Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc.
 
Serving the Tennessee counties of Shelby, Fayette, Lauderdale and Tipton.
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Mals 40th

40th Anniversary – A Time to Celebrate

Harrison D. McIverThe staff and board of Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. (MALS) are especially excited this year, as we are celebrating our 40th Anniversary October 14th from 5 to 7pm at the new University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, located at 1 North Front Street in downtown Memphis.

Our story began in 1968, as noted on our Home Page. The Neighborhood Legal Services Project (NLSP) laid the foundation for MALS. The leadership of MALS’ first two executive directors, retired Circuit Judge George Brown and City of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, were essential to the solid footing that MALS needed to become the principal law firm serving the civil legal needs of low income and other disadvantaged individuals.

Please join us in a year of celebration by contributing today to our Annual Campaign for Equal Justice (click on the “Contribute Now” button at the top of the page); or by volunteering in one of our pro bono/volunteer opportunities (contact Linda Warren Seely at 901-255-3417 or lseely@malsi.org), and do not forget to attend our 40th Anniversary celebration!
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Client Services

MALS 2010 FUNDING

MALS Funding Chart

Contributions

The primary source of revenue in this category is the organization’s annual fundraising campaign, through which individuals, law firms, and corporations donate funds.

Federal, State and Local Government

Revenue in this category includes any grants from federal sources (e.g., Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, etc.), state funds from the Civil Legal Representation for Indigents Fund administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Title III funding from the Shelby County Government administered by the Aging Commission of the Mid-South and funds from local government such as Community Development Block Grants from the City of Memphis.

Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA), Foundations and Other

The IOLTA program in Tennessee was established by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1984 and is administered by the Tennessee Bar Foundation.  The program raises and distributes funds in the form of grants to organizations in Tennessee that provide direct legal services to the indigent, to organizations that seek to improve the administration of justice and to students, in the form of scholarships, at the state-supported law schools.  Revenue from foundations (e.g., The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis) and other organizations such as Seedco are included in this category.

Legal Services Corporation(LSC)

The main source of funding for civil legal aid in the nation, LSC gives grants to independent, local programs.  Grants are awarded through a competitive process and are generally based on the number of people living in poverty in a given state or service area.
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