Comprehensive legal assistance for survivors project (CLASP)

The Legal Aid Chicago received a $600,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to support the Comprehensive Legal Assistance for Survivors Project (CLASP). The two-year project grant, awarded on October 1, 2021 and set to be completed by September 30, 2023, will increase the availability of civil and criminal legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524).

Under the CLASP project, Legal Aid Chicago will provide comprehensive legal representation and assistance to survivors in matters directly related to or arising from their abuse, such as protective order proceedings, family law issues like divorce and child custody, housing problems, and victims’ rights advocacy. The $600,000 in DOJ grant funding will support Legal Aid Chicago’s delivery of these services to victims in Chicago, Illinois through the end of fiscal year 2023.