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Local field office which provides free civil legal services to low-income people.
Provides civil legal services with advice and possible representation for legal and social service issues, including domestic violence victims, family law issues, landlord/tenant issues, consumer law, public benefits, and civil rights. Assistance with short-term evictions is limited.
Categories
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
General Legal Aid
Provides advocacy and access to community-based services for youth, ages 12 through 24.
Staff will need to speak with the youth directly.
Provides civil legal advocacy to youth primarily between 12-24 years old. TeamChild’s legal team works to secure community-based services, help youth access appropriate education, healthcare, mental/behavioral health resources, safe and stable housing, navigate school discipline, and works with youth incarcerated in the Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) system. Advocacy efforts focus on education and school-related issues such as enrollment, school discipline and access to special education; securing safe and stable housing for youth; and helping clients access public benefits, including health care, mental health services, DDA and other support. Advocacy also includes post-conviction relief, including records sealing, restitution modifications, and assisting youth with reentry supports when returning to community from incarceration.
Note: TeamChild does not provide criminal defense representation to youth or adults involved in the juvenile delinquency or adult criminal systems, nor does it offer family law representation, including child custody issues.
Categories
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Medicaid Appeals/Complaints
Housing Advocacy Groups
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Juvenile Diversion
Children's Rights Groups
Welfare Rights Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Special Education Advocacy
Housing Complaints
Individual Advocacy
Emancipation of Minors
Case/Care Management
General Education Advocacy
Provides bilingual legal information and advice for a broad range of legal issues.
Provides legal information and advice for the following issues depending on attorney availability:
- Auto accidents
- Birth injuries
- Consumer law
- Criminal defense
- Family law
- Finance
- Immigration
- Landlord-tenant law
- Medical negligence
- Personal injury
- Property law
- Worker's rights/wage claims
Categories
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Warranty Complaints
Divorce Assistance
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Emancipation of Minors
Naturalization Support/Legal Services
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Consumer Law
Housing Complaints
Contract Law
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Labor and Employment Law
General Legal Aid
Paternity Suits
Coordinates free civil legal aid for low-income citizens with the help of licensed attorneys and skilled staff. Also provides legal forms to the public for many different civil legal issues.
Coordinates civil legal aid with the help of licensed attorneys and skilled staff in the categories of vacation of criminal record, eviction prevention, protection orders / trauma-informed family law, divorce, custody, support, general legal aid, guardianship and wills, and landlord/tenant issues from the perspective of the tenant.
Offers a bi-weekly Civil Tribal Legal Clinic addressing family law, landlord/tenant, wills and estate planning, contracts, and homeownership. Offers a weekly Drop-In Clinic at the Cowlitz County Hall of Justice, and a bi-weekly general civil legal clinic. Offers a bi-weekly legal clinic at Cowlitz Family Health Center. Also provides free legal forms to the public for different civil legal issues.
Categories
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Native American/Tribal Law
Comprehensive Family Law Services
General Legal Aid
Bankruptcy Assistance
Child Guardianship Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Local field office which provides free civil legal services to low-income people.
Provides civil legal services with advice and possible representation for legal and social service issues, including domestic violence victims, family law issues, landlord/tenant issues, consumer law, public benefits, and civil rights. Assistance with short-term evictions is limited.
Categories
Comprehensive Family Law Services
General Legal Aid
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Provides legal assistance with family law, will preparation, SSI, guardianship, power of attorney, protection orders, and credit issues.
Provides free legal assistance for low-income individuals who would otherwise be denied access to the legal system because of the inability to pay. Potential clients are screened to determine income and case eligibility. Referrals are made to local attorneys who volunteer their time.
Provides legal assistance with the following: Family Law (includes family law class to anyone who is seeking help in having their family law court documents reviewed), Debtor-Creditor, Bankruptcy, Social Security/ Disability, Wills/Power of Attorneys, Guardianship, Landlord/Tenant, Child Support, Immigration, and Protection Order.
* Does not assist with: Criminal matters (of any kind including traffic infractions), Termination of Parental Rights, or Adoptions.
Categories
Paternity Suits
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Divorce Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Legal Aid
Legal Counseling
Living Wills
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Welfare Rights Assistance
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Emancipation of Minors
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Provides advocacy and access to community-based services for youth, ages 12 through 24.
Staff will need to speak with the youth directly.
Provides civil legal advocacy to youth primarily between 12-24 years old. TeamChild’s legal team works to secure community-based services, help youth access appropriate education, healthcare, mental/behavioral health resources, safe and stable housing, navigate school discipline, and works with youth incarcerated in the Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) system. Advocacy efforts focus on education and school-related issues such as enrollment, school discipline and access to special education; securing safe and stable housing for youth; and helping clients access public benefits, including health care, mental health services, DDA and other support. Advocacy also includes post-conviction relief, including records sealing, restitution modifications, and assisting youth with reentry supports when returning to community from incarceration.
Note: TeamChild does not provide criminal defense representation to youth or adults involved in the juvenile delinquency or adult criminal systems, nor does it offer family law representation, including child custody issues.
Categories
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Case/Care Management
General Education Advocacy
Medicaid Appeals/Complaints
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Children's Rights Groups
Housing Advocacy Groups
Special Education Advocacy
Juvenile Diversion
Individual Advocacy
Emancipation of Minors
Welfare Rights Assistance
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Housing Complaints
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Provides free 45-minute appointments for advice on civil legal issues. Attorneys at the clinic do not typically provide representation. Serves low-income residents of East, Northeast and Southeast King County (does not serve Seattle residents.)
Provides free 45-minute to 1-hour appointments with an attorney for advice on civil legal issues such as: Federal and state benefits (social security, veteran's, Medicare and Medicaid), employment, contracts, debt/consumer/finance, landlord/tenant. Appointments are required. Clinics are currently telephonic.
Attorneys at the clinic are not able to provide representation.
Categories
Voting Rights Protection
Taxpayer Advocate Services
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Elder Law
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Warranty Complaints
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Consumer Law
Customer Service Discrimination Assistance
Collection Complaints
Estate Entitlement Assistance
Consumer Fraud Reporting
General Legal Aid
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Patient Rights Assistance
Special Education Advocacy
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Impounded Vehicle Services
Conservatorship Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Organizational Start Up Services
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Automobile Complaints
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Contract Law
Repossession Agency Complaints
General Consumer Complaints
Children's Rights Groups
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Predatory Lending Assistance
Native American/Tribal Law
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Education Discrimination Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Corporate/Business Law
Labor and Employment Law
Labor Arbitration/Mediation
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Intellectual Property Law Training/General Information
General Education Advocacy
Legal Counseling
HIPAA Complaints
Will Preparation Assistance
Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Child Guardianship Assistance
Legal Representation
Housing Complaints
Landlord Associations
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Operates legal clinics across King County where free 30-minute legal consultations are available for individuals who are not already represented by an attorney.
Operates legal clinics providing free 30 minute consultations with an attorney at multiple locations across King County. As of 9/2024, most clinics are telephonic, but there may be limited in-person availability in Seattle and Kent. Details will be provided to clients during intake screening.
Clinic attorneys can:
- Determine whether the client has a legal problem
- Suggest possible options
- Help answer papers, summons and requests
- Provide appropriate referrals
Neighborhood Legal Clinic attorneys may not have expertise in all areas of the law, but they will make every attempt to answer questions accurately.
Attorneys CANNOT give advice on criminal legal issues or provide representation on any legal matters.
Categories
Food Stamps/SNAP Appeals/Complaints
Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Divorce Assistance
Predatory Lending Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Organizational Start Up Services
Paternity Suits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Emancipation of Minors
Repossession Agency Complaints
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Legal Counseling
Consumer Law
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
General Legal Aid
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Taxpayer Advocate Services
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Warranty Complaints
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Government Complaints/Government Ombudsman Offices
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Contract Law
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Labor and Employment Law
Estate Entitlement Assistance
Patient Rights Assistance
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
HIPAA Complaints
Medicaid Appeals/Complaints
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Corporate/Business Law
Intellectual Property Law Training/General Information
General Education Advocacy
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Automobile Complaints
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Impounded Vehicle Services
Special Education Advocacy
Alimony Assistance
Housing Complaints
Home Sanitation
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Qualified individuals will receive legal help from volunteer attorneys regarding civil legal matters.
Qualified individuals will receive a legal consultation with a volunteer attorney regarding civil legal matters. Volunteer attorneys provide legal advice, direction, paperwork review, and assistance completing legal documents.
Assists with the following legal matters:
- Walk-In Clinic every Wednesday, 2-4pm
- Family law
- Employment
- Wills and estates
- Consumer and bankruptcy
- Housing: helps with eviction and landlord/tenant information
Categories
Divorce Assistance
Consumer Law
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Labor and Employment Law
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Provides advocacy and access to community-based services for youth, ages 12 through 24.
Staff will need to speak with the youth directly.
Provides civil legal advocacy to youth primarily between 12-24 years old. TeamChild’s legal team works to secure community-based services, help youth access appropriate education, healthcare, mental/behavioral health resources, safe and stable housing, navigate school discipline, and works with youth incarcerated in the Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) system. Advocacy efforts focus on education and school-related issues such as enrollment, school discipline and access to special education; securing safe and stable housing for youth; and helping clients access public benefits, including health care, mental health services, DDA and other support. Advocacy also includes post-conviction relief, including records sealing, restitution modifications, and assisting youth with reentry supports when returning to community from incarceration.
Note: TeamChild does not provide criminal defense representation to youth or adults involved in the juvenile delinquency or adult criminal systems, nor does it offer family law representation, including child custody issues.
Categories
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Housing Complaints
General Education Advocacy
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Case/Care Management
Medicaid Appeals/Complaints
Housing Advocacy Groups
Emancipation of Minors
Children's Rights Groups
Individual Advocacy
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Special Education Advocacy
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Juvenile Diversion
Hosts a free monthly legal clinic with a focus on LGBTQ issues; provides information in a variety of areas including family law, debt and bankruptcy, divorce/dissolution, employment discrimination, and transgender legal issues.
Hosts a legal clinic specifically designed to address the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and couples. This clinic is run by QLaw Foundation in partnership with the King County Bar Association.
The clinic is open to everyone regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
At the clinic, an attorney will meet with clients for 30 minutes and provide individualized legal advice and information.
Clinic attorneys will answer questions and provide information in a variety of areas including family law, immigration, debt and bankruptcy, divorce/dissolution, employment discrimination, and transgender legal issues.
Categories
General Legal Aid
Adoption Legal Services
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Home Sanitation
Foster Care Legal Services
Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions
Native American/Tribal Law
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Debt Consolidation Services
Child Advocacy Centers
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Patient Rights Assistance
Work Permits
Health Care Discrimination Assistance
Customer Service Discrimination Assistance
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Legal Counseling
Special Education Advocacy
Elder Law
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Deferred Action on Alien Removal
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Grandparent Rights
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Alien Travel/Reentry Document Filing Assistance
Paternity Suits
Family Justice Centers
Alimony Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Asylum Application Filing Assistance
Housing Complaints
Naturalization Support/Legal Services
Education Discrimination Assistance
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
General Education Advocacy
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Emancipation of Minors
Operates a legal clinic where a free 30-minute legal consultation is available for individuals with cases in King County who are not already represented by an attorney. Focus is on serving African American clients but clinic is open to all.
Operates a legal clinic providing a free 30-minute consultation with an attorney (60 minutes if an interpreter or other accommodation is needed)
Clinic is open to all, but particular focus is on providing culturally-informed legal services in a safe and welcoming environment to individuals who identify as African American or Black. This clinic is staffed primarily by attorneys of color.
Clinic attorneys can:
- Determine whether the client has a legal problem
- Suggest possible options
- Help answer papers, summons and requests
- Provide appropriate referrals
Neighborhood Legal Clinic attorneys may not have expertise in all areas of the law, but they will make every attempt to answer questions accurately.
Attorneys CANNOT give advice on criminal legal issues or provide representation on any legal matters.
Categories
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Housing Discrimination Assistance
General Legal Aid
Welfare Rights Assistance
Emancipation of Minors
Special Education Advocacy
Bankruptcy Assistance
Food Stamps/SNAP Appeals/Complaints
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Alien Travel/Reentry Document Filing Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
Collection Complaints
Contract Law
Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Home Sanitation
Patient Rights Assistance
State Unemployment Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Housing Complaints
Impounded Vehicle Services
Organizational Start Up Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Deferred Action on Alien Removal
Elder Law
Native American/Tribal Law
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Estate Entitlement Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Medicaid Appeals/Complaints
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Corporate/Business Law
Traffic/Parking Ticket Information/Advice
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Legal Counseling
Taxpayer Advocate Services
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
General Education Advocacy
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Automobile Complaints
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Asylum Application Filing Assistance
Naturalization Support/Legal Services
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Warranty Complaints
Voting Rights Protection
Divorce Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Paternity Suits
Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Education Discrimination Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Intellectual Property Law Training/General Information
Predatory Lending Assistance
Work Permits
HIPAA Complaints
Consumer Law
Customer Service Discrimination Assistance
Attorneys work with interpreters to give consultation and legal advice on family law, immigration law, landlord-tenant disputes, employment law, and other areas. Call for an appointment. Focuses on serving limited English-speaking Asians.
Chinese Information and Service Center, Asian Bar Association of Washington, and Asian Counseling and Referral Service partner with the King County Bar Association to provide a free legal clinic.
Pro bono attorneys work with staff and volunteer interpreters to give consultation and legal advice around family law, immigration law, landlord-tenant disputes, employment law, and other areas. As of 9/2024, most consults are virtual but in-person appointments may be available if needed (more information provided to clients during intake phone call). Call (206) 957-8544 for an appointment. Appointments are typically Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 PM.
International District Legal Clinic
Chinese Information and Services Center
611 S Lane St.
Seattle, WA 98144
Categories
Family Justice Centers
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
General Education Advocacy
Rights Counseling for Undocumented People
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Warranty Complaints
Work Permits
Foster Care Legal Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Alien Travel/Reentry Document Filing Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Labor and Employment Law
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Corporate/Business Law
Home Sanitation
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Immigrant Labor Certification Filing Assistance
Consumer Law
Automobile Complaints
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Native American/Tribal Law
Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Contract Law
Deferred Action on Alien Removal
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Customer Service Discrimination Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Paternity Suits
Intellectual Property Law Training/General Information
Voting Rights Protection
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Child Advocacy Centers
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Organizational Start Up Services
Estate Entitlement Assistance
Naturalization Support/Legal Services
Grandparent Rights
Special Education Advocacy
Housing Complaints
Patient Rights Assistance
Predatory Lending Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Elder Law
Asylum Application Filing Assistance
Impounded Vehicle Services
Emancipation of Minors
Government Complaints/Government Ombudsman Offices
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Education Discrimination Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Collection Complaints
General Legal Aid
Bankruptcy Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Attorneys work with interpreters to give consultation and legal advice on family law, immigration law, landlord-tenant disputes, employment law and other areas. Call for an appointment. Focuses on serving limited English-speaking Koreans.
Operates legal clinics providing free 30 minute consultations with an attorney.
Focus is on Korean and Korean-speaking clients.
Clinic attorneys can:
- Determine whether the client has a legal problem
- Suggest possible options
- Help answer papers, summons and requests
- Provide appropriate referrals
Neighborhood legal clinic attorneys may not have expertise in all areas of the law, but they will make every attempt to answer questions accurately.
Attorneys CANNOT give advice on criminal legal issues or provide representation on any legal matters.
Categories
Estate Entitlement Assistance
Collection Complaints
Will Preparation Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Child Advocacy Centers
Intellectual Property Law Training/General Information
Patient Rights Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Labor and Employment Law
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Taxpayer Advocate Services
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Customer Service Discrimination Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Asylum Application Filing Assistance
Organizational Start Up Services
Contract Law
General Education Advocacy
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Rights Counseling for Undocumented People
General Legal Aid
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Special Education Advocacy
Home Sanitation
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Corporate/Business Law
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
HIPAA Complaints
Naturalization Support/Legal Services
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Warranty Complaints
Housing Complaints
Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
Education Discrimination Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Adoption Legal Services
Welfare Rights Assistance
Impounded Vehicle Services
Voting Rights Protection
Paternity Suits
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Family Justice Centers
Immigrant Labor Certification Filing Assistance
Foster Care Legal Services
Consumer Law
Government Complaints/Government Ombudsman Offices
Native American/Tribal Law
Child Guardianship Assistance
Grandparent Rights
Deferred Action on Alien Removal
Work Permits
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Alien Travel/Reentry Document Filing Assistance
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Repossession Agency Complaints
Emancipation of Minors
Automobile Complaints
Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions
Elder Law
Predatory Lending Assistance
Provides civil legal advice and/or representation for youth ages 12-24, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Legal Counsel for Youth and Children (LCYC)'s Youth Homelessness Program provides free legal services for young people between ages 12-24 who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability. LCYC can help with:
- Landlord/tenant issues
- Emancipation
- Minor Guardianships
- Navigating child welfare
- Immigration
- Quashing warrants
- Legal Financial Obligations (LFOs)
- Orders of protection
- Record sealing
- Public benefits
- Debt (medical/consumer)
- Name changes
- Gender marker changes
- Obtaining identification documents
& more!
Categories
Special Education Advocacy
Housing Complaints
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Paternity Suits
Child Guardianship Assistance
Patient Rights Assistance
Stalking/Harassment Orders
General Education Advocacy
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Welfare Rights Assistance
Emancipation of Minors
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Foster Care Legal Services
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Home Sanitation
Name/Personal Information Modification Assistance
Consumer Law
Native American/Tribal Law
Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions
General Legal Aid
Bankruptcy Assistance
Customer Service Discrimination Assistance
Education Discrimination Assistance
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Identification Application/Replacement Clinics
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Predatory Lending Assistance
Collection Complaints
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Government Complaints/Government Ombudsman Offices
Labor and Employment Law
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Provides advocacy and access to community-based services for youth, ages 12 through 24. Staff will need to speak with the youth directly.
Provides civil legal advocacy to youth primarily between 12-24 years old. TeamChild’s legal team works to secure community-based services, help youth access appropriate education, healthcare, mental/behavioral health resources, safe and stable housing, navigate school discipline, and works with youth incarcerated in the Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) system. Advocacy efforts focus on education and school-related issues such as enrollment, school discipline and access to special education; securing safe and stable housing for youth; and helping clients access public benefits, including health care, mental health services, DDA and other support. Advocacy also includes post-conviction relief, including records sealing, restitution modifications, and assisting youth with reentry supports when returning to community from incarceration.
Note: TeamChild does not provide criminal defense representation to youth or adults involved in the juvenile delinquency or adult criminal systems, nor does it offer family law representation, including child custody issues.
Categories
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Children's Rights Groups
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Juvenile Diversion
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Special Education Advocacy
Case/Care Management
Housing Advocacy Groups
General Education Advocacy
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Welfare Rights Assistance
Emancipation of Minors
Housing Complaints
Medicaid Appeals/Complaints
Individual Advocacy