Legal aid
Beyond Legal Aid (formerly CALA) unites lawyers and activists in a collaborative pursuit for justice by leveraging legal services to benefit the most marginalized communities and individuals. Its lawyers work with activists to help their communities access justice and pursue social change.
Legal Aid / 601 views
Centro de Información empowers Hispanics with the ability to effectively integrate into our greater community through the facilitation of information, education, citizenship and well-being. It is a not-for-profit social services agency that provides bilingual advocacy at our locations in Elgin, Carpentersville, and Hanover Park for more than 15,000 immigrants every year. Centro serves mostly low-income, Hispanic immigrants residing in the greater Fox Valley area, but welcomes clients of any nationality from surrounding counties and states.
Education, Food, Housing/Shelter, Immigration Assistance, Job Services, Legal Aid / 596 views
The Justia Lawyer Directory provides lawyers, legal aid and services profiles by practice area and location. Whatever the legal issue, this lawyer directory will simplify researching, comparing, and contacting attorneys that best fit your legal needs in your city, county or state.
Legal Aid / 569 views
Established in 1998, Mayor's Office on Domestic Violence contracts with the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Womens Network to operate the Help Line. Callers to the Help Line are provided with general domestic violence information, referrals to appropriate domestic violence services and a three-way phone linkage between the caller and the domestic violence services. Trained domestic violence advocates – Victim Information and Referral Advocates (VIRAs) – staff the phones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. VIRAs provide victims with immediate information about their options, information on safety planning, referrals to community based providers including: Shelters Counseling Legal advocacy Civil legal services Supervised child visitation centers Perpetrators services
Abuse, Crisis, Housing/Shelter, Legal Aid, Support Groups, Women, Children, Child Care / 558 views