CHICAGO, IL, July 2011 — Twenty-three Chicago nonprofit agencies are among 30 law-related nonprofit organizations statewide that received grants from the Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF), the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). Among the Chicago organizations receiving grants are the following:
Chicago Loop:
CARPLS Legal Aid, $10,000
Center for Disability and Elder Law, $7,500
Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, $5,000
Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers, $15,000
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, $10,000
DePaul University College of Law Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic, $7,500
Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, $15,000
Equip for Equality, $15,000
Family Defense Center, $5,000
Illinois Legal Aid Online, $20,000
Lawyers Committee for Better Housing, $15,000
Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services, $11,800
Life Span, $10,000
Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf, $3,000
River North: Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, $10,000; Public Interest Law Initiative, $20,000
River West: Cabrini Green Legal Aid, $10,000
Lawndale: Lawndale Christian Legal Center, $10,000
Gold Coast: Loyola University Chicago School of Law, $10,000
Uptown: Apna Ghar, $5,000
New Eastside: Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, $5,000
Wrigleyville: Center on Halsted, $7,500
Medical District: The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, $7,500
The mission of the Illinois Bar Foundation is to ensure meaningful access to the justice system, especially for those with limited means, and to assist lawyers who can no longer support themselves due to incapacity. This year, the Foundation will distribute more than $400,000 in grants to legal aid organizations across the state of Illinois, and in subsistence payments to attorneys and their families in need.
The Illinois Bar Foundation is located at 20 S. Clark St., Suite 910, Chicago, IL 60603, and the phone number is (312) 726-6072. Information also is available at www.illinoisbarfoundation.org .