Your Dollars Help To Expand Services To Those Who Would Otherwise Have No Access To Justice

Thanks to the support of National, State, and Local organizations like the Legal Services Corporation, the State of Arizona, the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education, the Arizona Equal Justice Campaign, Pima County, United Way, Pima Council On Aging and private individuals like you, each year SALA is able to provide direct legal aid to meet the fundamental unmet civil legal needs of more than 20,000 individuals.

Services included: safety and protection for children and women who are victimized by domestic violence; preservation of shelter for those wrongfully evicted from their homes or facing foreclosure; access to food stamps for people who are hungry and unable to obtain services from the Department of Economic Security; access to long-term health care for those denied services; and a means to survive for disabled persons who are unable to obtain benefits from the Social Security Administration.

In 2013, as a result of services provided to clients, SALA saved or recovered a total of $1,273,461.29 for client use within the community. SALA provided legal aid in 7,946 cases and matters meeting the fundamental civil, legal need of more than 21,454 individuals.

SALA raised community awareness of legal rights and responsibilities by teaching prevention and self-help methods, making presentations, distributing brochures and self-help materials to over 3,068 individuals;

The Arizona Statewide Website, administered by SALA and its partners, www.AzLawHelp.org, received more than 708,086 page views from individuals seeking legal information;