AtlantaleGaLaid.org
About AtlantaleGaLaid.org
The Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. began in 1924 with a budget of $600, courtesy of a grant from the Community Chest. The ensuing decades saw modest increases in funding, with the Community Chest, later the United Way, providing the majority of the budget. By 1960, Legal Aid's annual budget was only $50,000, most of which was used to support the salaries of 5 staff attorneys. Then came the civil rights movement and the 1960s.
