Proud to Thrive for LGBT Elders - Center for Disability and Elder Law

Proud to Thrive for LGBT Elders - Center for Disability and Elder Law - Main Location

Eligibility

Applicants must live in Chicago or Suburban Cook County, Illinois.Applicants must be at least 60 or live with a permanent disability.CDEL generally prioritizes applicants with limited assets and a total gross household income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The applicant's legal issue must be one of the case types they handle. They must not have an ethical conflict of interest regarding your legal issue to assist.

Hours

Mon 9:00am - 5:00pm Tue 9:00am - 5:00pm Wed 9:00am - 5:00pm Thu 9:00am - 5:00pm Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm The phone lines are open from 9:00am to 12:00pm for those seeking legal assistance.

(312) 376-1880

Voice

(312) 376-1885

Fax

312-376-1880

Voice

https://www.cdelaw.org/proud-to-thrive-for-lgbt-elders

[email protected]

Languages

Spanish, English

Application process

To find out if CDEL can help you, please call (312) 376-1880 between 9:00am to 12:00pm, Monday through Friday. A CDEL volunteer will collect basic information about you and your legal problem.

Fees

Free

Service area

Cook County, IL

Description

Proud to Thrive provides free or low-cost legal services for low-income LGBT+ Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities across Cook County. Proud to Thrive provides legal services in the same civil practice areas as CDEL, especially in the areas of estate planning, housing issues, and property tax and title issues, to address concerns held by many LGBT+ Older Adults.

Date of Last Formal Update

01/12/2024

Data provided by

211 Metro Chicago

What's Here

LGBTQ2+ Older Adults Community Legal Clinics

Providing organization

Center for Disability and Elder Law

Center for Disability and Elder Law provides quality legal services, pro bono (for free), to Cook County low-income seniors and low-income adults with disabilities. They focus their work on financial stability, housing, end-of-life planning, and advanced directives. Their central goal is to help clients avoid future, and potentially more serious, legal problems.