Legal Aid of Southeastern Pa. (LASP) will receive nearly $400,000 in grant money from Legal Services Corporation to boost support of low-income individuals with civil legal issues.  

LASP will use the Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant to:

• Analyze its current pro bono program and identify successful pro bono projects to replicate
• Provide more effective volunteer training and resources with:
  • Video tutorials
  • Intake and case referral
  • Reporting
  • Mentoring
• Strengthen collaborations with law schools, law firms, and corporate legal departments to engage more volunteers in pro bono work on evictions, abuse protection, and expungement 

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) commented: “I am thrilled to hear that Legal Aid of Southeastern PA is a recipient of the well-deserved Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant.

“The legal aid programs provided by Legal Services Corporation and Legal Aid of Southeastern PA are essential to obtaining legal justice for countless Americans across the country — including here in Pennsylvania.

“I am confident that this grant will go a long way in ensuring that the legal needs of low-income Americans in our community are met,” Fitzpatrick concluded.

LASP is one of 12 legal aid organizations this year receiving Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants totaling more than $4.5 million.

LSC awards these grants from its $4.75 million Pro Bono Innovation Fund included in its FY 2021 congressional appropriation.  

The fund was recommended by LSC’s Pro Bono Task Force in 2012. Since its creation in 2014, the Pro Bono Innovation Fund has invested $28 million in 94 pro bono projects around the country.