The Cczporation cited insufficient time or resources as the reason fur not condtcting aeriodic local needs assessments. Such periodic assessnentA would help assure that project priorities and resources are directed to the most prevalent problems. Community legal education and outreach efforts have been limited by the unavailability of staffing and resources. Reccmmmndaticas: The

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