Community Health Law Project
Community Health Law Project
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About this organization
Mission
To provide legal and advocacy services, training, education, and related activities to persons with disabilities and chronic health conditions and, in certain issues, to organizations representing their interests, with an emphasis on those most vulnerable and needy. Founded in 1976, the Community Health Law Project (CHLP) is a statewide not-for-profit advocacy and legal service organization which provides legal representation and advocacy services to low-income individuals with disabilities and the frail elderly. The organization has traditionally specialized in services exclusively for these populations, although recently the organization has begun to provide broader services through the creation of medical-legal partnerships that offer the entire range of civil law.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH LAW PROJECT, INC. (CHLP) PROVIDES LEGAL AND ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS, DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CONSUMERS, HIV CONSUMERS AND THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONSUMERS. FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS, SERVICES INCLUDE: SECURING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND OTHER BENEFITS, RESOLVING FAMILY MATTERS SUCH AS CUSTODY, VISITATION AND SUPPORT, PROTECTING HOUSING AND PRIVATE RESOURCES. FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CONSUMERS, SERVICES INCLUDE: LEGAL COUNSEL AND REPRESENTATION, HELP IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES AND OTHER LEGAL CONCERNS. SERVICES TO ADVOCATES, AGENCIES AND FAMILIES INCLUDES: IN SERVICE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF OF THE DDD AND TO CONSUMER, FAMILY AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. SERVICES TO THE HIV POPULATION IS SIMILAR TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS ASSISTED BY THE ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, THE ISSUES MUST RELATE TO THEIR HEALTH CONDITION. THUS, ADVOCATING AND REPRESENTING CLIENTS IN THE AREAS OF HOUSING, INCOME BENEFITS, FAMILY, WILLS, SUBSTITUTE DECISION MAKING, DEBT AND FORECLOSURE, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES, AND THE PROTECTION OF RIGHTS IS THE CRUX OF THE PROGRAM. SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INCLUDE: SECURING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND OTHER BENEFITS, RESOLVING FAMILY MATTERS, HOUSING ISSUES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THIS FISCAL YEAR, CHLP SERVED 2,553 MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS, 236 CLIENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 194 CLIENTS WITH HIV, AND 190 BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CLIENTS.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing clearly states the mission of the non-profit as “To deliver legal and advocacy services to the developmentally and mentally disabled, the blind and visually impaired, the physically disabled, people living with hiv/aids and the special needs of the elderly living in the community.”.
When outlining its functions, they were explained as: “To deliver legal and advocacy services to the developmentally and mentally disabled, the blind and visually impaired, the physically disabled, people living with hiv/aids and the special needs of the elderly living in the community.”.
- In compliance with legal regulations, the non-profit has reported their state of operation as NJ.
- The filing records the non-profit's address for 2019 as 185 VALLEY STREET, SOUTH ORANGE, NJ, 07079.
- As of 2019, the non-profit's form reports a total of 62 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$39,489.
- The organization has 23 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1976.
- The organization pays $4,958,213 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $56,749 in fundraising expenses.
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