CARPLS by the Numbers
#1
Legal Aid Hotline in the NATION
Total Clients + Total Cases + Cost Per Case
We provide more than
55,000
legal consultations annually
Involving
28,000
cases
Covering
1,871
different legal topics from adoption to zoning
85%
of all cases resolved in-house.
89%
of our clients are satisfied with how their legal problems were resolved.
95%
would recommend us to a friend.
1
1 of 40 legal aid providers serving Cook County.
4
CARPLS receives just 4% of Cook County legal aid funding.
22
Yet, 22% of all legal aid cases are handled by CARPLS.
62
At an average cost of $62 per case.
85
85¢ out of every dollar raised goes to client services.
