| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews, project proposals and funding requests relating to the Aston Legal Centre (ALC). Funding source(s): Barrow Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: The ALC was first set up in 1992 and appointed its first solicitor in 1993. ALC provides a legal advice service that aims to give initial advice in many areas. Since 1995 ALC casework was limited to housing, employment and welfare benefits matters. The preponderance of ALC clients are drawn from ethnic minority groups in the Aston area. Nature of support: In 1997 the Trust agreed to three annual grants beginning at £16,000 and decreasing to £12,000. This grant was made towards core legal services and the expansion of civil rights casework. Minutes: BCT 384. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest. File not numbered. |