On behalf of the Legal Services Corporation of Virginia (LSCV) and the Virginia State Bar, please find enclosed our report on the work of Virginia’s legal aid programs for FY 2023-2024. We are grateful for the support of the General Assembly in making our legal system more accessible to those most in need of assistance.

Virginia’s state-funded legal aid programs provide essential, high-quality legal assistance to low-income Virginians struggling with the threats of eviction, foreclosure, unemployment, domestic violence, and loss of access to healthcare and educational services. This year, Virginia’s legal aid programs generated an estimated $200.2 million in economic benefits for the low-income populations served and their surrounding communities.

This report provides data on more than 26,000 cases closed by the nine regional legal aid programs and our statewide resource center, covering every city and county in the Commonwealth. Their work on these cases benefited tens of thousands of Virginians, including work to keep people in their homes in more than 1,500 eviction cases, and work to help keep people safe in more than 660 domestic violence cases. The work of legal aid remains both critical and urgent for Virginians living in poverty.

Thank you for your partnership and support in providing high-quality access to justice in the Commonwealth.

Yours in service,

Tim Freilich, Esquire
Executive Director
Legal Services Corporation of Virginia

Cameron Rountree, Esquire
Executive Director
Virginia State Bar