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222 East Willow Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187
Eviction Help DuPage provides Eviction (legal) Defense and assists with Evictions Prevention, illegal lockouts, sealing eviction cases and other related issues.
211 DuPage County
736 Federal Street, Suite 2309, Davenport, IA 52803
Offers onsite legal assistance at the courthouse during hours eviction hearings are scheduled. Tenants may speak with an attorney for legal advice, help negotiating with their landlord, and possible representation at the hearing (representation is not guaranteed). Follow up case management services may also be offered.
United Way of the Midlands
415 Main Street, Bancroft, NE 68004
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).
United Way of the Midlands
2401 Lake Street, Omaha, NE 68111
Housing search assists renters, near-homeless, those at-risk of homelessness and homeless individual and families in search of safe and affordable housing and maintenance.
Educates tenants on housing rights, tenant legal reviews, responsibilities, Smart Change Financial Enrichment and housing options.
Housing counseling/case advocates serve clients with Housing Matters Rental Housing Clinics, one-on-one housing assessments, housing affordability, and advocacy.
Assists special populations with housing-related issues including accepting energy-assistance applications.
Second chance tenancy assists renters on options to repair history and create housing options through “good faith” efforts in tenant history repair and “safety net advocacy”.
Coordinated Entry services for homeless individuals and families.
United Way of the Midlands
666 Walnut Street, 25th Floor, Des Moines, IA 50309
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.
United Way of the Midlands
209 South 19th Street, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68102
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).
United Way of the Midlands
214 North 7th Street, Suite 10, Norfolk, NE 68701
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).
United Way of the Midlands
2060 Stonington Avenue, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
Administer Justice provides a wide range of services to meet both the immediate and future needs of low-income individuals facing civil legal matters once monthly at a participating community justice center. They help with cases involving: divorce/custody, landlord/tenant, debt/collections, estate planning, immigration and criminal records.
211 Metro Chicago
300 East Main Street, Suite 18, Carbondale, IL 62901
Equip for Equality provides free or low-cost legal assistance related to housing, including eviction prevention, issues related to self-determination, tenants' rights, preserving housing subsidies, employment discrimination based on disability, and housing discrimination.The legal team will review the information at a weekly case assessment meeting. They will evaluate whether your request is within their case selection criteria, whether the case has merit, and whether they have enough resources to give you the type of help you're seeking.
211 Metro Chicago
1300 South Harvey Avenue, Berwyn, IL 60402
Administer Justice provides a wide range of services to meet both the immediate and future needs of low-income individuals facing civil legal matters once monthly at a participating community justice center. They help with cases involving: divorce/custody, landlord/tenant, debt/collections, estate planning, immigration and criminal records.
211 Metro Chicago
2700 West Wilcox Street, Chicago, IL 60612
Administer Justice provides a wide range of services to meet both the immediate and future needs of low-income individuals facing civil legal matters once monthly at a participating community justice center. They help with cases involving: divorce/custody, landlord/tenant, debt/collections, estate planning, immigration and criminal records.
211 Metro Chicago
1776 East Washington Street, Urbana, IL 61801
Offers to help people going through a residential eviction. The goal is to help families find a way to stay in the rental unit, or exit with dignity and to help reduce the number of court cases that would otherwise go through a lengthy eviction process. If you receive a summons to go to court for an eviction and would like to try to resolve your case through mediation, please contact our office. Unless ordered by a judge, mediation is voluntary for both sides.
United Way of the Midlands
736 Federal Street, Suite 2309, Davenport, IA 52803
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.
United Way of the Midlands
105 East 3rd Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
Provides assistance to landlords in being licensed and to register all of their residential properties within the city limits.
United Way of the Midlands
112 East 3rd Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
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.
United Way of the Midlands
311 East Main Street, Suite 302, Galesburg, IL 61401
Helps homeowners and tenants save their homes through available legal strategies, including foreclosure defenses in court, bankruptcy, income generation, loan modification, and various alternatives to foreclosure.
Helps with:
- Subsidized housing (public housing, Section 8 and other rental assistance) evictions, termination of assistance, rent calculations, and admissions issues.
- Evictions from mobile home parks.
- Evictions by private landlords.
- Discrimination and disability accommodation (see Fair Housing Project).
- Foreclosure, property tax, and other homeownership issues.
- Housing protection for seniors, veterans, and people living with HIV/AIDS.
United Way of the Midlands
1515 Avenue J, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Provides assistance to prevent individuals from losing their housing and becoming homeless. This may include helping them preserve their current housing situation or identifying alternate appropriate housing options. The program provides short-term assistance via in-home case management services for up to three months. The focus of the program is on crisis resolution, linking program participants to community resources and mainstream benefits, and helping them develop a plan to prevent future housing instability.
Limited capacity; call back daily.
United Way of the Midlands
City Hall, 400 Washington Street, Burlington, IA 52601
Provides answers about rights of landlords and renters; provides inspections, code enforcement, and responds to complaints.
United Way of the Midlands
31W001 East North Avenue, Suite 200, West Chicago, IL 60185
Helps homeowners and tenants save their homes through available legal strategies, including foreclosure defenses in court, bankruptcy, income generation, loan modification, and various alternatives to foreclosure.
Helps with:
- Subsidized housing (public housing, Section 8 and other rental assistance) evictions, termination of assistance, rent calculations, and admissions issues.
- Evictions from mobile home parks.
- Evictions by private landlords.
- Discrimination and disability accommodation (see Fair Housing Project).
- Foreclosure, property tax, and other homeownership issues.
- Housing protection for seniors, veterans, and people living with HIV/AIDS.
United Way of the Midlands
400 Russel Court, Woodstock, IL 60098
Helps homeowners and tenants save their homes through available legal strategies, including foreclosure defenses in court, bankruptcy, income generation, loan modification, and various alternatives to foreclosure.
Helps with:
- Subsidized housing (public housing, Section 8 and other rental assistance) evictions, termination of assistance, rent calculations, and admissions issues.
- Evictions from mobile home parks.
- Evictions by private landlords.
- Discrimination and disability accommodation (see Fair Housing Project).
- Foreclosure, property tax, and other homeownership issues.
- Housing protection for seniors, veterans, and people living with HIV/AIDS.
United Way of the Midlands
187 South Schuyler Avenue, Suite 350, Kankakee, IL 60901
Helps homeowners and tenants save their homes through available legal strategies, including foreclosure defenses in court, bankruptcy, income generation, loan modification, and various alternatives to foreclosure.
Helps with:
- Subsidized housing (public housing, Section 8 and other rental assistance) evictions, termination of assistance, rent calculations, and admissions issues.
- Evictions from mobile home parks.
- Evictions by private landlords.
- Discrimination and disability accommodation (see Fair Housing Project).
- Foreclosure, property tax, and other homeownership issues.
- Housing protection for seniors, veterans, and people living with HIV/AIDS.
United Way of the Midlands
Ruby Sutton Building, 1157 Central Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001
Assist landlords with rental licensing requirements. Also assist tenants with non-responsive landlords in regards to maintaining the unit/structure.
United Way of the Midlands
44 East Main Street, Suite 208, Champaign, IL 61820
Provides information about rights and responsibilities for tenants and landlords. Offers advocacy and referrals to resources on behalf of tenants in Champaign County experiencing rental issues such as neglected property maintenance, disputes about damage deposit deductions, evictions, unlawful discrimination, violations of lease by landlord, tenant rights under state and local laws. Services may also provide a monthly "Low-Cost Housing List" which provides contact information for the local Housing Authority, privately-owned subsidized housing, and small number of other options.
United Way of the Midlands
317 Seventh Avenue SE, Suite 404, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
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.
United Way of the Midlands
325 West Washington Street, Suite 100, Waukegan, IL 60085
Helps homeowners and tenants save their homes through available legal strategies, including foreclosure defenses in court, bankruptcy, income generation, loan modification, and various alternatives to foreclosure.
Helps with:
- Subsidized housing (public housing, Section 8 and other rental assistance) evictions, termination of assistance, rent calculations, and admissions issues.
- Evictions from mobile home parks.
- Evictions by private landlords.
- Discrimination and disability accommodation (see Fair Housing Project).
- Foreclosure, property tax, and other homeownership issues.
- Housing protection for seniors, veterans, and people living with HIV/AIDS.
United Way of the Midlands