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Advocacy Blog
Saturday, December 03, 2005
Faith Based Groups Join Campaign To End LSC's Private Money Restriction
Recently, 31 leading faith-based groups joined the campaign to end the Legal Services Corporation's private money restriction, a federal rule that each year deprives thousands of low-income individuals and families of legal help in critical civil cases. In a letter to Congressmen Wolf and Mollohan, the religious groups wrote, “We are deeply concerned that this [provision] hurts the families we serve, imposes unnecessary costs, and sets a dangerous precedent for public-private partnerships. The law closes the doors of justice for many low-income individuals and families who simply cannot afford to hire a private lawyer to help them in civil matters.”
Signatories to the letter include the National Council of Churches, Evangelicals for Social Action, the National Baptist Convention, the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, Pax Christi USA, and 26 other local, regional, and national groups of various denominations. These groups represent well over 55 million Americans of faith.
This new alliance is an important step in the effort to help the most vulnerable people in America access desperately needed legal assistance. To view the press release or the letter, please visit www.ncccusa.org or www.brennancenter.org.
Posted by Jennifer Lowe
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