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The grant was part of $1.4 million in awards to support civil legal aid, law-related education and other projects, the Bar Foundation said in a news release.
Many statewide organizations with a presence in the Lowcountry also received funding:
CODA receives Bar Foundation funding
Published Monday, August 22, 2011
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Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse was awarded $40,000 by the S.C. Bar Foundation to aid victims of domestic abuse in Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton and Hampton counties.
S.C. Legal Services is the statewide provider of civil legal services to low-income South Carolinians ($1 million).
The S.C. Bar Law Related Education Division conducts programs for the state's youth ($160,000).
The S.C. Access to Justice Commission aims to expand access to civil legal representation ($80,000).
The S.C. Center for Fathers & Families places low-income fathers unable to pay child support in jobs and teaches them to be responsible fathers ($44,020).
The S.C. Bar Ask-A-Lawyer Program provides legal educational clinics to give the public access to legal information ($40,000).
The S.C. Bar Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the South Carolina Bar.
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