Legal Services

IJC'S MISSION IS TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND POPULATE THE IMMIGRATION FIELD WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY LEGAL ADVOCATES TO CREATE A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS WITH A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO IMMIGRANT JUSTICE.

HUDSON VALLEY JUSTICE CENTER PROVIDES FREE, HIGH QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL COUNSEL TO INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT AFFORD A PRIVATE ATTORNEY. HVJC PRIORITIZES MATTERS WHERE BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ARE AT STAKE INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL, CLASS ACTION AND IMPACT CASES. HVJC REPRESENTS AND ADVISES CLIENTS REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND ADVOCATES FOR POLICY CHANGES THAT BENEFIT THE HUDSON VALLEY'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS.

TO OFFER LEGAL SERVICES AT A REDUCED PRICE TO THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR AN ATTORNEY BUT DON'T QUALIFY FOR FREE LEGAL SERVICES.

PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO LOW INCOME ADULTS AND CHILDREN ON JUVENILE DEPENDENCY, ADOPTION AND INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT MATTERS.

CASA OF BELL AND CORYELL COUNTIES SERVES CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND NEGELCT BY PROVIDING A TRAINED VOLUNTEER TO BE THE VOICE FOR THE CHILD'S RIGHT TO SAFETY IN PLACEMENT, PERMANENCE IN FAMILY LIFE, AND A LOVING HOME.

TO ASSIST INDIGENT CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH LOW-LEVEL CRIMES AVOID THE EXPERIENCE, COMPLICATIONS AND RELATED HARDSHIPS OF PRETRIAL DETENTION CAUSED BY THEIR INABILITY TO AFFORD BAIL. THE LIBERTY FUND INTENDS TO CARRY OUT ITS PURPOSES BY OPERATING A CHARITABLE BAIL FUND THAT WILL PROVIDE BAIL SUPPORT TO LOW-LEVEL OFFENDERS WITH BAIL AMOUNTS SET AT $2,000 OR LESS.

Organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

CIVIL ADVOCACY PROJECT PROVIDES MICRO ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSISTANCE AND LEGAL ADVOCACY TO INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS AND VETERANS.

TO STABILIZE FAMILIES AND CREATE STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS BY RESOLVING IMMIGRATION AND TAX ISSUES WITH AFFORDABLE LEGAL SERVICES AND FREE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS.

CWF HELPS WORKING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN PA AND NJ TO INCREASE THEIR FINANCIAL STABILITY BY PROVIDING FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES, RESOURCE BUILDING AND ASSET DEVELOPMENT. CWF CONNECTS THESE TAX FILERS TO VALUABLE TAX CREDITS, QUALITY FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND SCREENS AND PROVIDES APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS.

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DRAWING FROM THE JEWISH TEACHINGS OF "TZEDEK, TZEDEK TIRDOF, OR "JUSTICE, JUSTICE YOU SHALL PURSUE," TZEDEK DC'S MISSION IS TO SAFEGUARD THE LEGAL RIGHTS AND FINANCIAL HEALTH OF DC RESIDENTS WITH LOW INCOMES DEALING WITH THE OFTEN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES OF ABUSIVE DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES AND OTHER CONSUMER RELATED ISSUES.

Advancing Real Change, Inc. promotes justice by ensuring that the life histories of people charged with crimes are at the forefront of their cases.

TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN RHODE ISLAND BY PROVIDING FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

The Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project is a legal aid organization that provides free legal information, assistance, and representation to Mainers with low incomes facing civil legal issues.

ACCR confronts the injustice that leads to death sentences, death by incarceration, and other excessive punishments through direct representation, impact litigation, training and assistance to legal teams. We strive to level the playing field by combating racial and economic inequities in the criminal justice system, exposing prosecutorial and police misconduct, and rectifying ineffective representation. ACCR fills a void created by the lack of adequate funding for poor defendants and provides hope to those who have lost it.

THE EQUAL JUSTICE WYOMING FOUNDATION STRENGTHENS AND DEFENDS ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES IN WYOMING THROUGH FUNDRAISING AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES. OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE FULL AND EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE, REGARDLESS OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL MEANS.

IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES OF THE CENTRAL COAST (ILSCC) PROVIDES IMMIGRATION-RELATED LEGAL SERVICES AND INFORMATION TO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY OF THE CENTRAL COAST REGION OF CALIFORNIA, PRIMARILY SANTA CRUZ, SAN BENITO, AND MONTEREY COUNTIES. ILSCCS MISSION IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMMIGRATION LAW SYSTEM FOR IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY OFFERING LOW-COST LEGAL REPRESENTATION, ADVICE, AND EDUCATION TO AN OTHERWISE UNDERSERVED POPULATION, THEREBY INCREASING THE OVERALL STABILITY AND WELLBEING OF THE COMMUNITY. LACK OF OR UNCERTAINTY IN IMMIGRATION STATUS CAN CREATE TREMENDOUS INSTABILITY AND INSECURITY IN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, DEPRIVE THEM OF ACCESS TO SERVICES, AND REDUCE THEIR ABILITY TO FUNCTION AS PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. OUR ATTORNEYS HELP ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BY PROVIDING FULL LEGAL REPRESENTATION ON AN INCOME-BASED SLIDING SCALE SO THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY CAN AFFORD LEGAL HELP, AND BY PROMOTING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND C