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Example sentences for: indigent

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For the last 35 years, the program has had a two-tiered structure, in which a citywide agency, now called Legal Services for New York City (LSNY), has received federal funds that in turn have been distributed to seven different local corporations, which provided the bulk of services in civil legal matters to indigent New Yorkers.
Immigration also has increased federal spending for the indigent elderly and disabled under the Supplemental Security Income Program.
Congress funded LSC grantees to provide attorneys to represent the interests of indigent clients.
Successful efforts have also been made to expand resources necessary for the delivery of civil legal assistance to the indigent.
Furthermore, the record demonstrates that the interpretations initially offered by the Corporation in the Federal Register notice would contradict Congress' clear purpose of providing meaningful legal representation to indigent lawful aliens and lead to absurd results.