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Provides free legal services and counseling in civil matters to financially eligible low-income individuals. Assistance includes entitlements/public benefits, consumer advocacy, housing issues, family matters, domestic violence, senior citizens' rights, disaster issues, general legal questions, Medicaid, migrant farm-worker problems, utility disconnections, AIDS advocacy, and casino licenses.
Provides free legal services and counseling in civil matters to financially eligible low-income individuals. Assistance includes entitlements/public benefits, consumer advocacy, housing issues, family matters, domestic violence, senior citizens' rights, disaster issues, general legal questions, Medicaid, migrant farm-worker problems, utility disconnections, AIDS advocacy, and casino licenses.
Provides legal, advocacy, and case management services to the community, with priority given to disabled and low to moderate income individuals. Areas of legal assistance include:- Public entitlements and benefits such as:* Supplemental Security Income (SSI)* Social Security Disability (SSD)* County and municipal welfare* Emergency assistance* Food stamps/SNAP- Housing advocacy for habitability and landlord-tenant issues- Consumer law for matters such as:* Debt collection* Foreclosure defense* Bankruptcy* Contracts- Family law, including child support and domestic violence- Health insurance benefits including:* Medicaid* Medicare* Fee-for-service and managed health care disputes- Discrimination matters relating to housing, education, employment, and public accomodations- Barrier-free accessibility- Systems advocacy and coordination

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General Legal Aid
Assist to Improving justice outcomes for youth in New Jersey by advocating family and youth involvement, ending harmful practices, and reducing recidivism through leadership training, legal support, peer programs, awareness campaigns, professional training, and comprehensive data analysis.

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Peer Counseling
Legal Representation
Offender Advocates
Self Advocacy Support
General Legal Aid
Provides free civil legal services to individuals, including older adults, people living with HIV/AIDS in civil legal matters affecting essential needs: shelter and housing, sustainable income, consumer advocacy, assets necessary for self-sufficiency, family relationships, personal safety, and autonomy.See website or call for more specific cases.
Empowering the community through legal, advocacy, and case management services, with a focus on disabled and low to moderate income individuals. Services cover public entitlements, housing advocacy, consumer law, family law, health insurance benefits, discrimination matters, barrier-free accessibility, and systems advocacy.

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General Legal Aid
Provides information and referral concerning mental health for children and adults. Serves as the administrative arm of the Mental Health Board, which oversees the funding and operation of the public mental health system. Mental Health Law Project provides free legal services to the chronically mentally ill and those who struggle with addictions in civil cases only.

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General Legal Aid
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Individual Advocacy
Chronic/Severe Mental Illness
Assists defense teams in cases involving battered women by providing technical assistance on civil and criminal law matters, including identifying defense strategies, offering relevant case law and litigation materials, locating expert witnesses, identifying support networks for victim defendants, and suggesting additional sources of information and assistance. Additionally, offers information on promising practices for responding to domestic violence, accessible through a toll-free telephone line. Note that BWJP does not offer direct representation.

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General Legal Aid
Women's Support Groups
Crime Victim Support
Offender Advocates
Talklines/Warmlines
Offer half-hour legal consultation sessions on marital and family issues with volunteer lawyers at The Legal Clinic.
Provides free legal advice and counsel to eligible low-income women who are victims of domestic violence. Partners may provide advice and counsel regarding temporary restraining orders, child support, visitation, custody, divorce, and final restraining order hearings. All services are provided over the phone on a case-by-case basis.

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General Legal Aid
Legal Information Services
Provides free legal services and counseling in civil matters to financially eligible low-income individuals. Assistance includes entitlements/public benefits, consumer advocacy, housing issues, family matters, domestic violence, senior citizens' rights, disaster issues, general legal questions, Medicaid, migrant farm-worker problems, utility disconnections, AIDS advocacy, and casino licenses.
Offers individual legal consultations and pro bono services to Sussex County residents within specified income limits. Covered legal issues include family law, bankruptcy, elder law, and expungement, with exclusion of criminal matters. Free legal education workshops and assistance in accessing community resources are available. Additionally, court accompaniment, pro se divorce workshops, and do-it-yourself legal clinics are offered.

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Legal Representation
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Elder Law
Divorce Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Bankruptcy Assistance
General Legal Aid
Seven-part series conducted by volunteer attorneys that work with family law. The program provides education for those involved in divorce, from how system operates to forms needed to complete process. Offered 3 times a year during the fall, summer and spring. Women Workshops
Provides diverse assistance, case management, and referral programs to the community, offering aid with legal documents like divorce, housing, child support, and immigration paperwork. Additional services include help with NJ SNAP/Food Stamp and NJ Family Care applications, domestic violence advocacy, notary public services, parent education and support groups, post-partum depression support, protective services for parents involved with DCP&P, and translation and interpreting services for court appearances.

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Divorce Assistance
Case/Care Management
Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Language Translation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Children's Protective Services
Notary Public Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
General Legal Aid
Parenting Skills Classes
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Parent Support Groups
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Empowers the community through legal, advocacy, and case management services, prioritizing disabled and low to moderate income individuals. Legal support spans public entitlements, housing advocacy, consumer law, family law, health insurance benefits, discrimination matters, barrier-free accessibility, and systems advocacy.

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General Legal Aid
Provides free civil legal services to individuals, including older adults, people living with HIV/AIDS in civil legal matters affecting essential needs: shelter and housing, sustainable income, consumer advocacy, assets necessary for self-sufficiency, family relationships, personal safety, and autonomy.See website or call for more specific cases.
Provides free legal services and legal counseling to low-income individuals. Assists with consumer rights and debt cancellation, domestic violence and sexual assault, education, elder justice, expungements (Clearing Your Record), family and relationships, federal taxes, HIV/AIDS (rya white project), housing, immigration, public benefits, seniors, and veterans.

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Legal Representation
Discrimination Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Divorce Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Housing Complaints
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Elder Law
Individual Advocacy
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Provides diverse assistance, case management, and referral programs to the community, offering aid with legal documents like divorce, housing, child support, and immigration paperwork. Additional services include help with NJ SNAP/Food Stamp and NJ Family Care applications, domestic violence advocacy, notary public services, parent education and support groups, post-partum depression support, protective services for parents involved with DCP&P, and translation and interpreting services for court appearances.

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Divorce Assistance
Case/Care Management
Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Language Translation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Children's Protective Services
Notary Public Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
General Legal Aid
Parenting Skills Classes
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Parent Support Groups
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Provides a 45 minute consolation with an experienced matrimonial attorney regarding NJ family law issues such as child support, visitation, custody and divorce. All services are provided on a case-by-case basis.
Family Law consultations for matrimonial, child support or custody issues. Immigration Law consultations. Knowledgeable, experienced attorneys. Consultations are thirty minutes.

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General Legal Aid
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Assists low-income individuals eligible for free legal services/counseling in various civil matters. Aims to aid with eviction, foreclosure, rent collection, tenant repair, Section 8/public housing problems, housing discrimination, domestic violence, divorce, child custody/support/visitation, bankruptcy, collections, credit access, utility billing/shut-offs, consumer fraud, benefits like TANF, GA, SSI/SSD, Food Stamps, unemployment, pay/benefits withholding, Medicaid/Medicare, Charity Care, private insurance, health care access, prescription drug coverage, residency, powers of attorney, guardianships, nursing homes, and healthcare issues.
Provide 24/7 safe, confidential housing and basic needs for women and children escaping violence. Services encompass a children's program, advocacy, bilingual support, case management, legal and court aid, counseling, resource referrals, housing search assistance, and therapeutic counseling.

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Sexual Assault Shelters
General Legal Aid
Domestic Violence Shelters
Provide English language training, access to public benefits, assistance with school enrollment, and help with medical health screenings and referrals.

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Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
General Legal Aid
Assists low-income individuals eligible for free legal services/counseling in various civil matters. Aims to aid with eviction, foreclosure, rent collection, tenant repair, Section 8/public housing problems, housing discrimination, domestic violence, divorce, child custody/support/visitation, bankruptcy, collections, credit access, utility billing/shut-offs, consumer fraud, benefits like TANF, GA, SSI/SSD, Food Stamps, unemployment, pay/benefits withholding, Medicaid/Medicare, Charity Care, private insurance, health care access, prescription drug coverage, residency, powers of attorney, guardianships, nursing homes, and healthcare issues.
Provides affordable, quality legal representation for immigrants so they do not have to use high priced private attorneys or unqualified notaries. Legal staff accept the following types of cases: citizenship, family petitions, work permits (NACARA, VAWA) and domestic violence cases. The program also organizes between six and eight community information meetings a year to inform immigrants of U.S. immigration laws and report on potential changes proposed or approved by Congress.

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General Legal Aid
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Representation
Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance
Rights Counseling for Undocumented People