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TO: Recipients of Funds
from the Maine Legal Services Fund (see distribution list attached) FROM: Maine Civil Legal
Services Fund Commission RE: Annual Report to the
Commission and to the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary Date: December 11, 2011 Pursuant
to Title 4 Section 18-A.6, and the Rules For The Maine Civil Legal Services Fund
Commission, Section 8.A., reports from the recipients of funds distributed by
the Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission of the use of the funds must be
submitted annually to the Commission by January 15th for the prior
year. The Commission shall compile
and report this information along with allocation decisions no later than
February 1 of each year to the joint standing committee of the Legislature
having jurisdiction over judiciary matters. The Maine Bar Foundation will coordinate the assembly of the reports
from each recipient organization into a single bound collection and arrange to
deliver the bound volume of report to the Judiciary Committee.
Reports from each recipient organization must be delivered
electronically to Calien Lewis at info@mbf.org
no later than January 13, 2012. The reports shall be in narrative form and identify: 1. The types of cases handled by the organization as a result of money received from the Fund; 2. The number of people served by the organization as a result of money received from the Fund; 3. Demographic information about the people served as a result of money received from the Fund; 4. The geographical area actually served by the organization as a result of money received from the Fund; 5. The status of the matters handled, including whether they are complete or open; 6. Whether and to what extent the recipient organization complied with the proposal submitted to the Commission at the time of application for funds; 7. Outcomes measurements used to determine compliance; and 8. Information particular to each recipient organization regarding unmet and underserved needs.
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