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Provides crisis shelter for those who are victims of domestic violence. In addition, the following services are provided for both domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, prevention education, supportive counseling, sexual assault victim therapy. children's counseling (domestic and sexual violence), case management.
Provides crisis shelter for those who are victims of domestic violence. In addition, the following services are provided for both domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, prevention education, supportive counseling, sexual assault victim therapy. children's counseling (domestic and sexual violence), case management.
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All services provided to sexual assault and child sexual abuse survivors and their families are free, confidential, and victim-centered.
Services include:
-- Legal Advocacy/Orders of Protection.
-- Medical Advocacy.
-- Counseling.
-- Support Groups.
All services provided to sexual assault and child sexual abuse survivors and their families are free, confidential, and victim-centered.
Services include:
-- Legal Advocacy/Orders of Protection.
-- Medical Advocacy.
-- Counseling.
-- Support Groups.
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Provides advocates who are able to guide survivors through the legal system and help them access available legal remedies. Advocates also access immigration remedies through protective statutes such as the Violence Against Women Act. Agency operates a volunteer attorney led family law clinic in partnership with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services.
Provides advocates who are able to guide survivors through the legal system and help them access available legal remedies. Advocates also access immigration remedies through protective statutes such as the Violence Against Women Act. Agency operates a volunteer attorney led family law clinic in partnership with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services.
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Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:
-- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.
-- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.
-- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.
-- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.
-- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.
-- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.
Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:
-- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.
-- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.
-- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.
-- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.
-- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.
-- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.
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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.
Categories
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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Services include:
-- 24-hour crisis line and crisis intervention
-- Safe shelter
-- Counseling for adults and children
-- Support groups for adults and children
-- Assistance with orders of protection and other court-related advocacy
-- Parenting assistance
-- Abuser groups held in an outside location
-- Healthy Relationships groups for high school students
Services include:
-- 24-hour crisis line and crisis intervention
-- Safe shelter
-- Counseling for adults and children
-- Support groups for adults and children
-- Assistance with orders of protection and other court-related advocacy
-- Parenting assistance
-- Abuser groups held in an outside location
-- Healthy Relationships groups for high school students
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-- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed within the County.
-- Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of the County.
-- Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection.
-- Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.
-- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed within the County.
-- Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of the County.
-- Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection.
-- Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.
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Provides crisis shelter for those who are victims of domestic violence. In addition, the following services are provided for both domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, prevention education, supportive counseling, sexual assault victim therapy. children's counseling (domestic and sexual violence), case management.
Provides crisis shelter for those who are victims of domestic violence. In addition, the following services are provided for both domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, prevention education, supportive counseling, sexual assault victim therapy. children's counseling (domestic and sexual violence), case management.
Categories
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in Saline County.
- Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of Saline County.
- Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection.
- Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.
- Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed in Saline County.
- Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of Saline County.
- Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection.
- Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.
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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.
Categories
Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes within the county, assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection, and goes to court to collect unpaid child support.
Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes within the county, assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection, and goes to court to collect unpaid child support.
Categories
Offers assessments and 26 week psycho-educational group services for persons who use power and control in their intimate relationships.
Offers assessments and 26 week psycho-educational group services for persons who use power and control in their intimate relationships.
Categories
Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:
-- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.
-- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.
-- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.
-- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.
-- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.
-- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.
Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:
-- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.
-- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.
-- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.
-- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.
-- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.
-- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.
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Categories
Rape crisis center services are available via the hotline. Sexual assault program services include:
-- Crisis intervention
-- 24-hour response at medical facilities or police stations
-- Assistance and support with medical and legal procedures
-- Counseling for child and adult survivors of sexual assault
The YWCA also provides information and referral and extensive community education programs for:
-- Helping school children learn how to stay safe from abuse and how to report it
-- Helping schools work against bullying
-- Healthy Relationships groups for high school students
-- Providing professional training on sexual harassment, sexual assault issues, and many related topics
Rape crisis center services are available via the hotline. Sexual assault program services include:
-- Crisis intervention
-- 24-hour response at medical facilities or police stations
-- Assistance and support with medical and legal procedures
-- Counseling for child and adult survivors of sexual assault
The YWCA also provides information and referral and extensive community education programs for:
-- Helping school children learn how to stay safe from abuse and how to report it
-- Helping schools work against bullying
-- Healthy Relationships groups for high school students
-- Providing professional training on sexual harassment, sexual assault issues, and many related topics
Categories
Offers assessments and 26 week psycho-educational group services for persons who use power and control in their intimate relationships.
Offers assessments and 26 week psycho-educational group services for persons who use power and control in their intimate relationships.
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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.
Categories
Offers assessments and 26 week psycho-educational group services for persons who use power and control in their intimate relationships.
Offers assessments and 26 week psycho-educational group services for persons who use power and control in their intimate relationships.
Categories
Services include:
-- 24-hour crisis line and crisis intervention
-- Safe shelter
-- Counseling for adults and children
-- Support groups for adults and children
-- Assistance with orders of protection and other court-related advocacy
-- Parenting assistance
-- Abuser groups held in an outside location
-- Healthy Relationships groups for high school students
Services include:
-- 24-hour crisis line and crisis intervention
-- Safe shelter
-- Counseling for adults and children
-- Support groups for adults and children
-- Assistance with orders of protection and other court-related advocacy
-- Parenting assistance
-- Abuser groups held in an outside location
-- Healthy Relationships groups for high school students
Categories
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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