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and honored to attend LSC ’ s 50th Anniversary Gala , where “ Protecting the Promise ” to ensure equal access to justice remained as pertinent a theme as ever . The Florida delegation included all of the Florida LSC-funded programs : Bay Area Legal Services , Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida , Legal Services of Greater Miami , Community Legal Services , Three Rivers Legal Services , Legal Services of North Florida , and Florida Rural Legal Services . Attendees were treated to two days of events and speakers , including U . S . Supreme Court Justice John Roberts Jr ., U . S . Attorney General Merrick Garland , former Secretary of State ( and LSC Board member , 1977 ) Hillary Clinton , and authorattorney John Grisham .
These leaders celebrate the Legal Services Corporation ’ s 50th anniversary milestone and those who created this vital element of today ’ s legal aid system . Today LSC administers a $ 550M budget . In 2022 , LSC ’ s 132 legal aid grantees , through more than 900 local offices , assisted 1.8 million clients . Even so , in 2022 , LSC estimated that 53.6 million Americans were eligible for legal aid services . The challenges remain . n
Authors : Vivian Cortes-Hodz – Cortes Hodz Family Law & Mediation , P . A . and Joan Boles – Bay Area Legal Services
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