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Ascend Justice assist parents, caregivers, and professionals who work with children with legal services related to ongoing DCFS investigations and administrative expungement appeals of DCFS indicated findings.
Provides free legal assistance to survivors of domestic abuse. Offers assistance with: - Safety Plans and Orders of Protection - Housing (Safe Homes Act) - Emergency Relief - Family Law Matters - Divorce, Child Support, and Parenting Plans - Immigration (Violence Against Women Act Self-Petition, U Visa, & T Visa) - Social Services
Neopolitan Lighthouse provides legal advocacy outreach services to women and men who self-identify at civil or criminal court and need to file an Order of Protection, but who are not aware of the procedures, their legal rights, or the resources that are available to them. The Outreach Legal Advocate provides information and counseling on legal rights, available remedies, assistance in completing court documentation and filing Orders of Protection.

Services

Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Provides free quarterly immigration legal screenings and free immigration legal services to victims of human trafficking and domestic violence in partnership with Courage Connection.

Services

Children's Rights Groups
Immigration Issues
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance

Provides free and confidential services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abuse, and all other forms of abuse. Services include counseling, legal advocacy and medical advocacy.

Services

Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Dating Abuse Hotlines
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Abuse Counseling

Rape crisis center services are available via the hotline. Sexual assault program services include:

-- Crisis intervention

-- 24-hour response at medical facilities or police stations

-- Assistance and support with medical and legal procedures

-- Counseling for child and adult survivors of sexual assault

The YWCA also provides information and referral and extensive community education programs for:

-- Helping school children learn how to stay safe from abuse and how to report it

-- Helping schools work against bullying

-- Healthy Relationships groups for high school students

-- Providing professional training on sexual harassment, sexual assault issues, and many related topics

Services

Sexual Assault Hotlines
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Protective/Restraining Orders
Sexual Assault Counseling
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention

Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

-- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

-- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

-- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

-- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

-- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

-- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Services

Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Health Related Advocacy Groups
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.

Services

Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
School System Advocacy
Protective/Restraining Orders
Will Preparation Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Advance Medical Directives
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Tax Information
Debt Management
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
General Legal Aid
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Representation
Labor and Employment Law
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Information Services
Consumer Law
Patient Rights Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Certificates/Forms Assistance

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Support group for victims of domestic violence. Open to anyone who is experiencing or has experienced abuse in an intimate relationship, including individuals who are still involved in the abusive relationship. Transportation available.

Services

Sexual Assault Shelters
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault Hotlines

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Works to build awareness of abuse by partnering with local agencies to offer community education programs and a resource library.

Services

Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Dating Violence Prevention
Abuse Counseling
Sexual Assault Shelters
Domestic Violence Shelters
Sexual Assault Counseling

Provides crisis shelter for those who are victims of domestic violence. In addition, the following services are provided for both domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, prevention education, supportive counseling, sexual assault victim therapy. children's counseling (domestic and sexual violence), case management.

Services

Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Shelters
Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Provides legal services to victims of domestic violence seeking orders of protection, divorce, custody, support and provides legal assistance to victims with other civil legal problems related to domestic violence.
Provides free legal representation to low income clients in a number of civil legal problems; criminal defense representation is not provided; they handle cases involving public benefits, housing, unemployment compensation, family, consumer, education, employment, health and other matters.
Provides attorneys to assist domestic violence victims with adult and child orders of protection, extensions, and modifications.
Provides legal services to victims of domestic violence seeking orders of protection, divorce, custody, support and provides legal assistance to victims with other civil legal problems related to domestic violence.
Provides legal services to senior citizens who have been a victim of domestic violence seeking legal assistance such as orders of protection, restraining order hearings or other actions involving charges against an abuser.
Provides free legal representation to low income clients in a number of civil legal problems; criminal defense representation is not provided; they handle cases involving public benefits, housing, unemployment compensation, family, consumer, education, employment, health and other matters.
Provides free legal representation to low income clients in a number of civil legal problems; criminal defense representation is not provided; they handle cases involving public benefits, housing, unemployment compensation, family, consumer, education, employment, health and other matters.
Provides free legal representation to low income clients in a number of civil legal problems; criminal defense representation is not provided; they handle cases involving public benefits, housing, unemployment compensation, family, consumer, education, employment, health and other matters.
Provides legal advocacy services to women and children who are victims of domestic violence.
Provides free legal representation to low income clients in a number of civil legal problems; criminal defense representation is not provided; they handle cases involving public benefits, housing, unemployment compensation, family, consumer, education, employment, health and other matters.

Provides a crisis based shelter that offers a host of assistance to victims and their children fleeing domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, stalking and violent crimes. DSAOC shelter services are available 24/7. Services within the shelter are all free of charge, confidential and supports the survivor's ability to once again control their own life.

Crisis Based Shelter Services Include, survivor Information, crisis Intervention, safety planning
case management, information, education & referrals, counseling/support groups, court advocacy, medical advocacy, transportation, provision of basic needs, food and clothing, personal hygiene supplies, laundry, child advocacy, housing location support.

Services

Sexual Assault Shelters
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Sexual Assault Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Treatment
Domestic Violence Support Groups

Provides 24-hour hotline and domestic violence program services that include:


- Emergency shelter.
- Advocacy-based counseling services
- Legal advocacy.
- Support groups.
- Services for children and youth.
- Transitional housing services with survivors of domestic violence.

Services

Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Shelters
Accessline 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).

Services

Elder Law
Legal Representation
Tax Information
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Information Services
Advance Medical Directives
Housing Counseling
Debt Management
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Legal Counseling
Welfare Rights Assistance

Provides comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence. Services include shelters for those affected by domestic violence and outreach services. Shelter location is confidential and not available to the general public. Outreach Services include counseling, court assistance, and public education and presentations. Services also include support groups for victims and survivors.

Crisis Line is answered by a trained domestic violence advocate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Victims of domestic violence or their friends and family members can receive counseling, information, and education about domestic abuse issues.

Services

Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Domestic Violence Shelters