Topic: child protection

Legal Aid Society: Cost-effective legal lifeline for Middle-Tennesseans

By Turner McCullough Jr. | July 30, 2008 |

Legal Aid Society delivers $2 in benefits for every $1 it receives

In 2007, the Legal Aid Society helped more than 7,000 Middle Tennesseans find justice when they had nowhere else to turn. As a result, women were protected from abusive husbands, people still had roofs over their heads and the sick got the medical care they needed, among the many other benefits received by Middle Tennessee’s most vulnerable citizens. Like the miracle of the loaves and fishes, the Legal Aid Society was able to make a little go a long way in meeting these needs - basically delivering $2 in benefits for every $1 it received. The $5,761,160 it spent in 2007 generated $11,096,830 in benefits.

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