EQUAL ACCESS FUND EVALUATION TOOLKIT
CHAMPIONS AND OTHER RESOURCES
Many people have contributed to this toolkit. All of them, along with many other resources, are available to help legal services programs create effective ways to evaluation their work.
General Assistance Regarding Evaluation and the Equal Access Fund
Legal Services Trust Fund Program Grants Administrators can provide general assistance and support. In addition, they have information about what evaluations are being done by other legal services programs and can help create connections between programs with similar challenges and/or similar plans.
Lorna Choy 415-538-2535
lorna.choy@calbar.ca.gov
Denise Teraoka 415-538-2545 denise.teraoka@calbar.ca.gov
Daniel Passamaneck 415-528-2403 daniel.passamaneck@calbar.ca.gov
Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC) and its staff are fully engaged in improving evaluation of Equal Access Fund projects and preparing the report to the Legislature. LAAC, too, can identify other legal services programs doing the same kind of work, and its Director will be creating working groups to provide information and mutual support.
Julia R. Wilson, Director 415-834-0100 x 306
jwilson@pic.org
Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts can provide valuable assistance regarding research techniques, including tailored advice about evaluation legal services. This expert assistance will also be available through small working groups that will be created and sponsored by LAAC.
James Mensing 415-865-7601
james.mensing@jud.ca.gov
Other Organizations, Websites and Publications
Bureau of Justice Assistance Evaluation Website (www.bja.evaluationwebsite.org) provides a wealth of information and resources, including a handy Electronic Road map for Evaluation. While the organization focuses on criminal justice programs, most of the resources are equally applicable in the civil context.
Legal Services Corporation Resource Library (www.lri.lsc.gov) gathers information about legal services management and delivery approaches, including many resources on evaluation.
Management Information Exchange (www.m-i-e.org) offer publications, training and consulting regarding all aspects of managing legal services programs, including evaluation.
National Legal Aid and Defender Association (www.nlada.org) the national membership organization for legal services programs, has gathered information about evaluation in outstanding evaluations. [See Civil Resources and then Project for the Future of Equal Justice.]
The Resource for Great Programs (www.greatprograms.org) offers consulting and training regarding strategic planning and marketing, outcomes measurement, and programs assessment support.
Champions of the Tools and Reports
Here is the contact information for individuals and programs whose materials are included in the tools and who are responsible for the Examples of Comprehensive Evaluation Reports. They have each expressed their willingness to answer questions about their own program evaluation or to offer suggestions to others.
Bob Cohen, Executive Director
Legal Aid Society of Orange County
902 North Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 571-5200, bcohen@legal.aid.com
Ross M. Dolloff, Director
Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
37 Friend St.
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 559-7730, rdolloff@nlsma.org
Neal Dudovitz, Executive Director
Neighborhood Legal Svcs. Of Los Angeles
13327 Van Nuys Blvd.
Pacoima, CA 91331
(818) 896-5211, ndudovitz@nls-la.org
Gabrielle Hammond
National Technology Assistance Project
Legal Aid Society of Orange County
902 North Main St
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(310) 391-2984, g.hammond@verizon.net
Greg Knoll
Legal Aid Society of San Diego
110 South Euclid Avenue
San Diego, CA 92114
(619) 471-2620, GEK@lassd.org
Yvonne Mariajimenez, Deputy Director
Neighborhood Legal Svcs of Los Angeles
13327 Van Nuys Blvd
Pacoima, CA 91331
(818) 896- 5211, ymariajimenez@nls-la.org
Jeanne Charn
Hale & Dorr Legal Service Center
122 Boylston Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 522-3003 x. 2570, charn@law.harvard.edu
Jan May
AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
(202) 434-2120, jmay@aarp.org
Irene Morales, Executive Director
Inland Counties Legal Services
1737 Atlanta Avenue, Suite H-3
Riverside, CA 92507
(909) 368-2540, imorales@icls.org
Bob Oakley, Executive Director
Northwestern (PA) Legal Services
Renaissance Center, Suite 1200
1001 State Street
Erie, PA 16501-1833
(800) 665-6957, boakley@nwla.org
Chris Schneider
Central California Legal Services
1999 Tuolumne Street, Suite 700, 7th Fl
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 570-1200, chris@centralcallegal.org
Jeff Selbin
East Bay Community Law Center
3130 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 548-4040, jselbin@ebclc.org
Juliet Stone
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
1145 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Fl
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 977-7500, jstone@apalc.org