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1241 N Street, Suite 200, Lincoln, NE 68508

Provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

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United Way of the Midlands

7000 West 111th Street , Suite 300 , Worth, IL 60482

Arab-American Family Services (AAFS) helps individuals and families complete applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps". The SNAP program helps eligible households afford the cost of nutritious foods at supermarkets, grocery stores, and farmer's markets. Program participants receive monthly electronic benefits transfers (EBT) which can be used to purchase food at participating retailers."

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211 Metro Chicago

1010 Dixie Highway, 4th Floor, Chicago Heights, IL 60411

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps people with disabilities find and keep jobs. Through their Transition and STEP programs they help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation. The Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits. The Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.

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10015 West Grand Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131

Leyden Family Services' Senior Programs strives to improve the quality of life for those in the community. They provide services and referrals designed to foster independence, enabling the individual to remain active members of the community for as long as possible. Services include assistance in applying for benefits programs such a the Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP), LIHEAP through CEDA, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and more. Services for individuals between the ages of 18-59 with a disability include basic information and referral as well as assistance with CEDA services.

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211 Metro Chicago

4259 South Berkely Avenue, Chicago, IL 60653

Near North Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that offers benefits counseling to help individuals determine what benefits they're eligible for and how to enroll to receive them. They can specifically assist with:Medicaid or MedicareEnrolling in insurance through the MarketplaceWIC and SNAPChicago-specific support options

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211 Metro Chicago

834 East 50th Street, Chicago, IL 60615

Near North Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that offers benefits counseling to help individuals determine what benefits they're eligible for and how to enroll to receive them. They can specifically assist with:Medicaid or MedicareEnrolling in insurance through the MarketplaceWIC and SNAPChicago-specific support options

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211 Metro Chicago

8600 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60652

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps people with disabilities find and keep jobs. Through their Transition and STEP programs they help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation. The Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits. The Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.

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211 Metro Chicago

3925 North Ashland Avenue, C1, Chicago, IL 60613

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps people with disabilities find and keep jobs. Through their Transition and STEP programs they help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation. The Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits. The Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.

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211 Metro Chicago

800 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651

Near North Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that offers benefits counseling to help individuals determine what benefits they're eligible for and how to enroll to receive them. They can specifically assist with:Medicaid or MedicareEnrolling in insurance through the MarketplaceWIC and SNAPChicago-specific support options

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211 Metro Chicago

210 North Wolf Road, Wheeling, IL 60090

OMNI's Family Resource Program primarily serves the communities of Prospect Heights and Wheeling. Although the program provides services that address basic immediate needs, the focus is to promote self-sufficiency and increase participation in the community.

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211 Metro Chicago

2215 Enterprise Drive, Suite 1502-1503, Westchester, IL 60154

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps people with disabilities find and keep jobs. Through their Transition and STEP programs they help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation. The Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits. The Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.

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211 Metro Chicago

1151 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps people with disabilities find and keep jobs. Through their Transition and STEP programs they help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation. The Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits. The Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.

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211 Metro Chicago

33 North Dearborn Street, Suite 1130, Chicago, IL 60602

Pearson Disability Law, LLC offers assistance with Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants to ensure any eligible applicant receives the benefits they deserve.

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211 Metro Chicago

7600 South Pulaski Road, Suite 3N, Chicago, IL 60652

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps people with disabilities find and keep jobs. Through their Transition and STEP programs they help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation. The Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits. The Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.

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211 Metro Chicago

8840 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps people with disabilities find and keep jobs. Through their Transition and STEP programs they help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation. The Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits. The Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.

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211 Metro Chicago

4140 North Broadway, Chicago, IL 60613

Near North Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that offers benefits counseling to help individuals determine what benefits they're eligible for and how to enroll to receive them. They can specifically assist with:Medicaid or MedicareEnrolling in insurance through the MarketplaceWIC and SNAPChicago-specific support options

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211 Metro Chicago

102 East 3rd Street, Suite 102, North Platte, NE 69101

Provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

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United Way of the Midlands

507 7th Street, Suite 400, Sioux City, IA 51101

Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties.  Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance – debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education – expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes. 

Family – adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health – Medicaid, Medicare, government children’s health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing – federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs – ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights – mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning – wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

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Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer’s disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
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United Way of the Midlands

125 South Dubuque Street, Suite 4A, Iowa City, IA 52240

Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties.  Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance – debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education – expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes. 

Family – adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health – Medicaid, Medicare, government children’s health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing – federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs – ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights – mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning – wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer’s disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
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United Way of the Midlands

3033 West Touhy Avenue, Chicago, IL 60645

CJE SeniorLife's Benefits Specialists are available to help seniors identify and apply for the broadest range possible of benefits and support services. Staff provides a person-centered service that helps seniors and their families find ways to reduce expenses and increase income so they can live in the community with dignity and respect as they age. The service is available at many locations across the Chicago area in English and Russian.

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211 Metro Chicago

42 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60602

CPS Office of Student Health and Wellness (OSHW) hosts or facilitates enrollment into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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211 Metro Chicago

743 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60624

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps people with disabilities find and keep jobs. Through their Transition and STEP programs they help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation. The Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits. The Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.

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211 Metro Chicago

8620 South Pulaski Road, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60652

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps people with disabilities find and keep jobs. Through their Transition and STEP programs they help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation. The Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits. The Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.

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211 Metro Chicago

3501 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) helps people with disabilities find and keep jobs. Through their Transition and STEP programs they help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation. The Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits. The Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.

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211 Metro Chicago

2725 East 130th Street, Chicago, IL 60633

Henry Booth House helps individuals and families complete applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. The SNAP program helps eligible households afford the cost of nutritious foods at supermarkets, grocery stores, and farmer's markets. Program participants receive monthly electronic benefits transfers (EBT) which can be used to purchase food at participating retailers."

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