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Assistance with applying for benefits and services, including Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and discounted license plate sticker program. Referrals to other community partners for assistance when applicable.
Assistance with applying for benefits and services, including Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and discounted license plate sticker program. Referrals to other community partners for assistance when applicable.
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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.
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.
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information and referral, assistance with social service applications, health workshops, and socialization activities.
General Social Services:
- Medicaid and Medicare assistance.
- Housing application.
- SNAP application assistance.
- Information and referrals.
- LIHEAP information and assistance.
- Free bus pass application assistance.
- Assisting residents with applying for adult daycare services, in-home care services, home-delivered meals, PACE, etc.
Also offers job training and job opportunities including:
- Senior job training program.
- Homemaker jobs.
- Driver jobs.
Health Workshops:
Topics cover comprehensive health topics, such as:
- Evidence-based chronic disease self-management (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, chronic lung disease, high blood pressure, etc.).
- Customized exercises for individuals.
- Falling prevention.
- Memory Caf (social gatherings where people with dementia and memory loss can enjoy and spend time with their caregivers).
- Hepatitis
information and referral, assistance with social service applications, health workshops, and socialization activities.
General Social Services:
- Medicaid and Medicare assistance.
- Housing application.
- SNAP application assistance.
- Information and referrals.
- LIHEAP information and assistance.
- Free bus pass application assistance.
- Assisting residents with applying for adult daycare services, in-home care services, home-delivered meals, PACE, etc.
Also offers job training and job opportunities including:
- Senior job training program.
- Homemaker jobs.
- Driver jobs.
Health Workshops:
Topics cover comprehensive health topics, such as:
- Evidence-based chronic disease self-management (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, chronic lung disease, high blood pressure, etc.).
- Customized exercises for individuals.
- Falling prevention.
- Memory Caf (social gatherings where people with dementia and memory loss can enjoy and spend time with their caregivers).
- Hepatitis
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Offers benefit specialists who assist eligible individuals applying for SSI/SSDI.
Also provides low barrier mental health care, including medication management and case management services, helping people continue with mental health services, access substance use treatment, physical health care, housing assistance, and more.
Offers benefit specialists who assist eligible individuals applying for SSI/SSDI.
Also provides low barrier mental health care, including medication management and case management services, helping people continue with mental health services, access substance use treatment, physical health care, housing assistance, and more.
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Assistance with applying for benefits and services, including Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and discounted license plate sticker program. Referrals to other community partners for assistance when applicable.
Assistance with applying for benefits and services, including Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and discounted license plate sticker program. Referrals to other community partners for assistance when applicable.
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Provides interpretation and translation services, by appointment, including verbal interpretation and help with reading and editing letters or important documents. Please note: SCIC cannot and does not provide legal advice when helping to read legal documents.
Provides interpretation and translation services, by appointment, including verbal interpretation and help with reading and editing letters or important documents. Please note: SCIC cannot and does not provide legal advice when helping to read legal documents.
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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).
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).
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Offers resources, application assistance, and case management for immigrants of a variety of language and cultural backgrounds in a manner consistent with their immigration status concerns and language needs.
Offers resources, application assistance, and case management for immigrants of a variety of language and cultural backgrounds in a manner consistent with their immigration status concerns and language needs.
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Recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) as a qualified immigration legal service provider. All practicing immigration specialists have received extensive education and training in immigration law and have obtained BIA accreditation. An immigration attorney is also available for individuals in removal or deportation proceedings who need representation in Immigration Court.
Offers affordable, quality immigration legal assistance to refugees, immigrants and asylees. Minimal fees for service are charged on a sliding scale.
Services include assistance with family petitions, citizenship, permanent residence, travel documents, Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). LFS immigration specialists assist in the entire process from completing the necessary application to representation at the USCIS Naturalization Interview.
Recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) as a qualified immigration legal service provider. All practicing immigration specialists have received extensive education and training in immigration law and have obtained BIA accreditation. An immigration attorney is also available for individuals in removal or deportation proceedings who need representation in Immigration Court.
Offers affordable, quality immigration legal assistance to refugees, immigrants and asylees. Minimal fees for service are charged on a sliding scale.
Services include assistance with family petitions, citizenship, permanent residence, travel documents, Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). LFS immigration specialists assist in the entire process from completing the necessary application to representation at the USCIS Naturalization Interview.
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ESL (English as a Second Language) classes are 'open entry' throughout the year, providing instruction in English speaking, reading, writing, and listening for adults who range in ability from absolute non-speakers of English to those who are nearly fluent.
College enrollment services:
Academic Advising provides assistance with the entry and re-entry into college (2 year or 4 year institutions), information about post-secondary education, assistance with the college application process, and assistance preparing for college entrance examinations (SAT, ACT, and Compass).
Financial Aid offers information about financial aid opportunities, assistance with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA), and scholarship search.
ESL (English as a Second Language) classes are 'open entry' throughout the year, providing instruction in English speaking, reading, writing, and listening for adults who range in ability from absolute non-speakers of English to those who are nearly fluent.
College enrollment services:
Academic Advising provides assistance with the entry and re-entry into college (2 year or 4 year institutions), information about post-secondary education, assistance with the college application process, and assistance preparing for college entrance examinations (SAT, ACT, and Compass).
Financial Aid offers information about financial aid opportunities, assistance with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA), and scholarship search.
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Program staff are able to assist with locating housing, applying for community assistance programs, locating employment, budgeting, promoting independent living skills and identifying and intervening where there are gaps in care. Staff also provide goal-related transportation.
Program staff are able to assist with locating housing, applying for community assistance programs, locating employment, budgeting, promoting independent living skills and identifying and intervening where there are gaps in care. Staff also provide goal-related transportation.
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Offers a safe space for individuals experiencing emotional stress or overwhelming symptoms due to live circumstances.
Service may include, emotional support groups, assistance in applying for Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, housing applications, and Social Security and a safe place to enjoy a snack, watch TV, make art, or play a game.
Offers a safe space for individuals experiencing emotional stress or overwhelming symptoms due to live circumstances.
Service may include, emotional support groups, assistance in applying for Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, housing applications, and Social Security and a safe place to enjoy a snack, watch TV, make art, or play a game.
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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).
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).
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