Impact Report

Vermonters served in 2024

Map of Vermonters served by Vermont Legal Aid and its sister organization, Legal Services Vermont. In all, 15,278 cases for Vermonters and 203 Vermonters helped via clinic events.

Data by county, as seen on map above

• Grand Isle: 61 cases
• Franklin: 446 cases and 45 clinic-based help
• Orleans: 262 cases and 7 clinic-based help
• Essex: 65 cases and 1 clinic-based help
• Chittenden: 1914 cases and 55 clinic-based help
• Lamoille: 207 cases
• Caledonia: 328 cases and 17 clinic-based help
• Addison: 303 cases and 11 clinic-based help
• Washington: 659 cases and 21 clinic-based help
• Orange: 227 cases
• Rutland: 572 cases and 24 clinic-based help
• Windsor: 527 cases and 1 clinic-based help
• Bennington: 345 cases
• Windham: 569 cases and 3 clinic-based help

Total cases by county: 6,485
Total cases by undefined county: 8,793
Grand total cases: 15,278

Clinic-based help

Total in-person, clinic-based help: 185
Total virtual clinic-based help: 18
Grand total clinic-based help: 203

Clinic topics included:

• Elder law: 12
• Expungement: 5
• Family law or domestic violence: 63
• General legal services: 17
• Housing: 106

Legal services funding is a sound investment

The Vermont Bar Foundation commissioned a study which found the state gets a return of $11 of every $1 put toward legal services. Read the findings of the Vermont Bar Foundation report.

Past statistics

• In 2021, we had 23,808 new requests for help.*
• We represented 6,222 Vermonters.
• We provided vital legal information and referrals to 13,175 Vermonters.
• Our projects could not help the caller 3,791 times because we were unable to connect with the caller, they were not eligible for help under our grants, or they needed legal help in an area that we do not practice in.

* These figures include statistics from both Vermont Legal Aid and Legal Services Vermont (LSV), our statewide legal services partner.

Requests for help by legal category - FY2021