Wednesday, September 9, 1981
daily nebraskan
page 7
United Way and
State Bar could
ease budget cuts
By Tim Schaffert
Legal Services of Southeast Nebraska is facing finan
cial trouble with the approach of federal budget cuts.
But director Tim Sindelar said his office has been look
ing into potential funding from local sources.
Sindelar said he has had "fruitful" discussions with
the State Bar Association. Adding a dollar to the filing
fees already present in the state court system was one
alternative discussed, he said. The dollar addition to
filing fees could raise as much as $500,000 for his of
fice, he said.
Sindelar also said increased support from The
United Way of Lincoln-Lancaster County and other
local foundations could help offset decreased federal
support.
Although legal aid in Lincoln had a modest begin
ning in the 1950s, Sindelar said his office now helps
thousands of low income families every year, covering
a large area of southeast Nebraska.
In the 1950s, legal aid in Lincoln consisted of one
part-time man fielding calls from the University of Ne
braska, Sindelar said. He referred those seeking legal
aid to local attorneys who volunteered their time.
In 1967, Legal Services of Lincoln was established
when federal grants became available. Legal services
throughout the country got a boost in 1974 when the
federally funded Legal Services Corporation was
created. ' Legal Services of Lincoln expanded its aid
across southeast Nebraska in 1974 and changed its
name to Legal Services of Southeast Nebraska in 1978,
Sindelar said.
In 1980, according to an annual report, the legal
group helped more than 14,000 low-income families,
which included 2,661 court cases. Sindelar said his
office serves 17 counties and has 30 full-time em
ployees, including 12 lawyers.
Legal services are available to people whose income
does not exceed 125 percent of the federal poverty
level. Of cases handled by the office, about one-third
are family related, such as divorce and child custody.
Another one-third involves consumer and employment
matters. The reamining cases include income mainte
nance, landlord-tenant disputes, and individual rights.
With federal budget cuts of at least 50 percent pend
ing, Sindelar said the future of his office is still uncertain.
Study grants
for overseas
still accepted
The 1982-1983 compet
ition for grants for graduate
study abroad offered under
the Fulb right Program and
by foreign governments,
universities and private
donors will close Oct. 31.
Roberto Esquenazi-Mayo,
UNL's Fulb right program
adviser, said the deadline for
filing applications at UNL is
Sept. 28. Application forms
and information are avail
able from Esquenazi-Mayo
at Oldfather Hall 1033.
Applicants must be U.S.
citizens at the time of appli
cation and generally must
hold a bachelor's degree be
fore the beginning of the
grant. They should also be
proficient in the language of
the host country.
Except for specific
awards, candidates may not
hold a Ph.D. at the time of
application. Candidates for
1982-1983 are ineligible for
a grant to a country if they
have been doing graduate
work or conducting research
in the country for six
months or more during the
1981-1982 academic year.
Most of the grants offer
ed provide round-trip trans
portation, tuition and main
tenance for one academic
year.
Creative and performing
artists are not required to
have a bachelor's degree,
but must have four years of
professional study or equi
valent experience. Social
work applicants must have
at least two years of profes
sional experience after the
master of social work
degree. Candidates in
medicine must have an M.D.
at the time of application.
Mini-marathon
set in Omaha
The Midwest's only 10
kilometer run for health
professionals will be in
Omaha Oct. 4 at 3 p.m. at
the NU Medical Center.
The fourth annual Ok
toberfest Mini-marathon
is open to health science
personnel and hospital em
ployees in Nebraska and the
surrounding states of Colo
rado, Iowa, Kansas, Mis
souri, South Dakota, and
Wyoming.
The race will be in con
junction with the universi
ty's annual Oktoberfest, a
public health fair. Richard
Simmons, star of a daily
exercise program on NBC
television, will be featured
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