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This program first received funding from OEO in 1968. In 1974, following passage of the Legal Services Corporation Act, SALA received LSC funding for Pima County only. The program expanded, in 1976, to cover Cochise and Santa Cruz Counties, Graham and Greenlee Counties in 1978-79. The Four Rivers Indian Legal Services program was opened under SALA's administration in 1980. In 1985, with funding provided by the Interest On Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program, services were expanded into Navajo and Apache Counties and to the Tohono Ošodham Reservation, Pinal & Gila Counties in 2000. At the present time, SALA's service area covers over 33,000 square miles including nine (9) counties and eleven (11) of Arizona's twenty-one (21) Indian reservations. We serve five counties in southern Arizona (Pima, Pinal, Gila, Cochise and Santa Cruz) three of which share a common border with Mexico. We also cover the entire eastern portion of Arizona (Navajo, Apache, Graham and Greenlee Counties) excluding the Hopi and Navajo Indian reservations. We also serve the Pascua Yaqui Tribe whose reservation is approximately 20 miles southwest of Tucson. Four Rivers Indian Legal Services (Four Rivers), a Native American component of Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc., serves the residents of eight (8) Indian Reservations located in Maricopa, Pinal, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties including those Native American persons who are part of the service population of those Reservations and reside near those Reservations in border communities. The service area is entirely rural. SALA has, through IOLTA funding and in collaboration with the local bar associations, established the Volunteer Lawyer Programs (VLP) for Pima County and the Rural areas. Through these programs, in 2002, we provide representation to 2357 additional clients with the assistance of private, pro bono attorneys. More than 19,380 hours of service to eligible clients were provided. Over 900 private attorneys have agreed to accept for representation at least two clients per year. Our total client service area includes 214,895 eligible clients. Approximately 120,778 of those clients reside in Pima County, the remaining 89,012 are scattered throughout our service area. The client composition in our basic field component is approximately 57% Anglo, 3% Black, 27% Hispanic, 11% Native American, 1% Asian-P.I. and 1% Other. The clients served by FRILS are Native Americans living on or near reservations in Maricopa, Yavapai, Yuma and Pinal County who are affiliated with one of the reservations served. The clients served on or near the Pascua Yaqui Reservation are almost exclusively Native Americans.
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