Legal Services for Children

Legal Services for Children (LSC) "was founded in 1975 as one of the first non-profit law firms in the country to provide free legal representation and social work services to children and youth. "LSC's mission is to ensure that all children and youth in San Francisco Bay Area have an opportunity to be raised in a safe environment with equal access to a meaningful education and the services and supports they need to become healthy and productive young adults. LSC pioneered a unique interdisciplinary approach to legal services, employing teams of attorneys and social workers to comprehensively meet the needs of our clients."

Funding
Their Annual Report lists all individual funders and the support they receive from the government and law firms. They are also supported by a number of foundations which are listed below:


 * Annie E. Casey Foundation
 * Blue Shield of California Foundation
 * Bothin Foundation
 * Caufield Family Foundation
 * Charlotte & Arthur Zitrin Foundation
 * Clorox Company Foundation
 * Employee Giving Campaign
 * David B. Gold Foundation
 * Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Foundation
 * Five Bridges Foundation
 * Giants Community Fund
 * Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
 * Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
 * Matching Gift Program
 * James MP Feuille Family Foundation
 * Jewish Community Endowment Fund
 * Kissinger Family Foundation
 * Louis R. Lurie Foundation
 * Miriam and Peter Haas Fund
 * Morrison & Foerster Foundation
 * Munger, Tolles & Olson Foundation
 * Public Welfare Foundation
 * Robert Holgate Philanthropic
 * Fund of Horizons Foundation
 * Rosengarten - Horowitz Fund
 * Samuel & Helene Soref Foundation
 * San Francisco Foundation
 * Skadden Fellowship Foundation
 * Taproot Foundation
 * Thomas H. Maren Foundation
 * United Way
 * van Löben Sels/Rembe Rock Foundation
 * Wells Fargo Foundation
 * World Childhood Foundation, Inc.

http://www.lsc-sf.org/publications/annual_report_2004-5.pdf

Directors
Source
 * James Bell
 * Jeffrey M. Bleich
 * Karen Block
 * Betsy Blumenthal
 * Ria Burghardt
 * Donna Furth
 * Geoff Howard
 * Amy Laughlin
 * Karen J. Nardi
 * John F. O’Toole
 * Arturo Sanchez
 * Elizabeth Butler Steyer
 * Kaye Theimer
 * Carol Lynn Thompson
 * Michael Wald
 * Irvenia Waters
 * Mary M. Weitzel
 * Christopher N. Wu

Publications

 * 2004-05 Annual Report (pdf)

Contact

 * Web: http://www.lsc-sf.org