Connecticut Legal Services Inc
Connecticut Legal Services Inc
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About this organization
Mission
Connecticut Legal Services provides access to justice and protects critical civil legal rights of low income individuals and families through representation, systemic advocacy, advice, collaboration, and education.
About
CLS provides civil legal representation and counseling to help low-income individuals and families obtain legal solutions to serious life problems. We assist our clients through use of the law to help them climb out of poverty, improve their lives, and build better futures for their children. Our areas of practice include domestic violence/family, homelessness/housing rights, government assistance programs, employment, special education and juvenile law, elder rights, consumer law, health related issues, immigration and disability law. During the 2018-2019 fiscal year, CLS opened 3,903 new cases for legal representation and counseling. We also continued work on 2,173 cases opened in previous years. Services in these 6,076 cases benefited approximately 8,700 household members including 3,394 children. In addition to individual cases, CLS conducted 242 community legal education events in 52 Connecticut towns, attended by nearly 5,200 people. More than 2,500 informational pamphlets were distributed at these events.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as described in the filing, is “Connecticut legal services provides access to justice and protects critical civil legal rights of low income individuals and families through representation, systemic advocacy, advice, collaboration, and education.”.
When describing its duties, they were characterized as: “The organization provides access to justice for low-income individuals and their families.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal regulations by reporting their state of operation as CT.
- The filing shows that the non-profit's address as of 2020 is 62 WASHINGTON STREET 4TH FL, MIDDLETOWN, CT, 06457.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has reported a total of 84 employees on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,610,378.
- The organization has 19 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1977.
- The organization pays $9,723,582 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $276,749 in fundraising expenses.