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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.

Services

Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Consumer Law
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Divorce Mediation
Offers financial aid to help Township residents prevent loss of home, job, or utilities. Funds are available once every two years and provide help to meet basic needs, including: - Preventing eviction or past due rent/mortgage - Preventing utility disconnection - Work-related expense necessary to getting or keeping a job (for example, uniform or licensing fees) - Cost of prescription medication *Amount of assistance determined on a case-by-case basis. *Program does not disburse cash; all funds will be paid directly to vendors.
Provides legal consultation and advice, mediation services, and referrals to rental assistance programs . Also provides services including: - Document review and preparation - Housing and eviction information - Referrals to legal aid and pro bono attorneys
Teaches community members about their rights in housing and how to exercise them. Also provides training to landlords, property managers, and realtors. Assists in investigating and enforcing fair housing laws when violations are reported. Also advocates for creating more equitable and inclusive communities.
Investigates various housing cases and provides legal information on fair housing rights. Points of investigations and services include: - Possible housing discrimination - Community legal education - Assisting clients to resolve fair housing disputes with housing providers - Helping clients with disabilities obtain reasonable accommodations and modifications in housing
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 accomodation (see Fair Housing Project) - Foreclosure, property tax, and other homeownership issues. - Housing protection for seniors, veterans, and people living with HIV/AIDS.

Services

Eviction Prevention Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Foreclosure Prevention Loan Modification/Refinancing Programs
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

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

School System Advocacy
Legal Representation
Discrimination Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Legal Information Services
Patient Rights Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Adoption Legal Services
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Debt Management
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
General Legal Aid
Labor and Employment Law
Welfare Rights Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Consumer Law
Tax Information
Certificates/Forms Assistance
The Landlord Liaison Project (LLP) addresses the critical need of finding affordable housing for clients of Matt Talbot who are given a high priority on the city-wide housing list. MTKO cannot take calls from the public to assist in finding housing. We use the coordinated entry system to determine who our housing clients will be and only take on new clients if there are openings. Through this project Matt Talbot staff build constructive relationships with landlords to facilitate rapidly locating stable and safe permanent housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Services

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Housing Search Assistance
Professionally trained mediators work with both landlords/property managers and tenants to address their dispute and concern to work towards solutions. Issues may include noise, rent payments, security deposits, maintenance, damages and more.
Renter education packet available.
Agents of Hope Training and Information Center's Housing Program helps families and individuals find safe, affordable homes. They can help with:Buying a houseHelp to pay rentStopping eviction

Services

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Rent Payment Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
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.

Services

Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Consumer Law
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Divorce Mediation
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.

Services

Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Consumer Law
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Divorce Mediation
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.

Services

Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Consumer Law
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Divorce Mediation
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.

Services

Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Consumer Law
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Divorce Mediation
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.

Services

Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Consumer Law
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Divorce Mediation
Provides legal assistance with housing issues such as eviction, unsafe living conditions, denial of subsidized housing benefits, and improper shut-off of utilities.
Investigates various housing cases and provides legal information on fair housing rights. Points of investigations and services include: - Possible housing discrimination - Community legal education - Assisting clients to resolve fair housing disputes with housing providers - Helping clients with disabilities obtain reasonable accommodations and modifications in housing
Provides free legal advice on civil legal issues, such as: Housing: - Eviction/Foreclosure - Unsafe Conditions - Discrimination Public Benefits: - Social Security - SNAP - Medicare/Medicaid Safety: - Orders of Protection - Custody - Other Family Issues Stability: - Expungement - License Reinstatement - Employment Issues
Teaches community members about their rights in housing and how to exercise them. Also provides training to landlords, property managers, and realtors. Assists in investigating and enforcing fair housing laws when violations are reported. Also advocates for creating more equitable and inclusive communities.
Provides free legal advice on civil legal issues, such as: Housing: - Eviction/Foreclosure - Unsafe Conditions - Discrimination Public Benefits: - Social Security - SNAP - Medicare/Medicaid Safety: - Orders of Protection - Custody - Other Family Issues Stability: - Expungement - License Reinstatement - Employment Issues
Provides free legal services to low-income renters facing housing problems. Offers legal aid for: - Evictions - Terminations from subsidized housing - Conditions/repairs - Other lease disputes Program does not represent landlords, homeowners, or assist with fair housing cases.
Legal and mediation services for Illinois residents negatively impacted by COVID-19. Services include: documentation review and preparation, legal consultation.
Provides legal representation for tenants given an eviction notice due to delayed rental payment associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.