Priority Setting Process

Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. - 070084

Abstract Number: 070084

August 2007

Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. (LAD) has completed the process of identifying and establishing the most critical needs of their clients.  LAD contracted with the Center for Urban Studies (CUS), at Wayne State University, to collect, analyze, and report the data about client needs.  CUS used three research methods to collect data from a representative sample of eligible low-income metropolitan Detroit service area individuals: telephone interviews, focus groups, and a paper-and-pencil survey.  Based on statistical analysis of the data collected, the survey results concluded that the most critical needs addressing eligible tri-county clients were: neighborhood (streets, sidewalks need repair), employment (finding a job), health care (lack of affordable health care), consumer (denial of credit), housing (general repairs), public Benefits (child support enforcement), family (child support), education (lack of transportation), and miscellaneous (state/federal taxes).  Based on the results of the survey priorities were established for the most critical legal needs. 

For more information on the Priority Setting Process please click here ( 139k).

Contact Information:

Deierdre L. Weir
Executive Director
Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc.
Penobscot Building
645 Griswold Street, Suite 3466
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313-965-9419
Fax: 313-965-9694
dweir@ladadetroit.org

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