Civil legal aid provides economic benefits to communities by serving clients from all walks of life who need legal assistance. Several grants were awarded totaling $1,888,310 to organizations that provide legal services to the poor, improve the legal system, and promote legal education. The grants supported programs like pro bono legal services, access to justice, ask-a-lawyer services, and youth education about law.

2. FACT:
Civil legal aid provides economic
benefits to communities and
families. Clients in need come in
every age and from every walk of
life – the working, poor, veterans,
homeowners, children, disabled
and elderly.

3. $40,000

4. Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services
$20,000

5. $36,000

6. $69,000

7. $62,000

8. $1.04 million

9. $26,000

10. $15,000

11. Pro Bono Program
$100,000

12. FACT:
Grants made in the
administration of justice
category often enhance
legal services to the
poor or otherwise seek
to improve the legal
process for the
community.

13. $11,910

14. $7,500

15. $82,400
SC Supreme Court
Access to Justice Commission

16. Ask-A-Lawyer Program
$40,000

17. $65,000

18. $27,500

19. FACT:
The goal of LRE is to
create informed citizens
by teaching skills and
equipping people with
knowledge about the
legal system.

20. $216,000

21. SC YMCA Youth in
Government Program
$15,000

22. USC School of Law Pro Bono
Program
$15,000

23. Total Grants Awarded
$1,888,310

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