Legal Services Program
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The Legal Services Program was a federal initiative that provided free legal assistance to low-income individuals in the United States as part of the War on Poverty.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legal Services Program canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal program
ⓘ
legal aid program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Office of Economic Opportunity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedToProtect |
civil rights of the poor
ⓘ
due process rights of low-income individuals ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicyArea |
anti-poverty policy
ⓘ
civil rights policy ⓘ |
| benefits | free legal services ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | Office of Economic Opportunity policymakers ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| field | civil legal aid ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civil legal matters
ⓘ
consumer issues ⓘ family law issues ⓘ housing issues ⓘ public benefits ⓘ |
| fundedBy | federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
combat poverty through legal advocacy
ⓘ
improve access to justice ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Great Society programs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedThrough | local legal services offices ⓘ |
| partOf | War on Poverty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | provide free legal assistance to low-income individuals ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Legal Services Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War on Poverty legal aid initiatives ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Legal Services Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| supportedActivities |
impact litigation
ⓘ
individual client representation ⓘ law reform efforts ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | low-income individuals ⓘ |
| typeOfSupport |
civil legal representation
ⓘ
community legal education ⓘ legal counseling ⓘ |
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