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rtNeighborhood Christian Legal Clinic a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability is recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (c)(3) organization

Fort Wayne 347 W Berry Street Suite 101 Fort Wayne IN 46802phone 2604568972 fax 2604568983

Indianapolis 3333 N Meridian Street Suite 201Indianapolis IN 46208phone 3174294131 fax 3174294130

Serving the civil legal needs of Indianarsquos most vulnerable neighbors since 1994

Our Vision ldquoDefend the cause of the weak and fatherless maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed Rescue the weak and needy deliver them from the hand of the wickedrdquo Psalm 823-4

Our Mission To promote justice through legal representation and legal education for our low-income neighbors as a way of demonstrating Christrsquos love

At the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic we take this prophetic call seriously

We seek our marginalized neighbors assisting them in alleviating burdens so they can thrive

Our approach We build programs around vulnerable clients provide justice-oriented advocacy and legal solutions and partner with other high-impact nonprofits and

ministries so that clients receive holistic services

For us this means

Immigrant Justice Program

Victim Justice Program

Project GRACE

Clients served in our Immigrant Justice Program include asylees fleeing brutal regimes refugees seeking to start a new life here and children who were brought to the US at a young age We seek to help our immigrant clients fully integrate into the US which includes seeking the authority to work

Partnering with agencies such as The Julian Center Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Families First we provide critically-needed legal services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault that will help victims secure immediate safety and long-term well-being

Project GRACE (Guided Re-entry And Community Education) works with ex-offenders helping to remove barriers to successful re-entry Services include limiting access to criminal histories restoring driving privileges and assistance with child support and visitation issues

Consumer Justice Program

Project PEACE

Whether there has been a loss of employment divorceseparation or unexpected health expenses we help protect clients income and provide a fresh financial start Our Helping Hoosier Homeowners program provides a full range of post-purchase housing counseling and mortgage foreclosure prevention services The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic assists taxpayers who have a dispute with the IRS And our consumer attorneys assist with bankruptcy

The goal of the Project PEACE (Peaceful Engagement And Conflict Education) is to provide an alternative to contentious litigation for family law disputes Rather than lawyering up to deal with custody parenting time and child support we provide volunteer peace coaches who help facilitate collaborative co-parenting relationships and a lawyermediator who can ensure agreements reached are legally sound and in the childrens best interests

About 700 years before Christ the prophet Isaiah encouraged Godrsquos people to ldquoSeek justice defend the oppressed Take up the cause of the fatherless plead the case of the widowrdquo

(Isaiah 117)strong faith strong management strong partnerships strong outcomes

As we continually look to improve our operations we kept revisiting these themes

during 2013 The year was reflective for us and we spent a significant amount of

time in staff team meetings and board meetings talking about how the Neighborhood

Christian Legal Clinic can be most impactful I think the thoughtful discussions (and at

times heated debates) were sparked by three things (1) 2014 is our 20th anniversary

so celebrating a milestone naturally causes one to examine the past and contemplate

the future (2) we spent much of the year drafting our next three-year strategic plan

which will guide us from 2014 through 2016 and (3) our board staff and volunteers are

committed to ensuring that we are a great organization that helps our clients thrive

As we go forward into 2014 and beyond we are excited to continue working to ensure

the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic is a great organization because we know that

the stronger our organization the more significant impact we can have on behalf of our

neighbors

Thank you for partnering with us

Josh AbelExecutive Director

During the year 4392 people attended one of our neighborhood-based

intakes seeking legal counsel and representation

5244 people participated in a preventive legal education seminar learning

about their legal rights and responsibilities

Our 40-person staff team and 130 volunteers (who provided 8354 hours of

volunteer service) had the following impact

2013 Impact Report

ldquoThere are no words to say how much we appreciate all yoursquove done for us The attorney helped us and answered every question The fact that you ask who needs prayers is very important By your ministry people can see Godrsquos love and can know that there are Christians that really care for themrdquo 2013 Client Quote

Project GRACE

950 people attended our

expungement help desk at the

City-County Building (the first

such help desk in the state) where

they were guided through the

step-by-step process of how to

clear their criminal records

318 people attended educational

seminars to learn about the new

Indiana expungement law how

to reinstate a driverrsquos license

and information regarding child

support concerns

We were the first nonprofit in the

state that assisted people with

filing petitions for expungement

under the new law


286 applications filed for

refugees to either become legal

permanent residents or to bring

another family member to the

US

111 immigrant children who

arrived in the US without

immigration status applied for

Deferred Action for Childhood

Arrivals

Top five countries of birth for

refugee clients Burma Somalia

Egypt Sudan and Bhutan


428 foreclosures were stopped

$263266 in corrected IRS tax

liabilities and refunds for 148

clients

140 tenants in Marion County

were given legal advice or

representation regarding their

landlord-tenant relationship


165 victims of domestic violence

sexual assault or human trafficking

received representation in a family

law matter against their abusers

105 immigrants who were victims

of violent crime had U-Visas

filed which when approved

will provide them with work

authorization and legal status in

the United States

We are the only civil legal provider

on the Indiana Protections for

Abused and Trafficked Humans

and we assisted in the investigation

of over 20 allegations of human

trafficking

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together we stand for justice$250000+Indiana Civil Legal Aid FundIndianapolis Housing and Community Development AuthorityIndianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership

$100 000 - $249999Internal Revenue Service The Julian Center Department of Justice

$15000 - $99999CICF Indianapolis FoundationCICF Womenrsquos FundCollege Park ChurchGrace Community ChurchIndiana Criminal Justice InstituteKALEONina Mason Pulliam Charitable TrustSt Vincent Hospital amp Health Care CenterThe Clowes FundThe Commissioners of Hamilton CountyTrinity Church United Way of Central IndianaDoug amp Jayne Ann Wilson

$5000 - $14999AnonymousBarnes amp Thornburg LLPCommunity Foundation of Greater Fort WayneTimothy amp Christina DooleyEskenazi HealthFaegre Baker Daniels LLPMalcolm amp Marilyn GatelyHVAF IncIce Miller LLPIndianapolis Department of Metropolitan DevelopmentIndianapolis Neighborhood Resource CenterBenjamin amp Abigail KuzmaMary Rigg Neighborhood CenterDouglas amp Patricia ParkerThe Saltsburg Fund

$1000 - $4999Joshua amp Laurie AbelLori AndersonRobert amp Nancy AramBarnes amp Thornburg - Fort WayneBrehob NurseryBrotherhood Mutual FoundationSean amp Jenifer BrownKevin Burris

Chin Evangelical Baptist ChurchChrist Church CathedralRyan CookMichael amp Cathy CosciaEugene amp Marilyn Glick FoundationRobert amp Melody GrandAnn GraysonJohn amp Kara GurchiekJames HawkinsPeter amp Jessica HoJohn amp Nancy HoardBenjamin HuffmanAnn HuntRandal KaltenmarkLilly Endowment IncJoseph amp Lisa MillerCheryl NorthcuttGeorge amp Christine PlewsPlews Shadley RacherJohn PulliamChris amp Christy PurnellSoutheastern ChurchSouthport Presbyterian ChurchSt Joseph Commuinty Health FoundationSt Luke Catholic ChurchTodd amp Janet StephensonStephen amp Betty SterrettTrent TaylorLynn TylerUWCI State Employees Community CampaignWagner ReeseMatt amp Erin WiseVanRheenen amp Associates PCRobina Zink

$1 - $999 Deborah Marie AbelEric amp Cynthia AbelGeorge amp Kimberly AbelWayne amp Linda AdamsAna Alfonso PallikanMichael amp Holly AllisonDon amp Kim AndersonTerry AndersonVictor AndradeNorma AndrewsChristopher amp Sonia ArdeelArt amp Penny Johnson FundJohn amp Kathryn BarceMatthew amp Kellie BarrJames amp Phyllis BeattyJames amp Tier BeattyBeckman LawsonJohn BenjaminWilliam BentleyRebecca BerfangerMark BettingerBen amp Sandra BlantonJeffrey amp Kathleen BloxsomeBobilya Law Group LLP

Garrett BouyettCarter BoydRussell amp Emily BrownChristopher BrummettKaren Bruner StroupMargretta BurdsallMyrtle BurgessPhillip amp Lynn CardBill amp Moira CarlstedtJoshua amp Natalie CaseCatholic Charities - GaryAshley CavedaNancy ChanceClark QuinnEmily ConnorLinda CooleyJeffrey CooperPaul amp Frances CorsaroTerri CzajkaRichard DickJustice Brent amp Jan DicksonJames DimosBruce DonaldsonTim amp Katie DorseyTimothy amp Terri DownsAndrew amp Sandra DragonDavid amp Cathy DuclosMark amp Christine DudleyKeith amp Barb DunkelJudith DunlapJeremy DunnErin DurnellLes DuvallErnest amp Sharon DykesElibacher Fletcher LLPRon ElkinsKate EmsFathers amp FamiliesFirst Presbyterian ChurchArt FisherDaniel FisherTodd amp Angelin FisherAnthony amp Barbara FitchSarah FowlerMichael amp Kristin FruehwaldStephanie FulkJohn GableBrant amp Deborah GardnerKim GarnerNancy GarulaRobert GaussMiltina GaviaMark amp Alison GayerSusan GerhartRichard amp Sandra GettelfingerZach amp Bettina GillenJudge John GodichDeborah GoodSherman amp Nancy GoodwinLori Barnhart amp Kirk GrableDawn GreeneGreg amp Kathy GuevaraSusan HaberMonta HaleJohn HallChase amp Meaghan Haller

Amy HalseyKarl amp Nancy HansAugust HardeeJacqueline HardenBrent HarrisDavid amp Patricia HaskettJohn amp Susan HeinAimee HeitzMichael HendrixRobert amp Barri HicksSteven HockettMary HoellerNancy HolleJeff HowellLisa HughesRichard amp Shannie HughesWillis amp Catherine HuirasElizabeth HummelJames HumphreyTom amp Brenda HustonIndianapolis Bar AssociationJames Dorr BabcockChad amp Kelley JohnsonMarcia JohnsonTanya JohnsonKEJ FoundationStacy KelleyRebekah KeslerJoe amp Heather KidwellJohn KimMadalyn KinseyAnna KirkmanMatthew KleinKenneth Klotz JrJoe amp Ida LambertiWill amp Stephanie LawsonCraig amp Angela LehmanDavid LemonsIrwin LevinTodd LeydenDwight amp Lisa LueckCharlene LugarBobby Lydon-LamMichael MaxwellJamie amp Noel McClainDeborah McMahanMatthew MeierDave amp Julie MennelKendall amp Katherine MillardMarilyn MillerMarvin MitchellRyan amp Heather MooreDavid amp Sarah MorganTamie Jo MorogJack MorrisKarl MulvaneyTim amp Sharon MurphyJanet NicholsTeresa NyhartKonstantine OrfanosAngela PandoliJeffrey PankratzWendy Perez-ContrerasDavid amp Cathleen PerryDonald amp Maurie PhelanMollie PhukanChris amp Katherine Poling

Ann PrestonJeffrey QualkinbushDave amp Linda QuigleyMary RamsbottomBrian amp Amy ReaganRandall amp Ann RiggsJohn RobbLauren RobinsonFlorence RoismanJessica RoyLorena SaavedraSABICBarbara SamsKelly ScanlanWilliam amp Michelle ShewanJohn amp Virginia SimmonsGeoffrey SlaughterMargaret SmithScott SorrellsSusan StaffordRobert K StanleyDavid amp Elizabeth SteinerDeetta SteinmetzSarah StelznerJeffrey SterrettLawrence StewardDennis StolleDennis SwenderErin Lee Borden SzalkieGerald TelfordThe Hastings Law FirmPatrick ThomasTerri ThornPhillip amp Lynn ToopsJoel TragesserMichael amp Dayle TrentadueStephen amp Ashley UngerUnited Way of Bartholomew CountyUnited Way of Metropolitan AtlantaUnited Way of Midland CountyUnited Way of the National Capital AreaRachel Van TyleWilliam amp Jeanne Van TyleBryan WaggonerWendy WalkerTimothy WallRichard amp Joan WertL Alan WhaleyRobert amp Ellen WhittElizabeth WileySharon WillenJim WilmesJoel amp Carleigh WilsonMitzi WilsonIgnacio Larrinua amp Mary WolfRobyn WoodsJohn amp Cathi YoungMindelynn YoungJudge Gerald Zore

These consolidated financial statements are compiled from our complete 2013 financial statements which are prepared and audited by Blue amp Co LLC The complete audited financial statements are available on our website or by request

EXPENSES Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted

Permanently Restricted

2013 Total 2012 Total

Program Services 2121681 0 0 2121681 2216542

Management and general 186595 0 0 186595 132847

Fundraising 67886 0 0 67886 71620

Total Expenses 2376162 0 0 2376162 2421009

ASSETS Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted



Net assets beginning of year

502305 409944 12833 925082 564609

Net assets end of year 775665 371804 12833 1160302 925082

Change in net assets 273360 (38140) 0 235220 360473

SUPPORT amp REVENUE

Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted



Contributions 150682 1060398 0 1211080 920568

Program service fee income

928148 0 0 928148 1223280

Donated services 416669 0 0 416669 600731

Net revenues from special events

47515 0 0 47515 33280

Other revenue 4963 3007 0 7970 3623

Net assets released from restrictions

1101545 (1101545) 0 0 0

Total support and revenue

2649522 (38140) 0 2611382 2781482

financial statement amp notes

At the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic we take this prophetic call seriously

We seek our marginalized neighbors assisting them in alleviating burdens so they can thrive

Our approach We build programs around vulnerable clients provide justice-oriented advocacy and legal solutions and partner with other high-impact nonprofits and

ministries so that clients receive holistic services

For us this means



Project GRACE

Clients served in our Immigrant Justice Program include asylees fleeing brutal regimes refugees seeking to start a new life here and children who were brought to the US at a young age We seek to help our immigrant clients fully integrate into the US which includes seeking the authority to work

Partnering with agencies such as The Julian Center Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Families First we provide critically-needed legal services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault that will help victims secure immediate safety and long-term well-being

Project GRACE (Guided Re-entry And Community Education) works with ex-offenders helping to remove barriers to successful re-entry Services include limiting access to criminal histories restoring driving privileges and assistance with child support and visitation issues


Project PEACE

Whether there has been a loss of employment divorceseparation or unexpected health expenses we help protect clients income and provide a fresh financial start Our Helping Hoosier Homeowners program provides a full range of post-purchase housing counseling and mortgage foreclosure prevention services The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic assists taxpayers who have a dispute with the IRS And our consumer attorneys assist with bankruptcy

The goal of the Project PEACE (Peaceful Engagement And Conflict Education) is to provide an alternative to contentious litigation for family law disputes Rather than lawyering up to deal with custody parenting time and child support we provide volunteer peace coaches who help facilitate collaborative co-parenting relationships and a lawyermediator who can ensure agreements reached are legally sound and in the childrens best interests

About 700 years before Christ the prophet Isaiah encouraged Godrsquos people to ldquoSeek justice defend the oppressed Take up the cause of the fatherless plead the case of the widowrdquo

(Isaiah 117)strong faith strong management strong partnerships strong outcomes

As we continually look to improve our operations we kept revisiting these themes

during 2013 The year was reflective for us and we spent a significant amount of

time in staff team meetings and board meetings talking about how the Neighborhood

Christian Legal Clinic can be most impactful I think the thoughtful discussions (and at

times heated debates) were sparked by three things (1) 2014 is our 20th anniversary

so celebrating a milestone naturally causes one to examine the past and contemplate

the future (2) we spent much of the year drafting our next three-year strategic plan

which will guide us from 2014 through 2016 and (3) our board staff and volunteers are

committed to ensuring that we are a great organization that helps our clients thrive

As we go forward into 2014 and beyond we are excited to continue working to ensure

the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic is a great organization because we know that

the stronger our organization the more significant impact we can have on behalf of our

neighbors

Thank you for partnering with us

Josh AbelExecutive Director







2013 Impact Report


Project GRACE













support concerns




under the new law






US





Arrivals








clients















the United States






trafficking

laquo

laquolaquo

laquo

















Fundraising 67886 0 0 67886 71620

Total Expenses 2376162 0 0 2376162 2421009





502305 409944 12833 925082 564609



SUPPORT amp REVENUE




Contributions 150682 1060398 0 1211080 920568


928148 0 0 928148 1223280



47515 0 0 47515 33280

Other revenue 4963 3007 0 7970 3623


1101545 (1101545) 0 0 0


2649522 (38140) 0 2611382 2781482








2013 Impact Report


Project GRACE













support concerns




under the new law






US





Arrivals








clients















the United States






trafficking

laquo

laquolaquo

laquo

















Fundraising 67886 0 0 67886 71620

Total Expenses 2376162 0 0 2376162 2421009





502305 409944 12833 925082 564609



SUPPORT amp REVENUE




Contributions 150682 1060398 0 1211080 920568


928148 0 0 928148 1223280



47515 0 0 47515 33280

Other revenue 4963 3007 0 7970 3623


1101545 (1101545) 0 0 0


2649522 (38140) 0 2611382 2781482


















Fundraising 67886 0 0 67886 71620

Total Expenses 2376162 0 0 2376162 2421009





502305 409944 12833 925082 564609



SUPPORT amp REVENUE




Contributions 150682 1060398 0 1211080 920568


928148 0 0 928148 1223280



47515 0 0 47515 33280

Other revenue 4963 3007 0 7970 3623


1101545 (1101545) 0 0 0


2649522 (38140) 0 2611382 2781482


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