2009-10 General Support Grants

The Foundation's Legal Assistance for the Poor (LAP) Grant Program, supported primarily by IOTA funds, provides general support and special purpose grants to a network of organizations providing free civil legal services to the poor. Together, this network provides access to the justice system for low-income individuals and families residing in every Florida county. LAP grants also support legal assistance for specific client services and to specific client groups. The map below shows the locations of the 31 LAP general support grantees. Florida Legal Services, a statewide program based in Tallahassee, also receives a general support grant for its Migrant Farmworker Justice Project, which is based in Lake Worth. Beneath the map is a list of the 32 grants made to LAP general support grantees in 2009-10.

Grantee (main office)	Award
1. Bay Area Legal Services Richard C. Woltmann Executive Director Tampa	$396,467
2. Brevard County Legal Aid Robert L. Johnson, Jr. Executive Director Rockledge	$119,183
3. Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida Barbara J. Prager Executive Director Plantation	$37,100
4. Community Law Program Kimberly Rodgers Executive Director St. Petersburg	$45,500
5 Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida William H. Abbuehl Executive Director Daytona Beach	$515,656
6. Cuban American Bar Association Pro Bono Project Raul Flores Staff Counsel/Executive Director Miami	$71,741
7. Dade County Bar Association Legal Aid Society Sharon L. Langer Executive Director Miami	$553,446
8. Florida Equal Justice Center Sally G. Schmidt Executive Director Fort Myers	$560,819
9. Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center (program with statewide component) Cheryl Little Executive Director Miami	$1,213,618
10. Florida Institutional Legal Services (statewide program) Christopher M. Jones Executive Director Newberry	$839,648
11. Florida Justice Institute (statewide program) Randall C. Berg, Jr. Executive Director Miami	$518,086
12. Florida Legal Services (statewide program) Kent R. Spuhler Executive Director Tallahassee	$3,042,033
13. Florida Legal Services (statewide program) Migrant Farmworker Justice Project Kent R. Spuhler Executive Director Tallahassee	$861,052
14. Florida Rural Legal Services (program with statewide component) Donald Isaac Executive Director Ft. Myers	$617,969
15. Guardianship Program of Dade County Jerry Santeiro Executive Director Miami	$92,572
16. Gulfcoast Legal Services John P. Cunningham Executive Director St. Petersburg	$1,447,130
17. Heart of Florida Legal Aid Society Alina Gonzalez-Dockery Executive Director Bartow	$160,631
18. Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Michael G. Figgins Executive Director Jacksonville	$1,193,455
19. Lee County Legal Aid Society Kathryn E. Pugh Executive Director Fort Myers	$80,451
20. Legal Advocacy Center of Central Florida Mary Raspet Executive Director Sanford	$862,367
21. Legal Aid Foundation of the Tallahassee Bar Association Kathy Arrant Executive Director Tallahassee	$61,383
22. Legal Aid of Manasota Linda Harradine Executive Director Sarasota	$45,500
23. Legal Aid Service of Broward County Anthony J. Karrat Executive Director Plantation	$1,285,642
24. Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association Mary Anne De Petrillo Executive Director Orlando	$763,294
25. Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Robert A. Bertisch Executive Director West Palm Beach	$505,343
26. Legal Services of Greater Miami Marcia K. Cypen Executive Director Miami	$915,585
27. Legal Services of North Florida Kristine E. Knab Executive Director Tallahassee	$321,264
28. North Florida Center for Equal Justice Edward J. Grunewald Executive Director Tallahassee	$107,350
29. Northwest Florida Legal Services C.V. Ford, Jr. Executive Director Pensacola	$560,943
30. Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society Silvia McLain Executive Director Longwood	$93,197
31. Southern Legal Counsel (statewide program) Jodi Siegel Executive Director Gainesville	$448,592
32. Three Rivers Legal Services Allison P. Thompson Executive Director Gainesville	$93,320
Total	$18,430,337