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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.

Services

Community Legal Clinics
LGBTQ2+ Older Adults
The Chicago Legal Clinic at Harold Washington College is a community-based clinic staffed by volunteer attorneys that provide a plethora of legal services on a variety of issues including, but not limited to: Domestic Violence, Orders of Protection, Immigration, Domestic Violence, Evictions, Divorce, Guardianship, Orders of Protection, Child Custody and Support.
A free walk-in legal clinic where you can speak with an attorney about any civil legal issue sponsored by DLA Piper. Open year-round. The clinic is hosted by AKArama Foundation Inc. Community Service Center: 6220 South Ingleside Avenue Chicago, IL 60637
AFIRE offers free private consultations with specialized attorneys for low-income families. In partnership with attorneys and other non-profits such as the Community Activism Law Alliance (CALA) and the Filipino American Lawyers Association (FALA). The clinics cover topics like immigration, employment and civil law.
Willow Creek Care Center offers counsel and referrals from trusted attorneys for your legal issues.
The Legal Aid Society (LAS) of Metropolitan Family Services provides a wide range of essential legal services to low-income families lacking access to legal help. Legal representation and assistance coverage areas include domestic violence cases, specific areas of immigration, family and elder law, human trafficking, victims of crime, anti-gun violence, employment law, and housing and consumer issues. They also hold workshops to educate people on their rights in these areas.In addition, all LAS clients have access to the full scope of counseling and other services offered by Metropolitan Family Services.
The Anna and Jacob Fine Social Services Center matches clients with experienced case managers who create individualized plans using The Ark's wide array of free services including: a community legal clinic and Caring Calls, a program providing emotional support for individuals who would enjoy hearing a friendly voice.

Services

Community Legal Clinics
Jewish Community
Transitional Case/Care Management
Friendly Chat
CASL partners with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS) and volunteer attorneys, law students, translators, and interpreters to provide legal assistance to clients on various issues. Eligibility for legal services is based on income and residency. CASL's Legal Services can help on various matters, including Consumer Debt, Divorce, Discrimination, Family Law, Foreclosure, Guardianship, and more.
Enlace partners with the Beyond Legal Aid to coordinate the free Legal Clinic. The clinic provides free services that range from advice and community-based legal education to extended assistance and full representation. Attorneys assist residents in the areas of immigration, family, employment/labor, housing, criminal records, public benefits and consumer issues.
St. Louis Federal Court Legal Advice Clinic (LAC) is a free legal clinic, located at the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis, designed to help individuals without an attorney get answers to legal questions about filing a civil case in the federal district court. The clinic provides self-represented litigants with an opportunity to meet with a volunteer private attorney for a free 30-minute consultation.
Erie Neighborhood House provides legal representation for its clients navigating the U.S. citizenship and immigration system.
Providing a variety of legal services for low-income and/or disadvantaged individuals.
The Anna and Jacob Fine Social Services Center matches clients with experienced case managers who create individualized plans using The Ark's wide array of free services including: a community legal clinic and Caring Calls, a program providing emotional support for individuals who would enjoy hearing a friendly voice.

Services

Community Legal Clinics
Jewish Community
Transitional Case/Care Management
Friendly Chat
Ladder Up offers free legal advice and representation to eligible Illinois taxpayers who have a tax controversy with the Internal Revenue Service or the Illinois Department of Revenue. The Tax Clinic also educates taxpayers on their rights and responsibilities under U. S. tax law.

Services

Tax Audit Preparation Assistance
Community Legal Clinics
LITC Programs
A free walk-in legal clinic where you can speak with an attorney about any civil legal issue sponsored by Katten LLP. Open year-round. The clinic is hosted by the Jose De Diego Academy: 1313 North Claremont Avenue Chicago, IL 60622
The TransLegal program offers clients free and sliding-scale access to legal counsel. Our legal team helps clients navigate a variety of legal challenges, including name changes; expungement and criminal records sealing; employment, public accommodations, and housing discrimination; and benefits assistance.
Loyola University Community Law Center Clinic provides free or low-cost legal assistance for clients whose main source of income is public assistance or Supplemental Security Income as well as those classified as the "working poor," who are people struggling to meet their obligations even though they have jobs.
Beyond Legal Aid operates 13 community law offices offering a full range of legal services and activism support.
The legal aid clinic offers free legal assistance with expungements, immigration, criminal, and/or housing issues.
A free walk-in legal clinic where you can speak with an attorney about any civil legal issue sponsored by Winston & Strawn. Open year-round. The clinic is hosted by UCAN: 3605 West Fillmore Street Chicago, IL 60624
Drop-in centers on the north, west, and south sides of Chicago offer rapid response HIV and STI screening, access to an on-site healthcare team, case workers, and more for individuals who identify as transgender.

Services

Confidential HIV Testing
Transgender Individuals
Community Legal Clinics
Drop In Centers
Hel.LAS is a pro bono clinic created to serve the legal needs of low-income members of the Chicago area's Greek community. The clinic provides Greek Americans with access to legal information, referrals, and potential representation in a linguistically and culturally sensitive environment. They provide advice and counsel in a variety of areas, includingdomestic relations, immigration, contracts, bankruptcy matters, landlord/tenant disputes, wills, and powers of attorney.
Their basic needs and legal services program includes an onsite food pantry and clothing closet that provides basic food and clothing items to mitigate food insecurity and clothing needs, and a legal clinic that provides clients with legal representation, and record processing such as name change and expungement.

Services

Community Legal Clinics
General Clothing Provision
Food Pantries
CDEL operates community legal clinics in high-need communities throughout Cook County. At the Clinics, eligible seniors meet with CDEL representatives to gather information so that CDEL can evaluate the senior's legal issues. CDEL also offers direct legal services, including drafting Powers of Attorney documents and executing estate planning documents. The Clinics are held once or twice a month by appointment only.

Services

Community Legal Clinics
Offers Community Schools Legal Clinic and legal assistance relating to employment, immigration and more. Gerst Family Young Fathers Program Legal Clinic