University of Massachusetts law students have delivered more than 87,000 hours of assistance since the “Mission to pursue justice”  program was established in 2010.

Serving through the state’s only public law school, located on the UMass Dartmouth campus, students have served communities in Boston, Brockton, Cape Cod, Fall River, Lowell, New Bedford, Quincy, Springfield, Taunton, and Worcester, said university officials. The services total a $4.5 million value, according to officials.

Most of the service hours – 83,896 – were related to legal services through pro bono work, clinical programs, and internships. At $53 per hour (the amount paid to District Court-appointed lawyers in Massachusetts), the financial value of those hours is $4,446,488.

This service was performed in dozens of communities at nearly 100 different organizations including legal aid offices, district attorney offices, domestic violence centers, museums, food banks, environmental protection groups, local government offices, and homeless prevention centers.

The remaining 3,185 hours of community service were delivered in areas unrelated to legal services, such as helping the Dartmouth YMCA Farm harvest produce for area food pantries, according to university officials. At $27.82 (the value assigned to a volunteer hour in Massachusetts by the National Corporation for Community Service), the total value of these hours is $88,607.

When combined, the total value of UMass Law community service to date is $4,535,095, said officials.

Examples of organizations and communities served since 2010 include the Women’s Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts and New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park in New Bedford, the Justice Bridge in New Bedford, Taunton, and Boston, and Catholic Social Services in Fall River.